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The iconic dome at the San Diego Museum of Man in Balboa Park is currently undergoing repairs and the City-funded project is taking serious measures to ensure the historical preservation of the building throughout construction.
The continuation of the Plaza de Panama Project, designed to make Balboa Park more pedestrian-friendly before its Centennial Celebration in 2015, became less certain after a recent court ruling.
The Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) filed a lawsuit in August 2011 after the City Council voted to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Plaza de Panama Committee regarding its proposed project to eliminate cars from the center of the park. Judge Judith Hayes ruled in favor of SOHO on Jan. 19.
It’s been nearly 100 years since the R.M.S. Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean and beginning this month, the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park will give locals a first-class look at the notorious ship that never quite finished its maiden voyage in April 1912.
On Feb. 10, the Museum will debut Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, a world-renowned exhibit showcasing more than 200 artifacts retrieved from the Titanic shipwreck.
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the fight for free speech in America, Centro Cultural de la Raza, located at 2004 Park Blvd. in Balboa Park, will feature the San Diego Free Speech Fight 100-Year Anniversary Exhibit. Running through Feb. 12, this exhibit will feature photos from the 1912 movement, as well as first-hand accounts and media reports
While plastic LEGO construction toys, a staple in toy boxes for generations, have been a delight for children over the years, a current exhibit at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum in Balboa Park is anything but child’s play.
The Southern California LEGO Train Club is displaying a grandiose creation that is meant to replicate a city not too different from San Diego. The entire exhibit – from the towering model skyscrapers down to the most finite details of railroad tracks – was built, piece by piece, by the dedicated group of train and LEGO enthusiasts in the Club
Shaded by towering, leafy trees and surrounded by gardens and lawns, the historic Marston House in Balboa Park has been decorated for the holidays.
The 1905 mansion was home to the family of George and Anna Martson, who owned the Martson Department Store in downtown San Diego. Now functioning as a museum and store, the Marston House Museum Shop offers an alternative approach to holiday shopping. Here, visitors can purchase presents for loved ones while supporting Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO), a non-profit whose mission is to preserve San Diego history.
The “most wonderful time of the year” begins the holiday season with December Nights in Balboa Park. December Nights starts Dec. 2 from 5 – 10 p.m. and runs through Dec. 3 from noon – 10 p.m.
Alan Kidd, President of the San Diego Hall of Champions and co-producer of the event, said, “Balboa Park December Nights began as a way for San Diegans to celebrate the holiday season and has evolved into San Diego’s favorite community festival. There’s entertainment and food from countries all over the world and plenty of holiday cheer.”
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation has contributed $100,000 to the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC) for its wireless network infrastructure project in Balboa Park.
The proposal continues to draw opposition from historical preservation societies throughout the country because, while parties on both side of the debate agree that the removal of vehicular parking within the Plaza de Panama would benefit the park, the creation of a bypass road and bridge off the Cabrillo Bridge remains contentious.
Critics of projected marketing marketing expenditures for Balboa Park’s 2015 Panama-California Centennial Celebration suggest an independently verifiable report should be sought before San Diego commits to spending millions on a national advertising campaign.