The Passing of Time

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When Christy Martin was named “Fairest of the Fair” in 1976, her brother Harry, then 12, remembers his family being escorted around the Del Mar Fairgrounds by its sombrero-clad ambassador Don Diego.

Today, Don Diego is gone and so is the Fairest of the Fair contest. Soon, another iconic fairground attraction will be lost — the 63-year-old Don Diego clock tower will be torn down to make way for expanded vendor exhibition space.

The tower’s destruction has been discussed for more than six years, but its fate was sealed last week at a meeting of the 22nd District Agricultural Association’s board of directors. The building is beyond repair, the board determined, because of extensive termite damage and a leaking roof. Its bathrooms, clocks and electronic sign no longer work.

“They were making jokes at the meeting that the only reason it’s staying up is the termites are holding hands,” said board member David Watson. “The tower is in pretty bad condition ... it doesn’t get used. It’s just sitting there in the middle of the parking lot and it’s in the way.”

When the San Diego County Fair reopens on June 2, the structure will be gone, officials said.

Martin, now a real estate agent who lives in Escondido, said he’s upset about the impending demolition. The clock tower, which is decorated with three large tile murals of Don Diego — who was portrayed for many years by actor Tommy Hernandez — is one of the last surviving memories of his childhood visits to the fairgrounds.

“It’s one of the only things that’s still left of Tommy Hernandez over there,” Martin said. “They’re taking away all the history of the Del Mar Fair. I read about how the building has fallen into disrepair and I think it’s all a little too convenient for the fair board. They want it gone so they can make some more money so they just let it fall into rot so they can knock it down.”

News of the planned demolition created a firestorm of criticism on the “Vintage San Diego” Facebook page among longtime San Diegans who feel their history is being lost.

Via: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-don-diego-20161221-story.html

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