1798 Mission San Luis Rey Founded
1815 Present day church building completed
1834 Secularization of Mission property
1860s Mission San Luis Rey falls into ruins
1870s Township of San Luis Rey – early pioneer families move into valley
1882 Railroad construction begins from Riverside to San Diego
1883 Andrew Jackson Myers applies for Homestead Grant on what is now downtown Oceanside
1886 First church built, the Congregational Church on First (Seagaze) and Ditmar
1887 Bank of Oceanside is built along with the South Pacific Hotel
1888 City of Oceanside incorporates July 3, 1888
First pier is built on the end of Couts street, now Wisconsin
First train depot is built
1891 First pier destroyed by storm
1894 Second pier built at the end of Third Street, now Pier View Way.
1896 South Pacific Hotel burns down
1903 Third pier built, using railroad steel as pilings
1904 El San Luis Rey Hotel built
Oceanside Electric built below the bluff, provides electricity to downtown Oceanside and houses the Plunge
Dr. Robert S. Reid moves his family to Oceanside, longtime doctor who delivered most babies in North County for over three decades
Oceanside Library is established
1906 Present day Oceanside High School established
1908 Great fleet passes through Oceanside
1909 First graduating class of Oceanside High School
1911 Rosicrucian Fellowship headquartered in Oceanside
1913 Racing on beach from Oceanside to Del Mar
1916 Flood hits San Diego County
1917 First annual Bean Day
Hill Street is paved by Highway Commission
1918 Influenza outbreak affects San Diego County, quarantine called
1919 Prohibition begins, traffic from LA to TJ
1924 Palomar Theater Opens
1925 Old bank building torn down, new Bank of Oceanside built
1927 4th pier built
1928 Bank of Italy built
Strand paved
1929 First Fire Station built, designed by Irving J. Gill
1930 The Cottage Hospital opened on Second Street (Mission Ave) by Lillian Henman.
1931 The Americanization School is built by Irving J. Gill
1933 Oceanside Hospital is opened by Golda Lester Zahniser at 615 North Freeman Street
1934 New City Hall built by Irving J. Gill
1938 New Oceanside Hospital is built at Fourth (Civic Center Drive) and Summit
1942 Navy takes over Rancho Santa Margarita, Camp Joseph H. Pendleton
1946 War ends, troops return
Old Depot torn down, new Train Depot dedicated in December
1947 5th pier built
1950s South Oceanside neighborhoods built and development goes eastward
1953 New Highway 101 opening
1960 Population 21,000
Mission Square Shopping Center – first shopping center in North County
1961 Groundbreaking for Oceanside Harbor Feb. 6
Tri City Hospital opened
Shopping center construction on Mission Avenue and Canyon Drive
Erwin Sklar is mayor
1962 Oceanside Fire Station No. 3 at Oceanside Blvd. open
1963 Oceanside Small Craft Harbor opened in June
Retirement community of Oceana developed
1964 Cornerstone laid for new Junior College, to become Mira Costa College
Groundbreaking for Cape Cod Village at Harbor
1966 Colonial Inn (formerly El San Luis Rey Hotel) torn down
1968 Howard Richardson is first elected mayor
1969 Vietnam War protests
The City population increased to 38,000
newly-created Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Ground-breaking ceremonies for A.C.D.C. for their new electronics plant.
Construction of Garrison Elementary beings and San Rafael opens
Plaza Camino Real Mall opens in March – businesses from downtown move
1970 Joe Balderrama Park opened
1971 Fire Station No. 4 on Thunder Drive
1973 Fire Station No. 5 on North River Road
1976 Heritage Park opened
Paul Graham Mayor
Pier damaged in storm, later fire destroys Pier Café
1978 Heavy rains bring flooding to San Luis Rey Valley
1987 6th Pier Opens, dedicated September 9th
Train Depot torn down, switching yards moved to Camp Pendleton
1988 Centennial Celebration
1990 New Oceanside Civic Center built
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