History

By Sandee Wilhoit Although the Dunham Building, a very utilitarian edifice, has a somewhat uninspir-ing facade, it is associated with...

By Sandee Wilhoit In the late 1880s, the glittering St. James Hotel was the city’s first skyscraper; it was an...

By Sandee Wilhoit The Steele Building or Block is significant not only because of its early development, but because of...

By Katherine Hon At the eastern edge of the Park Villas tract mapped by Joseph Nash in 1870, 33rd Street...

By Sandee Wilhoit It has been said that you don’t know what you have until you’ve lost it. This may...

By Katherine Hon Bancroft Street between University Avenue and Upas Street was originally named Washington Avenue. Did Park Villas tract...

By Katherine Hon Park Villas tract founder Joseph Nash could win the prize for traveling the farthest to settle in...

SANDEE WILHOIT Gaslamp Quarter Historical District The stately Victorian building still standing on the corner of 5th and E has...

San Diego street names: Part 10 of the series By Katherine Hon Joseph Nash formed his two-part Park Villas tract...

By SANDEE WILHOIT Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation In the 1840s, many young men were heading west, hoping to make their...