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This table includes buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District in San Diego, California.The order of entries in the table is taken from a brochure printed by the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation titled Architectural Guide and Walking Tour Map. [1]
1867: Real estate developer Alonzo Horton arrived in San Diego and purchased 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of land in New Town for $265. Major development began in the Gaslamp Quarter. [8] 1880s to 1916: Known as the Stingaree, the area was a working class area, home to San Diego's first Chinatown, "Soapbox Row" and many saloons, gambling halls, and ...
Part of Pioneer Park in Mission Hills, it was in use between 1875 and 1919; converted from a cemetery to a public park in the early 1970s 6: New San Diego (Dunnell's) 348 W. "F" St. January 23, 1969 7: Pantoja Park: Downtown, Marina district: January 23, 1969 Built in 1850, it is the oldest park in downtown San Diego; located on G Street at ...
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The San Diego Zoo opened the San Diego Zoo Safari Park as the San Diego Wild Animal Park in 1972. Historical buildings reflecting the city's Spanish and Mexican heritage, such as Old Town San Diego State Historic Park and Mission San Diego de Alcalá were designated as historical landmarks by local and federal agencies in the 1970s.
Among thousands of reports of property damage and loss in the blazing California wildfires, two historic sites suffered significant losses.
The Samuel I. Fox Building is an historic building located at 531 Broadway in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, in the U.S. state of California. The Art Deco building was designed by William Templeton Johnson, [1] and completed in 1929. [2] [3]
A lamplighter or gaslighter is a person employed to light and maintain street lights. These included candles , oil lamps , and gas lighting . Public street lighting was developed in the 16th century. [ 1 ]