Fun Facts: All Things Tracy & Team
This person is a fencer.
Who is Arjun Nair?
This Native American tribe originally inhabited the La Jolla area, leaving behind a legacy of visual storytelling and deep connection to the land.
Who are the Kumeyaay?
This 1986 blockbuster starring Tom Cruise was filmed at Naval Air Station Miramar and helped define the image of San Diego as a military aviation hub.
What is Top Gun?
This new Leucadian restaurant "Chick'N Hawk" is backed by this local celebrity.
Who is Tony Hawk?
This engineer once ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, proving they are not afraid of a little adrenaline.
Who is Terry Caskey?
This person can speak 4 languages.
Who is Pierluca Dallarda?
This San Diego neighborhood was once home to a thriving tuna fishing industry and a large Italian-American community.
What is Little Italy?
Will Ferrell's character Ron Burgundy famously declared, "Stay classy, San Diego," in this 2004 comedy that featured aerial shots of downtown and scenes at Balboa Park.
What is Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy?
Waves crash on the windows of this La Jolla restaurant during high tides.
What is the Marine Room?
In 2022, this engineer competed in the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association Nationals and placed 11th with their team.
Who is Shannon Connelly?
This person is a pool shark.
Who is Anthony Lazala?
San Diego officially became part of the United States in this year, following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
What is 1848?
This cult classic about murderous produce was filmed at UC San Diego and the San Diego Harbor in 1978.
What is Attack of the Killer Tomatoes?
The namesake of this North Park restaurant was awarded a Michelin star and is currently "Gone Fishing."
Who is Mabel?
Despite missing their gallbladder, this person has never broken a bone - a medical marvel of sorts.
Who is Omar Sanchez?
This person is an expert horseman and used to ride around UTC.
Who is Hai Tran?
This San Diego-born aviator became the first person to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This 2000 coming-of-age rock drama used Ocean Beach and the former San Diego Sports Arena to capture the vibe of the 1970s music scene.
What is Almost Famous?
This new Hawaiian restaurant in Encinitas was opened by a pro surfer featured in the 'Momentum Generation' documentary on HBO.
What is Breakers?
Before GPS was in your pocket, this engineer helped guide the Voyager mission at JPL.
Who is Karl Francis?
This person is a student pilot, who also happened to just have a baby!
This historic San Diego structure, built in 1910, was once the tallest building in the city and remains a downtown icon.
What is the Spreckels Theater?
Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis filmed this 1959 comedy at the Hotel del Coronado, which stood in for a Florida resort.
What is Some Like It Hot?
What is Mothership?
This tattoo enthusiast has over 10 tattoos - and he inked every single one himself.
Who is Chanthy Chhorm?