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In 1982, the San Diego Historical Society moved its collections and research library to the Casa de Balboa building [5] in Balboa Park (maintaining the Serra Museum as an auxiliary museum and education center), and the Society changed its name to the San Diego History Center in 2010. [1] [6]
Balboa Park: A Millennium History. Heritage Media Corp. p. 155. ISBN 1-886483-40-X. [After the February 22, 1978 fire,] The Electric Building's ruins were cleared away and the $8 million Casa de Balboa, a replica of the 1915 Commerce and Industries Building, replaced it in 1982 ... Also new [in the Casa de Balboa] was the Museum of Photographic ...
Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California. [3] [4] Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use.
The California Quadrangle, California Building, and California Tower are historic structures located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California.They were built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and served as the grand entry to the event. [3]
The museum also occupies three other original 1915 buildings. Administrative offices and an auditorium are housed in the Gill Administration Building, west of the museum. Originally known as the Balboa Park Administration Building, it was built in 1911 and designed by architect Irving Gill. It was the first building erected in Balboa Park. [5]
The House of Charm is a historic museum building in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was built for the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition, and like most buildings from the exposition, it features Mission Revival architecture. It acquired its current name during the California Pacific International Exposition.
The U.S. Navy borrowed Balboa Park during World War II, and no organ concerts were played during 1942–1948. [8] During the 1970s and 1980s, the pavilion fell into disuse and risked being demolished. Around $1.1 million were raised for repairs by the early 1980s from the city and a local nonprofit. [8]
From deepest, darkest Balboa Park: our own Marlin Perkins. San Diego Business Journal, volume 11 Issue 38 Page 10(3), September 17, 1990; Hudsen, Andrew. The Magic of Balboa Park: Special Millennium Edition. Photo Tour Books, Inc. ISBN 0-9653087-6-6; Marshall, David. San Diego's Balboa Park, CA (Postcard History Series). Arcadia Publishing ...