old san diego. san diego downtown in 1886 looking into el cajon from grossmont summit 1909
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OLD SAN DIEGO
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San Diego Downtown in 1886
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Looking into El Cajon from Grossmont Summit 1909
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1937 – Lane Field, the original downtown baseball park at the foot of
Broadway.
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1898 - Old Town looking west. The airport would soon be in that marsh.. Also
MCRD and the Midway area to the right…
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San Diego police officers testing a still in 1930.
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Sweetwater Dam, dam failure 1930
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SDPD “mary” units. Date unknown.
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SDPD Officers 1915. Note they wear “Stars”
except one who has a “Shield”
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Mission Brewery (still standing @ Washington and Kettner) 1916.
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Aerial of the roller coaster 1927. Notice the absence of “W Mission Bay
Drive” going off to the east.
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North Island pretty much empty. Looking down from Pt Loma
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8 east thru Jacumba, 1918.
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4th and D st Downtown.You may notice we no longer have a D st.. It’s now
Broadway.
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You can see the underlying wood construction of the Cabrillo Bridge that
led to last year’s fire inside.
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City Workers laying water pipe… and the same pipe is probably still down
there serving you right now!
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The Encinitas train depot, date unknown.
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Looking toward Corondo and Pt. Loma from downtown. The Hotel Del Coronado is visible in
the distance. 1890’s.
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National City High School Baseball Team, Date Unknown.
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Coronado Yacht Club Date Unknown