History of The Mile

1990s

By 1991 over twenty new car dealerships lined National City Boulevard. Over thirty one makes of new automobiles were offered for the car enthusiast, and sales reached over four hundred million dollars. The National City Mile of Cars and the City of National City Community Development Commission held a groundbreaking ceremony in 1996 for the first phase of their $1.8 million beautification plan. Weldon Donaldson, Executive Director of the Mile of Cars, acknowledged the efforts of all those responsible for the realization of the plan. Special thanks went out to Vinnie Vinson; Ron Baker, then President of the Mile of Cars Association, Phil Mossy, Tony McCune, National City Council members and Paul Desrochers, Executive Director of Community Development. With golden shovels and a pick, Mayor Waters, Councilmen Mitch Beauchamp and Ron Morrison turned the soil which officially started the project along National City Boulevard.

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