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Walker Scott logo Former Walker Scott flagship store at Broadway and 5th, downtown San Diego, originally built for Holzwasser's in 1919 1935 Walker's ad in the Chula Vista Star Walker Scott , also Walker-Scott or Walker's , was a chain of department stores in San Diego and surrounding area from 1935 to 1986 and had eight branches at the time of ...
A storefront in Seaport Village, with a downtown hotel in the background. Seaport Village is a waterfront shopping and dining complex adjacent to San Diego Bay in downtown San Diego, California. The complex houses more than 70 shops, galleries, and eateries on 90,000 square feet (8,000 m 2) of waterfront property.
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]
In early 1958, May Centers proposed rezoning 90 acres (360,000 m 2) in the then sparsely-populated Mission Valley area of San Diego to build a shopping mall. [4] In June 1958, the San Diego City Council unanimously voted in favor of rezoning the 90 acres (360,000 m 2) for the May plan. Center Courtyard at Mission Valley Center, 1961. 1960s
Horton Plaza was an instant financial success [27] and while some credited it for revitalizing downtown San Diego, others said the revitalization benefitted the mall. [2] A gala held the night before the opening drew 7,000, who each paid US$50 per ticket; the opening ceremonies, attended by a crowd estimated at 35,000, included a show by ...
Little Italy is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California, [2] that was originally a predominantly Italian and Portuguese fishing neighborhood. It now consists of Italian restaurants, grocery stores, home design stores, art galleries and residential units.
Columbia is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California. It is largely commercial, however there are many high-rise condominium buildings under construction. The USS Midway Museum and the Maritime Museum of San Diego are located in this neighborhood.
The San Diego Athletic Club (also known as the HBJ Building and the World Trade Center San Diego Building) is a historic building in downtown San Diego.It was built in 1928 as a private athletic club, was converted to office buildings in the 1960s, was converted to a city center in 1994, and became a homeless shelter and community medical facility in the 2010s.