San Diego's North Park

Hip and historic, North Park fascinates with its commercial energy and Craftsman charm. The community has always embodied an enterprising spirit. In the 1870s, cronies of Alonzo Horton mapped neighborhoods north of Balboa Park in a patchwork of individual subdivisions. Four decades later, John Spreckels s streetcars finally brought investors, residents, and shopkeepers, creating San Diego s slice of Bungalow Heaven. Baseball great Ted Williams played on North Park s fields, and tennis star Maureen Connolly trained on its courts. The local shops served as a regional commercial center after World War II, and the Toyland Parade attracted 300,000 spectators. Although decades of decline followed the exciting 1950s, North Park is flourishing again in a renaissance initiated by the restoration of the elegant North Park Theatre in 2005. This pictorial history tells the classic story of a boom, bust, and boom."

Author: North Park Historical Society
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/08/2014
Pages: 127
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781467132251
ISBN10: 146713225X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT