Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pioneer Warehouse, 1918

Pioneer Warehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 22, 2016

1. Pioneer Warehouse Marker

Inscription. The Pioneer Truck Company was the first occupant of this building owned by Roscoe Hazard and Elwyn Gould. It was used as a furniture and van storage warehouse. In order to avoid extra handling the San Diego & Arizona Santa Fe Railroad spur tracks lead to the freight receiving doors. In 1925, the four-story building was expanded east by 65,000 square feet. It has since been converted into residential rental lofts.

Erected by Gaslamp Quarter. (Marker Number 68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the San Diego - Gaslamp Quarter series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 32° 42.507′ N, 117° 9.616′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in the Gaslamp Quarter. It is at the intersection of K Street and Fifth Avenue, on the right when traveling west on K Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 K Street, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Buel-Town Building 1898 (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswig Drug Co. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); San Diego Lumber Company Building, 1926 (about

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500 feet away); First Emperor (about 600 feet away); Stone Lion (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Stone Lion (about 700 feet away); Chinese Mission Building, 1927 (about 700 feet away); Quong Building, 1913 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Pioneer Warehouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, July 22, 2016

2. Pioneer Warehouse

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 920 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.