Poway
One of Poway’s most historic structures one that has become rat-infested and dilapidated since being shuttered and fenced off 15 years ago will likely be torn down to make way for a low-income housing complex for veterans.
The Big Stone Lodge off Old Pomerado Road, built nearly 90 years ago and for decades a thriving country-western bar, restaurant and dance hall, has sat vacant since 2003.
Owned by the city the past 15 years when it bought the property for $845,000, plans to partially renovate the lodge and turn the property into a community center and park never materialized.
Meanwhile, the city has been searching for years for a spot to build low-income veterans housing and officials think the 1.7-acre property is perfect because of its location, which would likely not generate any stiff community opposition.