Founded in 1850, San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, located in what was then called New Town, became the bustling anchor of commerce for the developing City of San Diego. In this new history of the area, nearly 200 striking images tell the story of the area's early boom and bust, the saloons and bordellos of infamous Stingaree Town, the urban decay of the mid-twentieth century, and the rebirth and restoration of the neighborhood over the last 30 years.
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Gaslamp Quarter Association, Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation, and San Diego Historical Society have combined resources to produce this informative history that draws on the San Diego Historical Society's outstanding photographic collections. The volume pays tribute to the people and establishments that have, over the years, breathed life into this vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood and made heroic efforts to preserve it. Readers will also enjoy using this book, with its detailed street map and photographs organized for easy exploration, as a guide to the area's rich commercial architecture and the many buildings included on the National Historic Register.
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Good quick pictoral history,
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This review is from: San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter (CA) (Images of America) (Paperback)
This book is a great pictoral history of San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter. It also serves as a great walking guide with pictures and history of the buildings still in the Gaslamp today.
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From its humble beginnings as a developer's dream, called "Horton's Addition," San Diego became the region's center for trade, commerce, and government in the second half of the 19th century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Diego, Walking Tour Building, Gaslamp Quarter, Fifth Ave, Fifth Street, San Francisco, Fourth Avenue, George Marston, San Diegans, Armond Viora, Casino Theatre, Courtesy John Durant, Jack Dodge, New Town, William Heath Davis House, World War, Balboa Park, Brooklyn Hotel, Horton's Addition, Llewelyn Building, Sixth Street, Walter Bellon, Windsor Hotel, Horton Pla New!
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From its humble beginnings as a developer's dream, called "Horton's Addition," San Diego became the region's center for trade, commerce, and government in the second half of the 19th century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Diego, Walking Tour Building, Gaslamp Quarter, Fifth Ave, Fifth Street, San Francisco, Fourth Avenue, George Marston, San Diegans, Armond Viora, Casino Theatre, Courtesy John Durant, Jack Dodge, New Town, William Heath Davis House, World War, Balboa Park, Brooklyn Hotel, Horton's Addition, Llewelyn Building, Sixth Street, Walter Bellon, Windsor Hotel, Horton Pla New!
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- The Walking Tour by Kathryn Davis on page 65, page 67, and page 111
- The Grand Hotel: Michigan Weddings Series #3 (Heartsong Presents #682) by Mary Davis on page 65
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