In the midst of preparations for their exodus to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, the Mormon pioneers were asked by the United States government to enlist a battalion of 500 volunteers for service in the war with Mexico. These troops started from . . . — — Map (db m51991) HM
An example of a typical retail structure of the early 21st century. The Richard Walker Pancake House Company is owned by Richard G. Walker. Having started in 1948 in Evanston Illinois.
This is the first store in San Diego, CA. Opening in 2006 at . . . — — Map (db m266182) HM
Originally built as the St. Joseph’s Rectory at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Beech Street downtown, this building was moved through the streets of San Diego to this site in 1940. Here, it was used by the Catholic Church as a seminary, convent, . . . — — Map (db m71059) HM
The current San Diego Zoo parking lot was set aside for rides and other entertainment at the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition. In keeping with the theme, the zone was named after the Isthmus of Panama, where the canal was completed in 1914.
. . . — — Map (db m208958) HM
On July 9, 2006, over 12,000 fans filled with Forza Azzuri (Blue Force) pride and solidarity, flocked down to Little Italy to watch the Italian National Soccer Team; Forza Azzurri, defeat the French National Team for the 2006 FIFA . . . — — Map (db m278152) HM
San Diego’s Little Italy was the only Little Italy in the United States to honor the XX Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony held in Turin, Italy, on February 10, 2006. The Little Italy Association, New City America, Inc., and San Diego NBC 7/39 worked . . . — — Map (db m278149) HM
Since its first official flight this unique aircraft has been the uncontested winner of the world's continuing race for the skies. During its twenty-eight years of service, the Blackbird was the only air-breathing aircraft in the world that was . . . — — Map (db m230071) HM
This is the first building constructed in Balboa Park by the Panama-California Exposition Corporation. Located just outside the west entrance to the exposition, it was to be a temporary building serving as headquarters for planning, administration, . . . — — Map (db m209510) HM
Originally built as the home of San Diego’s John Brown in 1850, the house was converted to a church by Don Jose Aguirre in 1858. Father Antonio D. Ubach , formally a missionary among the Indians, was parish priest here from 1866 to 1907. It is said . . . — — Map (db m11652) HM
The Casa de Aguirre, like many of Old Town’s original buildings, was constructed of adobe. Adobe bricks, flooring, roof tiles, and other materials were made locally by combining clay, sand, water and straw and pouring this mixture into wooden forms. . . . — — Map (db m71060) HM
Originally designed in formal Spanish style, this sheltered retreat was created as Montezuma Garden for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition. Seclusion was enhanced by a leafy eucalyptus forest beyond the south walls. A step into this enclosed . . . — — Map (db m280998) HM
Alonzo E. Horton first came to San Diego in 1867, at 54 years of age. He landed at the old wharf and had to wait an hour for a wagon to come and take him to Old Town. While waiting, he immediately fell in love with the vacant land down by the wharf. . . . — — Map (db m254284) HM
The United States Army constructed this building in 1918 to serve as its first radio station for harbor defenses in San Diego. Since then it has many other uses.
During World War II, the building housed a meteorological station to support . . . — — Map (db m192108) HM
The United States Army constructed this building in 1918 to serve as its first radio station for harbor defenses in San Diego. Since then it has had many other uses.
During World War II, the building housed a meteorological station to support . . . — — Map (db m192109) HM
At the time of construction, this building was at the heart of New Town’s original business district. Klauber and Levi, a pioneer grocer and general merchandise firm, occupied the ground floor from 1878 to 1886. In 1892, San Diego Hardware opened at . . . — — Map (db m278917) HM
Balboa Park
Has Been Designated a
National Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
in Commemorating the History of the
United States of America — — Map (db m280782) HM
San Diego’s Cultural Oasis
Located just minutes away from downtown San Diego, Balboa Park provides an enriching experience for more than 14 million visitors from near and far each year. Referred to as “the Smithsonian of the . . . — — Map (db m73907) HM
A fine example of early 20th century folk art, the three ring menagerie figures on this merry go-round were hand-carved in 1910 at the Herschell-Spillman factory in North Tonawanda, New York. The carousel incorporates colorful paintings, a military . . . — — Map (db m208959) HM
The Balboa Park Club was designed as the New Mexico State Building by Colorado architect Isaac Hamon Rapp for the 1915 Panam California Exposition. Inspired by the 300-year-old San Esteban del Rey mission church at Acoma Pueblo, it featured a Pueblo . . . — — Map (db m209027) HM
Extending from Sixth Avenue to Highway 163 and from the north to south boundaries of the park, the West Mesa remains Balboa Park's most recognizable example of the design style perfected by American landscape pioneer Frederick Law Olmsted. Samuel . . . — — Map (db m209219) HM
The Balboa Theatre
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1924 — — Map (db m51457) HM
Late in 1857, the three Johnson brothers and the twin Packard brothers came to this site to survey possibilities for a station to "try out" or extract whale oil. Their operations began the next year. In 1869 the U.S. Government acquired the property . . . — — Map (db m81235) HM
The trail begins 0.3 mile beyond this point and winds along an old military defense road. A unique plant community-coastal sage scrub-covers the steep slopes.
