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Location of San Diego County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Diego County, California.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in San Diego County, California, United States.
SDHL # [1] Landmark name [2] Image Address [2] Designation Date [2] Description [3]; 1: El Prado Area: Balboa Park: 9/7/1967 Long, wide promenade running through the center of Balboa Park, lined with Spanish Revival buildings including the Museum of Us, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Natural History Museum, the Fleet Science Center, and the Timken Museum of Art
The former Santa Fe Springs Shopping Center opened in 1954 with W. T. Grant, Market Basket and David's Department Store, [8] is now called a neighborhood shopping center, Santa Fe Springs Promenade, with 112,000 square feet (10,400 m 2) [9] [10] The dedication of a 40-foot-tall sign spelling out "Santa Fe Springs" at the center in 1956 was the celebrated with a three-day city festival.
On December 31, 1923, the City of East San Diego voted, 1,344 to 1,109, for annexation into the City of San Diego, becoming once again a neighborhood known as City Heights. [6] The East San Diego trustees did not immediately recognize the annexation in early 1924.
A woman standing outside the ruins of the Vallecito Stage Coach station Created 1923, Davis, Edward H., 1862–1951, from the San Diego History Center (formerly San Diego Historical Society). Woman is possibly Anna May Davis, wife of Edward H. Davis.
In the 1860s, the first Chinese people moved to the downtown area. [19] In the 1870s, the Chinese were the primary fishermen in the area. [20] Beginning in the 1880s, a large number of Chinese began to move to San Diego, establishing a concentration; with up to 200 Chinese making up a minority of the 8,600 who lived in all of San Diego. [21]
A 2001 study found the neighborhood to have a median age of 31 and an ethnic breakdown of 53% white, 25% Hispanic, 13% African American, and 9% Asian American. [3] Normal Heights was reported by The San Diego Union-Tribune to be the only neighborhood to perfectly reflect the ethnic diversity of San Diego.
U.S. Navy Destroyer Base, San Diego established; now Naval Base San Diego. [26] Rancho Santa Fe settled near San Diego. [5] 1923 Naval Training Center San Diego established. San Diego annexes East San Diego. 1924 – The first United States aircraft carrier USS Langley began operating out of North Island. [27] 1925