San Diego In The 1930s

Author : Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520275381
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Diego in the 1930s written by Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city’s culture, roadside attractions, and history—from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy details it records—tidbits such as the bloodiest and most incompetently fought battle of the Mexican-American War, Emma Goldman’s abruptly terminated speech to local Wobblies in 1912, and even a delightfully anachronistic way to beat a San Diego speeding ticket. Brimming with tours that can prove challenging to retrace, this book reminds us of the changes wrought by seven decades of intervening war, peace, and biotechnology. Unlatching a remarkable trapdoor into the past, this compact and charming document of the Depression era invites repeated browsing and is generously illustrated with striking black-and-white photographs that bring the period to life.

Author : William Ellsworth Smythe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 858 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of San Diego, 1542-1907 written by William Ellsworth Smythe and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nancy Hendrickson
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1910904104
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Diego Then and Now® written by Nancy Hendrickson and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known to its residents as "America’s Finest City," San Diego has a mild, inviting climate and stunning coastal scenery. San Diego Then and Now looks at how the city developed from a small village settled by early Franciscan missionaries and the Spanish military. It came under U.S. rule in 1846, but it was not until 1867 when San Francisco speculator and businessman Alonzo E. Horton acquired 960 acres of waterfront land and promoted it as "New Town" that San Diego really began to take off.San Diego Then and Now pairs archival photographs with modern views of the same scene to illustrate the city’s growth since these humble beginnings. It shows how the city’s architecture still reflects and preserves its Spanish heritage but also incorporates modern glass skyscrapers and Victorian mansions.Sites include: Horton Plaza, U.S. Grant Hotel, Stingaree District, Speckels Theatre, Fifth Avenue, Seaport Village, Embarcadero, Star of India, Coronado, Hotel del Coronado, Santa Fe Depot, Carnegie Library, El Cortez Hotel, Long-Waterman Mansion, Villa Montezuma, The Prado, San Diego Zoo, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego High School, Hillcrest, City Heights, Kensington, La Casa de Estudillo, Casa de Bandini, Whaley House, Junipero Serra Museum, Ballast Point, Point Loma, Ocean Beach and Pacific Beach.

Author : Matthew F. Bokovoy
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 9780826336422
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The San Diego World's Fairs and Southwestern Memory, 1880-1940 written by Matthew F. Bokovoy and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bokovoy peels back the rhetoric of romance and reveals the legacies of the San Diego World's Fairs to reimagine the Indian and Hispanic Southwest.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Diego City and County Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Iris Wilson Engstrand
Publisher : Sunbelt Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780932653727
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book San Diego written by Iris Wilson Engstrand and published by Sunbelt Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of San Diego from the time of the indigenous people to the controversial mayoral election of 2004. Chapters cover the Spanish, Mexican, Victorian, WWI and WWII eras, and the post-war boom. Includes a 25-page chronology of events, plus bibliography and index.

Author : Ruth Lilly Westphal
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Scene Painting written by Ruth Lilly Westphal and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738528656
Total Pages : 132 pages
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Download or read book San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1850, San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, located in what was then called New Town, became the bustling anchor of commerce for the developing City of San Diego. In this new history of the area, nearly 200 striking images tell the story of the area's early boom and bust, the saloons and bordellos of infamous Stingaree Town, the urban decay of the mid-twentieth century, and the rebirth and restoration of the neighborhood over the last 30 years.

Author : Judy Patacsil
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738580012
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Filipinos in San Diego written by Judy Patacsil and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filipinos have been a part of the history of the United States and San Diego for over 400 years. The Manila-Acapulco galleon trade ships included Filipinos on sailing expeditions to California, including the port of San Diego. After the Philippines became a territory of the United States in 1898, many Filipinos began immigrating to San Diego. The community grew rapidly, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. After World War II, Filipino veterans returned with their war brides and the community began to build further. The Immigration Act of 1965 increased Filipino immigration into San Diego to include military personnel, especially those enlisted in the U.S. Navy, as well as professionals. Today Filipino Americans are the largest Asian American ethnic group in San Diego.

Author : Susan Hasegawa
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738559513
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japanese Americans in San Diego written by Susan Hasegawa and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over 100 years, Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans have called San Diego County home. Attracted to the warm climate and economic opportunities, Issei (first-generation Japanese immigrants) drifted into San Diego in the 1880s and introduced effective new fishing techniques that contributed to the growth of this industry. From the Tijuana River Valley on the border with Mexico to Oceanside in North County, Japanese American families started small truck farms in the first decades of the 20th century, developing techniques to improve crop production. Surviving the heartbreak of evacuation and incarceration during World War II in desert internment camps, San Diegans returned to rebuild a vibrant community after the war.