Encinitas: Our History and People

GASPAR
DOCTORS OF
PHYSICAL
THERAPY
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The Gaspar Family: left to right-
Payton 13, Addison 11, Kristin,
Carson 15, and Paul Gaspar at Zion
National Park, 2020.
Gaspar Doctors of Physical
Therapy (GPT) has been part of
the fabric of Encinitas since its
establishment at Frog’s Athletic
Club in 1994. The practice has
grown from a 350-square foot
office to seven locations,
employing 30 therapists and
over 100 employees. GPT now
treats almost 7,000 new patients
per year.
Employees of GPT have taken
great pride in serving their
community in many ways
including, but not limited to,
donating money and providing onfield
sports medicine coverage for
high school sports and Pop Warner,
through stewardship with the Encinitas Rotary Club,
getting their hands dirty with the Rotary Home Team
and Wine Festival, coaching the two-time National
Champion, the La Costa Canyon Lady Mavericks
Cheerleaders, and through Kristin’s service as
County Supervisor and Encinitas’ first-elected Mayor.
GPT moved its Encinitas headquarters
to the former Chili’s in 2021 to better
accommodate patients during the pandemic.
We wish all Encinitans great health and
happiness, as we look forward to seeing you
around town soon!
101 ARTISTS’
COLONY
The “Colony” was established in 1998
and became a magical hub for the community
and its artists to come together for painting,
performance, classes, and all things creative.
This artist-operated and funded co-op initially
operated a gallery at the Lumberyard Center.
There was a big move in 2001 to its own
building at 25 East E Street and it was in
this old ’30s sheet-metal shop that the Colony
became known as the Art Center for Encinitas.
From 2004-2007, the Colony operated in
the buildings pictured which spanned the
block from A Street to B Street on the PCH.
This was the last hurrah for a place to call
home. The Colony is a model for future art
centers in Encinitas and is still going today
producing its annual Arts Alive Exhibit with
dozens of paintings by local artists exhibited
on light poles from Leucadia to Cardiff, its
“Full Moon Poets” Poetry Slams at La Paloma
Theater, and the Halloween Fun Zone at
the Lumberyard.
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