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The Latest Featured Photos

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:01:54 +0000

It’s been busy here at the San Diego Traveler, so I haven’t gone trolling for photos on Flickr for a couple of weeks. I decided to remedy that today, and here’s what I found:

It was a great month for capturing some of San Diego’s most beautiful architecture. Of course it bears noting that three of these images were taken in Balboa Park, where you’ll find some of our oldest and most gorgeous structures.

Be sure to click on the images above to get a larger and better view of each, and thanks to these fine photographers for sharing their vision with us.

Photo #1 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/12530381@N07/2754726193/
Photo #2 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/draket/2741884330/
Photo #3 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/draket/2741889208/
Photo #4 credit: Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ludophoto/2751831289/

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San Diego New Central Library

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:48:16 +0000

Here’s a sneak peak at plans for San Diego’s New Central Library:

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Hopefully they’ll find the funding to make this dream a reality. For further information, go to San Diego Library Foundation.

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Good News for Tile-o-Files

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:15:59 +0000

Tiles shaped much of Southern California’s architecture and design through the early part of the 20th century. Along with the Panama-California Exposition’s design influence (1915-1917), home decorating magazines, real estate developers and furniture manufacturers made Spanish, Mexican and Moorish themes the most popular style for California homeowners at that time.According to the Save Our Heritage Organisation:

“Considered functional as well as aesthetically pleasing, tiles were used extensively to clad benches, form fountain spouts and basins, and as stair risers both indoors and out.”

On Saturday (March 15, San Diego’s Historic Tile Tour will visit private homes to view their tile features, as well as public sites, some well known, others not as well known.

Tour Guides for this event will include Joseph Taylor and Sheila Menzies. A frequent writer and lecturer on tile history, Joseph Taylor is president and cofounder of the Tile Heritage Foundation. A craftswoman and mixed media artist, Sheila Menzies is a board member and cofounder of the Tile Heritage Foundation.

Note: There is also a Historic Tile of Southern California lecture at 11am on Saturday. This is separate from the tour and priced separately.

For more information about San Diego’s historic tiles, see:

The History of the California China Products Company of National City, California, 1911-1917 from The Journal of San Diego History

The Persian Water Rug Fountain: Balboa Park’s Lost Treasure from The Journal of San Diego History

History of the California Building in Balboa Park

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Check Out Our Bungalows

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:04:48 +0000

More than thirty of San Diego’s premiere bungalow courts will be shown in the first event of The SOHO Annual Historic Home Tour Weekend, beginning this Friday (March 14). The bungalow styles range from California bungalow to Spanish Revival, Moorish Revival, Pueblo and Moderne.

Bungalow courts are one of the most beloved icons of the Southern California lifestyle during the streetcar era, and are part of our history here in San Diego.

The Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO) is delighted to present this program for the fourth year to acquaint San Diegans with the wealth of bungalow courts remaining intact in our city.

Tour Guides for this event will be Jaye Furlonger and Bonnie Poppe. With a Masters Degree in Public History from USD, Jaye Furlonger is an authority on San Diego’s bygone Hollywood Burlesque Theatre and works as an architectural historian for IS Architecture in La Jolla. Bonnie Poppe is a historic homeowner, restorationist and preservation advocate.

To learn more about San Diego’s bungalow courts, read Bungalow Courts in San Diego: Monitoring a Sense of Place, from The Journal of San Diego History. Be sure to check out the images and map too.

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