As you hike, be alert to the changing topography and its effect on the vegetation. . . . — — Map (db m192106) HM
John D. Spreckels, a prominent San Diego industrialist and philanthropist
opened the Mission Beach Amusement Park on this site May 29, 1925. Belmont
Parks, as it came to be known, was a beloved landmark and favorite desti
nation of San Diego . . . — — Map (db m295518) HM
By the time Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's crew reached
this point, they'd been sailing in uncharted waters
along an unmapped coastline for about one month.
About 200 Europeans and Central American Indians
served on the . . . — — Map (db m295503) HM
Charles L. Bieler
Executive Director, 1973-1985
Zoological Society of San Diego
"If you want to be successful, hire good people and then you work for them."
-Chuck Bieler
Charles "Chuck" Bieler championed science and . . . — — Map (db m310935) HM
The Botanical Building is widely acclaimed as the most photo- graphed spot in San Diego. Alfred D. Robinson, a founder and President of the San Diego Floral Society, suggested the construction of a lath house for the 1915 Panama California . . . — — Map (db m209497) HM
Near this site the initial point of the boundary between the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico was established October 10, 1849.
Today, the flag of the United States of America is again raised to symbolize friendship between . . . — — Map (db m51587) HM
This huge timber was once a bowsprit aboard Forester, a four-masted schooner built in 1900 to carry lumber from the Pacific Northwest to growing coastal ports like San Diego. After many years of service, Forester was eventually . . . — — Map (db m229834) HM
Until the 1980's, carriers launched aircraft with a wire cable, or bridle, which pulled the aircraft down the catapult track. At the end of the track the aircraft detached from the bridle as it flew off the bow. After the aircraft separated, the . . . — — Map (db m130535) HM
The original building on this site housed Klauber’s and Levi’s wholesale business. It suffered from a collapsed foundation in 1887 and was destroyed by fire in 1888. Rebuilt in 1889, this building continued to be home to Abraham Klauber’s and Simon . . . — — Map (db m278924) HM
This brick building with its cast iron columns was constructed for F.W. Brown in 1900. In 1908 the Brunswig Drug Company moved in and operated here until 1960. The date on the top center of the building refers to the founding date of the company. In . . . — — Map (db m278966) HM
With its arched corner entrance, bay window, and corbelled brick cornice, this building reflects the originality of the architects Hebbard and Gill. Gill, the principle designer, had a preference for natural forms, over the highly ornate European . . . — — Map (db m109351) HM
Bum
San Diego’s Official Town Dog
Died November 10, 1898 – Aged 12 Years
Loved by everyone – owned by no one. His name suited him because he arrived as a town stowaway, befriended everyone and “bummed” quality food from the local . . . — — Map (db m52910) HM
Commemorating the visit of the officers and men
Buque Escuela Juan Sebastian de Elcano
in homage to their comrades-at-arms who at this place raised and defended the flag of Spain - 1797 to 1821
Dedicado en pax y amistad
San Diego, . . . — — Map (db m81237) HM
Pediments and dentil cornices inspired by
classic sources mark this house. Henry Guild
Burton, retired Army physician, built this home
during a trend that by the turn of the century
began to eliminate decoration. Built in 1893. — — Map (db m295983) HM
In 1926, a retired schoolteacher donated two Model T buses to bring children from school to a field trip at the Zoo. It soon became apparent that the buses could also be used to transport Zoo guests around the grounds. What began as a small courtesy . . . — — Map (db m279927) HM
Edward Wilkerson Bushyhead, early San Diego
Sheriff, Chief of Police, and San Diego Union
newspaper owner, built this house as a rental.
