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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] This order also corresponds to numbers listed at the top of historic building survey plaques on many Gaslamp Quarter buildings.
Tivoli Bar and Grill is the oldest bar in San Diego, California, located at 505 Sixth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter. [1] It opened as a saloon in 1885. [1] [2] Between 1872 and 1885, the building housed a boarding house, a feed store, and a blacksmith shop, [3] and the nine apartments above the bar were once used as a brothel. [3]
The Manhattan Beach Pier is a pier located in Manhattan Beach, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The pier is 928 feet (283 m) long and located at the end of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. [4] An octagonal Mediterranean-style building sits at the end of the pier and houses the Roundhouse Aquarium. [5] Surfers usually can be seen below ...
"Downtown" Manhattan Beach is considered the heart of the city. The area runs along Manhattan Beach Boulevard and the streets perpendicular to the Manhattan Beach Pier and Valley Drive. There are Zagat-rated casual fine-dining restaurants, specialty boutiques and retailers that create a pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use downtown center.
Corner in the Quarter. In the 1860s, the area was known as New Town, in contrast to Old Town, the original Spanish colonial settlement of San Diego. [4] [better source needed] Intensive development began in 1867, when Alonzo Horton bought the land in hopes of creating a new city center closer to the bay, and chose 5th Avenue as its main street.
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]
Huntington Beach: Long Beach: Malibu Pier: Malibu: Manhattan Beach Pier: Manhattan Beach: Fisherman's Wharf: Monterey: Balboa Pier: Newport Beach: Newport Pier: Newport Beach: Oakland, California: Ocean Beach (San Diego) Oceanside Pier: Oceanside: Pacifica Pier: Pacifica: Pismo Beach: Port Hueneme: Port San Luis, California (near Avila Beach ...
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