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Pantoja Park is a public park located in the Marina district in downtown San Diego, California.Originally built in 1850, it is the oldest park in San Diego. [1] It is named for Don Juan Pantoja y Arriola, a Spanish navigator who drew the first map of San Diego Bay in 1782. [2]
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]
The downtown of San Diego was previously inhabited by the Kumeyaay who referred to the area as Tisirr, and also established a village called Pu-Shuyi near what is now Seaport Village. [3] [4] The city of San Diego was originally focused on Old Town near the Presidio, several miles north of current downtown. The location was not ideal because it ...
San Diego Skyline in 2018. The city's tallest building, the pyramid-topped One America Plaza, is in center-right. San Diego, a major coastal city in Southern California, has over 200 high-rises mainly in the central business district of downtown San Diego. [1] In the city there are 42 buildings that stand taller than 300 feet (91 m).
One America Plaza is the tallest building in San Diego, California, and a prominent fixture in the waterfront district of the downtown San Diego skyline.The 34-story, 500 ft (150 m), 623,000 sq ft (57,900 m 2), [5] obelisk-shaped tower was designed by Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects and KMA Architecture.
The original Casbah location hosted San Diego bands such as Rocket from the Crypt, Lucy's Fur Coat, Trumans Water, Three Mile Pilot, Creedle, Heavy Vegetable, Fluf, Inch, Crash Worship and Deadbolt. It also hosted bands such as Nirvana [2] and the Smashing Pumpkins. English later left the venture.
Juana de Dios Machado Alipás de Wrightington, also known as Jaunita Machado, Juana Ridington or Juana Machado (8 March 1814 – 24 December 1901) was an Alta California pioneer and nurse known as the Florence Nightingale of San Diego. [1] She was a nurse and midwife, and translator, despite being illiterate, during the Mexican-American War. [2]
Horton Plaza Park is an outdoor plaza in downtown San Diego, California. It includes an amphitheater, retail stores, and a fountain. [1] It is located on the corner of 4th Avenue and Broadway. The city-owned plaza opened in 1910. It was designed by landscape architect Walker Macy and built by Civic San Diego. [2]