The Italianate Style combines double doors
with glass panels, tall protruding bay windows
and a low . . . — — Map (db m295981) HM
The Butterfly Project, started in 2006 at San Diego Jewish Academy, was founded by educator Jan Landau and artist Cheryl Ratter Price.
This artistic and educational project memorializes the 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust and . . . — — Map (db m254303) HM
When the 1915 Panama-California Exposition was related to an upper mesa of Balboa Park from the original proposed site near downtown San Diego, a bridge over Cabrillo Canyon was required. Director of Works Frank P. Allen, Jr. (1831-1943) . . . — — Map (db m209220) HM
Seeking the mythical Strait of Anián (the Northwest Passage) for Spain, on September 28, 1542, Iberian navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo brought his three ships to Ballast Point, the first European landing on the coast of Alta California. . . . — — Map (db m81236) HM
The first three sailing vessels to enter San Diego Bay came from the direction you are facing. They were the San Salvador, the Victoria and the San Miguel - Spanish vessels commanded by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo. The San . . . — — Map (db m15439) HM
Built for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, the Plaza de California and its surrounding buildings created a grand entrance to the Exposition, announced by the ornate west archway. The California Building and Tower stand at the north, while the . . . — — Map (db m127568) HM
In 1886, Till Burnes leased this structure as his Acme Saloon. Here he kept his menagerie which included a wildcat, noisy monkeys, an anteater, and his pet bear who escaped on a least two occasions. The bear was also known to lick the face or even . . . — — Map (db m109358) HM
The Campanario is 46 feet high and holds the Mission bells. The crown-topped bell on the lower right is named Ava Maria Purisima – Immaculate Mary. It weighs 805 pounds and was cast in 1802. A crown-topped bell was usually supplied by the . . . — — Map (db m14523) HM
Constructed to house the wholesale business of Todd and Hawley, which operated here until 1902. Their stock was purchased by Lyons Implement Company, which carried a complete line of Studebaker vehicles, including buggies and wagons. Along with . . . — — Map (db m172608) HM
The Commerce and Industries Building from the Panama-California Exposition stood at this location for more than 60 years. In 1915 it displayed commercial products and an operational federal post office. A U.S. Mint machine produced souvenir coins. . . . — — Map (db m281104) HM
Presidio Comandante Francisco Maria Ruiz built this house next to his 1808 pear garden late in 1821 for his close relative and fellow soldier, Joaquin Carrillo, and his large family. From this adobe dwelling, in April 1829, daughter Josefa Carrillo . . . — — Map (db m82465) HM
Built by Juan Francisco Lopez, one of San Diego's early Spanish settlers, the Casa Larga, or Long House, was among the first substantial houses built in the Pueblo of San Diego about 1835. In 1846 it was the home of Juan Matias Moreno, secretary to . . . — — Map (db m11128) HM
Miguel Pedrorena Jr. built this adobe structure in 1869. It was the final adobe built in Old Town. In January 1871 Pedrorena gave the building to his sister Isabel de Altamirano, joining together two pioneer California families. Isabel and her . . . — — Map (db m11777) HM
While it appears to be part of the Quin Building, this structure is actually a separate addition built by Thomas Quin. Between 1930 and 1944, it was leased to several proprietors, and operated as an automobile service garage known as the Empire . . . — — Map (db m52685) HM
The first Balboa Park replacement of a 1915 Exposition building, this structure was completed in 1971 with public bond funding. The ornamentation decorating the original building was replicated for the new building with the aid of private . . . — — Map (db m209504) HM
The first theatre to be built with the new building ordinance for fire safety. It had two doors near the stage for fire escape and a five-foot-wide exterior passage on both sides and the rear for the protection of other buildings in case of fire. . . . — — Map (db m203194) HM
[Plaque one]
In 1916, with vision and determination, Dr. Harry Wegeforth worked tirelessly to create a world-class Zoo that today is the pride of San Diego and enjoyed by millions of visitors each year. Our vision for the future builds on Dr. . . . — — Map (db m280038) HM
Looff came to America in 1870 at the age of 18. After settling in Brooklyn, N.Y., and being trained previously as a woodcarver in Schlesmig Holstein (then a Danish Province). His first five years in America were spent as a furniture maker by day . . . — — Map (db m278138) HM
