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1867: Real estate developer Alonzo Horton arrived in San Diego and purchased 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of land in New Town for $265. Major development began in the Gaslamp Quarter. [8] 1880s to 1916: Known as the Stingaree, the area was a working class area, home to San Diego's first Chinatown, "Soapbox Row" and many saloons, gambling halls, and ...
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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 new Gaslamp Quarter recreates a "gaslamp era" town that has few characteristics of its actual history as the Stingaree. The last vestiges of the neighborhood's red-light history have been overcome by historical recreationism. There was a restaurant and nightclub called Stingaree at the corner of 6th and Island.
Located in the center of the Gaslamp Quarter, the Keating is located near the San Diego Convention Center, Petco Park, and Balboa Theatre. The Keating is a five-story Romanesque Revival –style building, built as an office building with then modern conveniences of steam heat and a wire cage elevator, in 1890.
The Ingle Building is an historic structure located at 801 4th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, in the U.S. state of California. [1] It was built in 1906 and housed the Golden Lion Tavern. Currently, the building is home to The World Famous Madhouse Comedy Club.
The Casino Theatre building is a historic structure located at 643 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, in the state of California. It was built in 1912. The Casino Theater opened in 1913. [1] It was later remodeled in the 1930s into an Art Deco style.
The Simmons Hotel is an historic structure located at 542 6th Avenue in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, in the U.S. state of California. It was built in 1906. In the past it was called the Burbank (1907), the Sixth Street Rooms (1908), the Prescott (1909-1918), the Hotel North in 1921 and the Simmons Hotel in 1965.