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In 1885, a transcontinental railroad route came to San Diego, and the population boomed, reaching 16,159 by 1890. In 1906 the San Diego and Arizona Railway of John D. Spreckels was built to provide San Diego with a direct transcontinental rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro, California.
El Cortez Hotel built. 1928 San Diego Municipal Airport dedicated as Lindbergh Field. San Diego Historical Society founded; now the San Diego History Center. [28] 1929 – Fox Theatre dedicated. [5] 1930 – Population: 147,995; county 209,659. 1931 San Diego State College dedicated; formerly San Diego State Normal School, now San Diego State ...
Casa de Estudillo, built 1827, is one of San Diego's oldest buildings and served as inspiration for Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. In 1846, the United States went to war against Mexico and sent a naval and land expedition to conquer Alta California. At first, they had an easy time of it, capturing the major ports including San Diego ...
This is a list of San Diego Historic Landmarks. ... Lighthouse built at the mouth of San Diego Bay from 1854–1855; remained in service until 1891; ...
Class 1 Streetcar homes in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. In the 1910s, Old Town became one of the many San Diego neighborhoods connected by the Class 1 streetcars and an extensive San Diego public transit system that was spurred by the Panama–California Exposition of 1915 and built by John D. Spreckels. These streetcars ...
Pueblo of San Diego Plaza was an inland town as such in 1850, new building started at San Diego Bay, The US Army built New San Diego Barracks in 1850 and 1851, a supply depot and wharf. The depot was built in what was called at the time New San Diego, on San Diego Bay, south of the Pueblo de San Diego. [12]
Ships built in San Diego (90 P) Pages in category "History of San Diego" The following 135 pages are in this category, out of 135 total.
The 13-acre (5.3 ha) complex includes 13 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. Most of the structures were built for San Diego's Panama–California Exposition of 1915–16 and were refurbished and re-used for the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935–36.