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This table includes buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District in San Diego, California. 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]
The Woolworth Building is an historic structure located at 953 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, in the U.S. state of California. It was built in 1886, originally as a store for the F. W. Woolworth Company. [1] [2]
Horton Plaza was a five-level outdoor shopping mall in downtown San Diego, California. It was designed by Jon Jerde and was known for its bright colors, architectural tricks, and odd spatial rhythms, occupying 6.5 city blocks adjacent to the city's historic Gaslamp Quarter. Opening in 1985, it was the first successful downtown retail center ...
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]
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.
F. W. Woolworth Building (San Antonio) San Antonio, Texas: 1921 [3] Famous for having peacefully desegregated its lunch counter alongside six others local stores of San Antonio on march 16 1960. [3] Will become part of the Alamo Mission historic site. [4] F. W. Woolworth Building (Renton, Washington) Renton, Washington
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Pioneer Warehouse is a historic 1918 building, located at 311 4th Avenue, in San Diego, California. The warehouse was converted into apartments in 1990. The warehouse was converted into apartments in 1990.