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Wonderland was a beachfront amusement park in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California, from 1913 to 1916.It was the first amusement park in San Diego. [1]The 8-acre (3.2 ha) amusement park was built on or near the Pacific Ocean beach by the Ocean Bay Beach Amusement Center, owned by Herbert P. Snow and managed by Bert Snow.
The House of Charm is a historic museum building in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition, and like most buildings from the exposition, it features Mission Revival architecture. It acquired its current name during the California Pacific International Exposition.
Citizen Kane has scenes from Charles Kane's mansion "Xanadu" filmed at buildings in Balboa Park, with the San Diego Zoo standing in for Kane's private bestiary. [120] Portions of the 1979 movie Scavenger Hunt were filmed in and around Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo. The 1987 B-Movie Cry Wilderness features Balboa Park as a primary location [121]
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. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
The George W. Marston House is located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The home spans 8,500 square feet (790 m 2) and is surrounded by five acres of lawns and gardens. Completed in 1905, the house is considered a prime example of architecture from the Arts and Crafts Movement.
In August 1996, Mingei International was relocated to the historic House of Charm on the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park. It shares the central square with the San Diego Museum of Art and the Timken Museum of Art. In 2003, Mingei International opened a second museum in downtown Escondido, in North San Diego County.
Richard Smith Requa (March 27, 1881 – June 10, 1941) was an American architect, largely known for his work in San Diego, California. [1] [2] Requa was the Master Architect for the California Pacific International Exposition held in Balboa Park in 1935–36.
El Prado Complex is a historic district in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. The 13-acre (5.3 ha) complex includes 13 contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The 13-acre (5.3 ha) complex includes 13 contributing buildings and one contributing structure.