The Airship San Diego, later named Toliver 1, is a story of what might have
been, if its inventor had not been overtaken by greed. Charles H. Toliver
was a successful lawyer and part-time tinkerer, keen to cash in on the
rapidly building public . . . — — Map (db m202045) HM
One spring afternoon in 1913, thousands of sunbathers were enjoying the waters off San Diego when a powerful rip current suddenly swept more than sixty people out to sea. Despite heroic
attempts by police, thirteen people drowned. This tragic . . . — — Map (db m240990) HM
The original tenants of the two-story, Oriental-theme structure were the Gee Goon Tong, famous for their help in plotting the 1912 revolution which formed the Republic of China. The Benevolent Society was founded in 1920 as an outgrowth of the Tong, . . . — — Map (db m52949) HM
From around 1860 to the early 1890's, the Chinese had a fishing village at this site along the La Playa Trail. The village had ten shanties, drying racks and salting tanks. At the shore was a shipbuilding facility where Chinese junks were . . . — — Map (db m82320) HM
The south half of this building was the Hop Lee Chong Laundry, a Chinese laundry in continuous use from the building's construction in 1923 until 1964. The north half was the home of several Oriental businesses such as the "American Company", . . . — — Map (db m52651) HM
This California Mission Revival-style building was designed by Louis Gill, nephew and protege of Irving Gill. The facade of the one-story chapel features a sloping red-tile roof over a central bell tower. The Chinese Mission, located in the building . . . — — Map (db m52947) HM
This graceful residence was constructed by
Harfield Timberlake Christian, founder of an early
San Diego abstract/title company. It is built in a
popular late Victorian design characterized by a
variety of chimneys, shingles, a corner tower . . . — — Map (db m295982) HM
The church is 150 feet long, 35 feet wide and 29 feet high. The church is long and narrow and because the width of the building was determined by the height of the trees available for beams. Windows were built high for protection and to prevent the . . . — — Map (db m14517) HM
On March 31, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law an act creating the Emergency Conservation Work Program, better known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). This program became one of the most popular and successful of . . . — — Map (db m192107) HM
Awards
Navy Cross for the 25 October 1944 action off Samar. Admiral Sprague was aboard the escort carrier, USS Fanshaw Bay during this engagement.
Legion of Merit Medal for his command of the USS Wasp.
Gold Star in lieu of second . . . — — Map (db m8521) HM
Architecturally, the Cole Block is typical of commercial buildings that were built downtown around the turn of the century. It has been only slightly altered since it was built by Albert Cole, a successful businessman who committed suicide soon . . . — — Map (db m278859) HM
Constructed in 1880, the Combination Store is one of the oldest brick structures still standing in the Gaslamp District, dating further back than the Yuma. Originally, the building was built for one store, and had a 36-inch parapet, a metal cornice, . . . — — Map (db m279898) HM
Built in 1941, The Command Center was the focal point of the base. These were offices for the highest-ranking officers, including the Admiral in Command of the Center; the Station Commander, a Captain in charge of the buildings; the Recruit . . . — — Map (db m50741) HM
A statewide network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) safeguards California's rich coastal resources. San Diego-Scripps SMCA, the first marine protected area in the state, was established in 1929 as the San Diego Marine Life Refuge. It surrounded the . . . — — Map (db m218330) HM
A total of five Sea Darts were built in San Diego, California by
Convair for the U.S. Navy, but only three were ever flown. The first
successful flight took place on San Diego Bay April 9, 1953. The
final open-sea test occurred January 16, 1956. . . . — — Map (db m230067) HM
Throughout the Gaslamp, this is the only building with an original second story balcony. The upstairs has operated as rented rooms under the names of the Cotheret, Ardmore, and Gaslamp Hotel. The Canary Cottage, run by San Diego's most notorious . . . — — Map (db m52688) HM
Craig Noel was among the generation of artistic visionaries who established the first resident theatre companies beyond the confines of Broadway. He dedicated his life to his art and singlehandedly made theatre the center of San Diego’s cultural . . . — — Map (db m281088) HM
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. — — Map (db m127131) HM
