These towns will forever be linked by the Del Mar Racetrack, an under utilized area. Placing a project that will be a focal point and community center for the area will spark a re-growth and bridge to what used to be the highlight of these towns. Tall tales and fantastic stores have been associated with the Fair since its opening in 1936. Everyone knows it; everyone has been to it and screamed on the rides, eaten all the fried food possible and competed in some exhibition contest. It once unified these areas during the wars and during times of disasters and it can do so again. Now it has become a social gathering for young people and for families with children, but it should be so much more. All kinds of people should be able to enjoy the majestic that can be found in this place. It is in the center of residential areas, retail areas and commercial areas. This project is going to be the bridge between the two towns and a new connection their history and pride in their community. It will become prominent in the sense of its program and layout bridging an unused area to a once important area. This building will act as an extrovert since its main focus will be to provide a place for the community to socialize and interact. The accessibility to the site is not a convenient and easy one since there is only one way in and out of the complex through Jimmy Durante Road. It will emphasize the intersection that connects both sides of the racetracks land to its entrance. This project is going to be the bridge between the two towns and a new connection their history and pride in their community. It will become prominent in the sense of its program and layout bridging an unused area to a once important area. It will merge what is currently at the fair with a new complexes scattered systematically throughout the racetrack overall land with some kind of connection like bridges so that the pedestrian plane is separated from the traffic. There will be a directed path the will be easily accessible from all main points on the site. It will become rooted in the town with material that will be durable to withstand the constant ocean breeze producing salt and the constant sun that will try to deteriorate it. The complex will best operate at the peak seasons that occur because of festivals at the fairgrounds just because there will be a lot of interaction between visitors and residents alike. This does not mean that during the off-season the complex will seem massive and isolated. It should be able to maintain itself during these off seasons by creating new seasons and flexible program that allows for it to be used the majority of the year.
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