Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sign of Tea Pavilion in front of the main building. San Diego opened its Panama–California Expositionin Balboa Park in 1915. Designed to call attention to San Diego and bolster the economy, the Exposition highlighted archaeological and anthropological displays as well as advertised the agricultural potential of the southwest.
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
Alfred D. Robinson (1867–1942), founder and president of the San Diego Floral Society, suggested the construction of a lath house as a feature of the Panama–California Exposition, which was to open in the City of San Diego on January 1, 1915.
[5] [6] San Diego was listed first in the "Top Five Beer Towns in the U.S." by Men's Journal, [7] and the Full Pint said that San Diego is "one of the country's premier craft beer destinations" with a "thriving brewing culture". [8] San Diego brewers have pioneered several specialty beer styles, most notably the American Double India Pale Ale ...
The House of Hospitality is a building in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was originally built for the Panama–California Exposition (1915) as the Foreign Arts Building. [1] Intended to be temporary, it was changed to the House of Hospitality for the California Pacific International Exposition (1935). The building was demolished in ...
TEA Peter Chernack Award for Distinguished Service: Wendy Heimann-Nunes Museum Exhibit: The Hebrew Bible Experience, Museum of the Bible , Washington DC, U.S. Technical Innovation: Christie Eclipse 4K RGB Pure Laser Projector
Sherman Gilbert House. Heritage County Park is a county park in San Diego County, California, located near Old Town San Diego State Historic Park and measuring almost eight acres. [1] It was developed to preserve examples of San Diego's historic Victorian architecture including Italianate, Stick-Eastlake, Queen Anne and Classic Revival styles.
George Marston was a department store owner and a prominent civic leader in San Diego. He was a founder of the San Diego Historical Society (now the San Diego History Center). [3] He may be best known for preserving the site of the San Diego Presidio, the first European settlement in present-day California, which had fallen into ruins. He ...