Few details were available about a November 18, 2024, wreck near Clairemont that killed at least one person.
The California Highway Patrol traffic incident information page showed the crash happened shortly before 2:30 p.m. in the area of eastbound SR-52 and Regents Road.
The former Mission San Diego de Alcalá was a small, quiet farming and ranching community for many years. Then, like most of San Diego, Clairemont Mesa grew and developed rapidly during and after World War II.
In 1950, Carlos Tavares and Lou Burgener developed what became San Diego’s largest post-war subdivision. Originally dubbed “The Village Within a City,” people started living in this new Clairemont subdivision in May 1951. The community was named after Tavares’ wife, Claire.
The subdivision did not incorporate the traditional grid system of uniform blocks and streets. Instead, winding streets and scenic view lots took advantage of the canyons and bluffs overlooking Mission Bay. So, the first homes, built by Burgener and Tavares Construction Company, had highly customized floor plans.
To make room for this subdivision, developers the Peavey Cattle Ranch, Mission Bay Heights, and Tecolote Heights, three of the largest tracts of acreage in the area. Furthermore, before any homes were built in the new development, Tavares & Burgener invested $125,000 in off-street improvements, including sewers, water, and access roads. The proposed development was not adjacent to any developed areas.
According to the company, “between 1952 and 1954, seven homes were constructed a day”. At the time, and for many years thereafter, Clairemont was the largest development of its kind in the country.
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