Balboa Park in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

David Charles Collier

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 26, 2018

1. David Charles Collier Marker

Inscription. A Man of Vision - A Dynamic Leader - A Developer and Builder
A Great and Lovable Character
The Creative Genius
Of The Panama-California Exposition Of 1915
An Inspiration to the Citizens of Today.

Erected 1936.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 32° 43.888′ N, 117° 9.154′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Balboa Park. It can be reached from El Prado, on the right when traveling west. This marker is in Balboa Park just east of the Cabrillo Bridge in the Plaza de Panama. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Diego CA 92101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Discovery of California (a few steps from this marker); Administration Building (within shouting distance of this marker); California Quadrangle (within shouting distance of this marker); Craig Noel (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Globe (within shouting distance of this marker); Alcazar Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); House of Charm (about 600 feet away); House of Hospitality (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Also see . . . Colonel D.C. Collier. (PDF) “An Inspiration to the Citizens of Today” By Richard Amero, Journal of Sand Diego History. (Submitted on December 6, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 26, 2018

2. David Charles Collier Marker

D. C. Collier<br>Yours for San Diego image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 26, 2018

3. D. C. Collier
Yours for San Diego

Frederick W. Schweigardt 1936Close-up of image on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.