Until 1853 the erratic San Diego River dumped tons of debris into the harbor or poured into False Bay, now Mission Bay. At times it threatened to destroy Old Town San Diego. Lieutenant George Horatio Derby, U.S. Topographical Corps, built a dike . . . — — Map (db m11136) HM
Originally erected in New Town (Downtown)
San Diego, the two-story Derby-Pendleton building
was a prefabricated house that was one of a dozen
shipped from Maine in the 1850s. A year later the
house would move from Downtown to nearby . . . — — Map (db m296379) HM
On 7 November 1989, Qualcomm publicly demonstrated a digital cellular
radio system based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) spread spectrum
technology, which increased capacity, improved service quality, and extended
battery life. This . . . — — Map (db m193674) HM
To commemorate the discovery of California by Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo who landed on the shores of San Diego Bay September 28, 1542. — — Map (db m126875) HM
Don Jose Antonio Aguirre built his adobe mansion on this site on or just prior to 1868. Because the Casa de Aguirre was one of the first houses in Old Town, the Aguirre – Antonio, his wife Rosaria and their many children – are considered . . . — — Map (db m11648) HM
"Go forth, with spirit, the civic vision, and the courage to build the city of your dreams." —Alonzo E. Horton
A Vibrant New Town
The most striking evidence of the city’s downtown renaissance is its skyline. From the sculptural . . . — — Map (db m73906) HM
From Earth's far distant reaches
he brought the beasts of the soil
the birds of the air and the life
of the sea that all might learn
the wonders of created life.
Dedicated to Dr. Harry M. Wegeforth,
founder and president of the . . . — — Map (db m271050) HM
Open Air Theatre - San Diego State College
May 29th, 1964
"We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools."
On May 29th, 1964, the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. visited San Diego State . . . — — Map (db m286139) HM
On this site, which was the Dutch Flats Airport,
Charles A. Lindbergh made the first flight of his
Spirit of St. Louis airplane,
constructed in 60 days by dedicated employees of
Ryan Airlines, Inc. The 20-minute flight on 28 April 1927
was . . . — — Map (db m186364) HM
A few steps down this trail you will discover a small
structure that was part of a vast coastal defense system
embedded into Point Loma
Built by the United States Army in 1918, the radio
station helped to defend . . . — — Map (db m295510) HM
This plaque is placed on the 250th anniversary of the birth of California’s Apostle Padre Junipero Serra O.F.M., to mark the Southern terminus of El Camino Real as Padre Serra knew it and helped to blaze it.
1713 – November 24 – 1963 . . . — — Map (db m11958) HM
El Campo Santo once included The Adobe Chapel on Conde Street, in which is buried Jose Antonio Aguirre and where funeral services were held for Maria Victoria Dominguez Estrillo, Cave Johnson Couts, and many distinguished early San Diegans, . . . — — Map (db m11672) HM
A landing near this point was used on May 1, 1769, by men from the San Antonio and San Carlos to bring fresh water from the San Diego River close by to the anchorage in the bay. For almost a century the landing and channel were used by . . . — — Map (db m51079) HM
1942 · Opened as the dining room of the Casa de Pico Motor
Hotel across the walkway. El Pico provided meals to
the motel's guests and local defense workers during
World War II.
1948 · Renamed El Nopal Dining Room.
1968 · . . . — — Map (db m297867) HM
“the heart of a nurse, the courage of an astronaut and a capacity to give both generously and wisely” – Thomas O. Scripps
The philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps (1836—1932) holds a special and endearing place . . . — — Map (db m142943) HM
Oct. 18, 1836 – Aug. 3, 1932
This Building, Her Former Home, Was Given
by the People of La Jolla as an Art Center
and is Dedicated by Them to Her Memory in
Appreciation of Her Many Benefactions
Oct. 18, 1941 — — Map (db m280670) HM
This sculpture depicts one of the most famous and iconic moments in the history of the United States,
reflecting the joy of the American people upon learning World War II had ended.
It is inspired by the spontaneous celebration in New York . . . — — Map (db m295640) HM
Estudillo House has been designated a Registered National
Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m11781) HM
This square, one-story, brick building has been used over the years by retail businesses. Part of it housed the Exchange Cocktail Lounge. It also has been a Mexican food restaurant and a card room. The other part of the building has been . . . — — Map (db m266076) HM
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