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

Lloyd T. Lowrey Plaza

San Diego County Heritage Park

By Michael Kindig, May 25, 2009

1. Lloyd T. Lowrey Plaza Marker

Inscription. Lloyd T. Lowrey was a parks designer and landscape architect. he was a designer of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which connects the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to the great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, and Director of San Diego County Parks from 1972 to 1982.

Mr. Lowrey directed the design and development of Heritage Park and planned this plaza to be a gathering and meeting place for the generations who will enjoy this park and the heritage it preserves.

Erected 1992.

Location. 32° 45.229′ N, 117° 11.6′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. Marker is on Heritage Park Row, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2470 Heritage Park Row, San Diego CA 92103, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lt. George H. Derby (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Whaley House (about 600 feet away); Adobe Construction (about 700 feet away); 1906 Old Town Convent (about 700 feet away); Original Foundation Casa de Aguirre (about 800 feet away);

Temple Beth Israel (1889) image. Click for full size.

By Michael Kindig, May 25, 2009

2. Temple Beth Israel (1889)

This historic Jewish Temple is located on the Heritage Park grounds.

The Gravedigger of Old Town (about 800 feet away); Old Town San Diego (approx. 0.2 miles away); Father Antonio Ubach (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Categories. • Notable Persons •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on January 20, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Long Beach, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.