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and editing. We finished the map just in production I was able to make the Mission
time for the City of San Diego to be in the
midst of huge financial woes. Therefore,
even though the money had been donated
for the map, and even though I had
submitted an invoice for the work to the
city already, a spending freeze had been
ordered and the project was canceled. My
work had been a waste of time! Or had it?
I elected to take my map artwork, modify
it for the better, and deleted the name of
San Diego and it's emblem from my map.
The title was changed from “The City of
San Diego's Official Map of Mission Bay
Park” to “Franko's Map of Mission Bay.”
The image of the San Diego official seal
was removed and replaced with my own
bar code. I also put some personal photos
on the map and made it a better guide for
Mission Bay than it was before. I also
included the dive sites just off Mission
Beach, which are known as “Wreck
Alley”, and showed the exact locations of
the HMCS Yukon, a Canadian destroyer
placed there for a reef habitat, the NOSC
tower, which was once a Naval
communications tower, the wreck of the
Ruby E, a coast guard vessel, and others.
Plus the map shows the resorts all around
Mission Bay, which host thousands of
tourists, plus offer kayaking, fishing and
other fun Mission Bay recreation. Lastly I
showed Mission Bay's bicycle paths.
The official city map was intended
primarily for fishing and boating on
Mission Bay, and so it did not have
everything that I wanted to put on the
map. With the city not involved in the
Bay map exactly the way I pleased.
Fortunately, Sandman continued to help
me correct and edit my new Franko Map.
One of the key features of the original
“official map” was the official rules and
regulations governing water recreation in
and around Mission Bay. Side two of this
map is primarily a listing of the official
rules and regulations for recreating at
Mission Bay Park, which is actually all on
City of San Diego property. Sandman had
compiled these rules and regulations for
the map. However, I left these rules and
regulations on the map, so that all users of
Mission Bay would know exactly what
they can do and with which rules they
must comply. In the end, Franko's Map of
Mission Bay supersedes the “The City of
San Diego's Official Map of Mission Bay
Park.” It is a better map because it did not
have bureaucratic inputs and
requirements. I made it to suit myself, yet
had Sandman's influence and invaluable
help. The map turned out better for all.
Now, if you go to San Diego's Visitor
Information Center off the 5 freeway at
Clairemont Blvd., or to Dana Market
Landing at Dana Basin, Aqua Adventures
at Mission Bay Marina, OEX Dive and
Kayak shop of Quivera Rd., or any of the
other locations that sell the map, you will
find a Franko-made display box on the
countertop with a supply of maps being
sold to the patrons who joyfully come by
the thousands to Mission Bay all year
round. So, instead of having “The City of
San Diego's Official Map of Mission Bay
Park” being handed out for free, visitors