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During World War II, San Diego became a focal point of the military effort, and the YMCA was often their first stop. Starting in 1941, cots were set up in hallways to accommodate the influx of men. During this period, the organization had a record press which they would use to record a soldier's voice and send a "talk-a-letter" home to their ...
El Cortez is a condominium building in San Diego, California.Built from 1926 to 1927, El Cortez was the tallest building in San Diego when it opened. It sits atop a hill at the north end of downtown San Diego, where it dominated the city skyline for many years and became a landmark hotel.
A storefront in Seaport Village, with a downtown hotel in the background Seaport Village is a waterfront shopping and dining complex adjacent to San Diego Bay in downtown San Diego , California. The complex houses more than 70 shops, galleries, and eateries on 90,000 square feet (8,000 m 2 ) of waterfront property.
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]
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]
It is the largest urban neighborhood in downtown San Diego. It is located east of the Gaslamp Quarter and southeast of the Core district and Cortez Hill in downtown San Diego. [1] East Village encompasses 130 blocks between Seventh Avenue east to 18th Street. It is home to more than 700 businesses. [2]
Nov. 4—Moscow residents pressed Home Depot officials on matters like traffic, jobs and water use during a community meeting Friday in Moscow. In August, the Idaho State Board of Education ...
The San Diego Trolley, a modern light rail version of the San Diego Electric Railway Association (SDERy) streetcar service, commenced operations on July 26, 1981, with its northern terminus at the station. Relocation of the Santa Fe mainline between the depot and Old Town San Diego in 1991 allowed for an extension of the Trolley to Mission ...