PastMatters
Flashy landmarks
The infamous majorette was 42 feet tall, strutted in 6-foot-tall boots and twirled a 16-foot-long baton.
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Wilshire Terrace
In 1926, Walter Sidney Broderick had a vision for the vacant slopes rising west of Florida Street between Cypress and...
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Storybook stories
Although Craftsman and Spanish Revival bungalows dominate San Diego’s streetcar suburbs, the steep roofs, turrets, and half-timbering of Tudor Revival...
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Klicka’s ‘Studio Bungalo’ provided affordable housing in 1930s
In 1935, as the United States was recovering from the Great Depression, a North Park businessman focused his creativity and...
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Enduring legacy
Ralph Hurlburt is San Diego’s only designated Master Designer By Katherine Hon Ralph Hurlburt is best known in historical circles as...
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Iconic retail
The history of the J.C. Penney department store in North Park By Katherine Hon Newcomers may only know the boxy two-story...
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When history knocks, invite it in
By Katherine Hon One advantage of having a nearly 100-year-old house is the number of previous owners out there who may...
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Honoring a local legend
By Katherine Hon | Past Matters Longtime San Diego residents may remember shopping or working in the grand Marston Department Store...
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North Park Car Show
By Katherine Hon | Past Matters Every picture tells a story. The poster for the 2017 North Park Car Show tells...
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DIY history at home
By Katherine Hon | Past Matters On May 18, Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) awarded a well-deserved Outstanding Public Service Award...
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