OLD SAN DIEGO

San Diego Downtown in 1886

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Looking into El Cajon from Grossmont Summit 1909

1937 – Lane Field, the original downtown baseball park at the foot of

Broadway.

1898 - Old Town looking west. The airport would soon be in that marsh.. Also

MCRD and the Midway area to the right…

San Diego police officers testing a still in 1930.

Sweetwater Dam, dam failure 1930

SDPD “mary” units. Date unknown.

SDPD Officers 1915. Note they wear “Stars”

except one who has a “Shield”

Mission Brewery (still standing @ Washington and Kettner) 1916.

Aerial of the roller coaster 1927. Notice the absence of “W Mission Bay

Drive” going off to the east.

North Island pretty much empty. Looking down from Pt Loma

8 east thru Jacumba, 1918.

4th and D st Downtown.You may notice we no longer have a D st.. It’s now

Broadway.

You can see the underlying wood construction of the Cabrillo Bridge that

led to last year’s fire inside.

City Workers laying water pipe… and the same pipe is probably still down

there serving you right now!

The Encinitas train depot, date unknown.

Looking toward Corondo and Pt. Loma from downtown. The Hotel Del Coronado is visible in

the distance. 1890’s.

National City High School Baseball Team, Date Unknown.

Coronado Yacht Club Date Unknown