JBL's birthplace now has an address - 804 Rose Ranch Road, San Marcos CA. The San Marcos ranch and buildings that were the genesis of JBL have been found and confirmed by the family. Seven aerial photographs below illustrate the location over time from 1947 to 2005.
There were three original buildings - the family home, a garage that became the workshop, and a small residence that was used as a rental. The home and garage were built in 1945 and the rental dates from 1931. Purchase was through a Grant Deed from LeRoy W. Rose to James B. and Glenna P. Lansing dated June 5, 1946, for a property identified as: Lot 4, and a portion of Lot 2 and Lot 3 of Block 30 of Rancho los Vallecitos de San Marcos according to Map 806 dated December 21, 1895. This property has subsequently been divided into 14 lots and none remain with the Lansing family.
Only the original home still exists. The workshop disappeared between 1964 and 1980 according to the dated photography. The rental residence lasted until at least 2006 but has disappeared from current 2010 Goolge imagery.
On all of the attached photos, the original home is circled in blue and the rental residence is circled in red. The workshop is circled in green on the photos where it still existed. The following link shows the home in its current state.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=804+Ro...src=6&t=h&z=21
If there is any desire to view the former Lansing ranch, please respect the fact that it is private property in multiple hands. These numerous current owners likely have no idea of the past history and JBL connection. There should be no need to disturb them as they will have no knowledge to add to the JBL legacy.
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Let's hope the residents don't know anything about Lansing Heritage. 
