Publication will mark Chamber’s 90th birthday
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 90th year, and the City of Carlsbad's 60th anniversary, with a special publication that will explore the rich history of the city, and celebrate the Chamber's long-standing tradition of leadership and excellence.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, established in 1923, was the driving force for the incorporation of Carlsbad, and its history is integral to the development of the city. In fact, for many years the Chamber served as Carlsbad's de facto leadership, taking on civic problems and looking for solutions and acting as the city's liaison to county government officials.
Three decades before the city had its first City Council, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce was advocating for the community, dealing with issues such as tree trimming by the electric company, building and painting street signs, lobbying the U.S. Post Office Department for a daily rural route services and producing a promotional pamphlet about the community.
It was by 1950, when the needs of the community grew, that the Chamber launched a concerted effort to incorporate the city of Carlsbad, which happened in 1952.
"The history of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is intertwined with the history of Carlsbad," said Ted Owen, the Chamber's president and CEO.
The special publication will not just be about the past, Owen said, adding that the bulk of the pages will honor the past by focusing on the present and exploring the debt that today's Carlsbad owes to the past, and profiling the business and institutions that keep moving the city forward.
"Simply put, this will be about exploring our place in time," Owen said.
Plans for the publication are currently underway and will be presented in upcoming publications, as well as at the Chamber website, www.carlsbad.org.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 90th year, and the City of Carlsbad's 60th anniversary, with a special publication that will explore the rich history of the city, and celebrate the Chamber's long-standing tradition of leadership and excellence.
The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, established in 1923, was the driving force for the incorporation of Carlsbad, and its history is integral to the development of the city. In fact, for many years the Chamber served as Carlsbad's de facto leadership, taking on civic problems and looking for solutions and acting as the city's liaison to county government officials.
Three decades before the city had its first City Council, the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce was advocating for the community, dealing with issues such as tree trimming by the electric company, building and painting street signs, lobbying the U.S. Post Office Department for a daily rural route services and producing a promotional pamphlet about the community.
It was by 1950, when the needs of the community grew, that the Chamber launched a concerted effort to incorporate the city of Carlsbad, which happened in 1952.
"The history of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce is intertwined with the history of Carlsbad," said Ted Owen, the Chamber's president and CEO.
The special publication will not just be about the past, Owen said, adding that the bulk of the pages will honor the past by focusing on the present and exploring the debt that today's Carlsbad owes to the past, and profiling the business and institutions that keep moving the city forward.
"Simply put, this will be about exploring our place in time," Owen said.
Plans for the publication are currently underway and will be presented in upcoming publications, as well as at the Chamber website, www.carlsbad.org.