Iconic Encinitas Issue #1 November 2022

In 1980, the group disbanded and went their separate
ways. Walsh, Henley and Frey all had very successful
solo careers. Walsh also made his home in Encinitas for a
number of years with a family home in Olivenhain.
In 1994, they formally reunited for the Hell
Freezes Over tour. Frey commented at their first live
performance, “For the record, we never broke up. We
just took a fourteen-year vacation.”
The Eagles have been nominated for eighteen Grammy
Awards, which resulted in six wins since 1973, including
Record of the Year for “Hotel California” in 1978. They
were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988,
and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2001.
After this article was originally published in
Encinitas: Our History and People, the publisher, Daphne
Fletcher, ran into Jack Tempchin one day in downtown
Encinitas. He laughed when she mentioned the article
in the book and said The Eagles don’t remember
spending any time at the house on Neptune Drive, but
he also said that it didn’t mean anything since they
don’t remember much of the 1970s. Fantasy or not,
someone went to a lot of trouble to put the plaque on
the wall, which is most definitely still there, as seen
in the photograph also taken by our publisher, and as
such we are happy to continue claiming The Eagles as
our favorite Local Legend.
Opposite page, top: American rock band The Eagles perform at a concert of
their world tour in Hong Kong, China, 18 March 2011. Photo by ChinaImages.
Opposite page, bottom: House on Neptune Drive in Leucadia where the Eagles lived
and wrote songs in the early 1970s. Courtesy of Kyle Thomas Photography.
Top: Jack Tempchin with Dean Smith (on bass) at Cardiff-by-the-Sea’s
100th birthday celebration at Glen Park. July 2, 2011. Courtesy of Kyle
Thomas photography.
Above: House on Neptune Drive in Leucadia where the Eagles lived and wrote
songs in the early 1970s. Courtesy of Daphne Fletcher.
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