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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.
Prudden-San Diego Airplane Company in business; later Solar Aircraft Company, now Solar Turbines. 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
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 ...
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
Spreckels' other rail-related concern, the San Diego and Arizona Railway (built in part to provide San Diego with a direct transcontinental rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific Railroad lines in El Centro) was invited to make use of the facility. The first SD&A passenger train arrived in downtown on December 1, 1919.
San Diego: 1827 Residence [55] Old Monterey Custom House: Monterey: 1827 Custom house: Oldest government building in California. Served as the only port of entry to Alta California. Casa de Bandini: San Diego: 1827–29 Residence The adobe first floor was built between 1827 and 1829. The building was later expanded during the 1840s and 1870s.
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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]