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Holiday Shoppe Craft Show: This event will feature 60 artists from North Carolina, selling pottery, knitted garments, decorations, jewelry and more. Free admission. Free admission. When : 9 a.m to ...
Residents began to call local radio stations to advertise Christmas Card Lane. [5] Initially 15 families on Ellingham Street participated. Now there are about 200, spreading onto Oviedo and Renato streets. [1] Displays range from Mickey Mouse representing the noted "Christmas Carol" story, to testing out the new naughty-or-nice software. Some ...
In 1910 San Diego had a population of 39,578, San Diego County 61,665, Los Angeles 319,198, and San Francisco 416,912. San Diego's scant population made it the smallest city ever to attempt holding an international exposition. However, the Exposition was a huge success and was extended for a second year. [1]
For decades the official greeter and host of the fair was Don Diego, a smiling caballero portrayed by Spanish actor Tom Hernández from 1947 until his death in 1984. The character was based on a real person, Don Diego Alvarado, whose family had a large land grant in the Del Mar area during the late 1800s; Alvarado was known for his grand parties and was regarded as the local symbol of a ...
1915–1916 – San Diego, California, United States – Panama–California Exposition [71] 1916 – Wellington, New Zealand – British Commercial and Industrial Exhibition; 1918 – New York City, United States – Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries [95]
Performers at the 2014 Great Dickens Christmas Fair at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. A Dickens fair (also Dickensian evening, Dickens Christmas fair, Dickens fête, or Dickens festival) is a weekend or multi-day gathering open to the public that attempts to recreate a Victorian English setting reminiscent of the novels of Charles Dickens.
Karl Strauss Brewing Company – Downtown San Diego; La Jolla; Sorrento Mesa; Kilowatt Brewing – Kearny Mesa; Ocean Beach [23] Little Miss Brewing - Miramar, Normal Heights, East Village [24] Mike Hess Brewing – North Park; Ocean Beach; Seaport Village (West); Seaport Village (East) [25] Mikkeller – Little Italy; Miramar (San Diego ...
The Sacred Heart Novitiate produced wine from 1888 to 1986, most notable creating a Black Muscat dessert wine that won gold medals multiple times at the California State Fair. [11] It primarily served as a training center for Jesuit novices who would then later go to Santa Clara College (now Santa Clara University ).