by Kathleen Denly | Oct 8, 2018 | American History, California History, San Diego History
According to its website, the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala was “the first Franciscan mission in the Las Californias Province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.” I recently had the opportunity to visit this beautiful, if controversial, and historic...
by Kathleen Denly | Jan 20, 2017 | San Diego History
If you visit the McCoy House located in Old Town San Diego and wander through its museum exhibits toward the back, you will discover a hidden gem. This is where I first encountered Lt. George Horatio Derby and his humorous writings. Later, I came across his name again...
by Kathleen Denly | Dec 15, 2015 | San Diego History
Built in 1880, this Italianate Revival building is located on the northeast corner of Fifth and Market Street. Occupied first by a dry-goods store, the building is best remembered for the Ferris and Ferris Drug Store, an all-night pharmacy, which operated on the...
by Kathleen Denly | Dec 8, 2015 | San Diego History
For a different and seasonally appropriate perspective on San Diego’s history, try “Christmas in San Diego” by Bill “Santa” Swank. Source: Read the joyful history of Christmas in San Diego!
by Kathleen Denly | Dec 7, 2015 | San Diego History
The next stop on our tour of San Diego’s historic Gaslamp Quarter is the Old City Hall located on the corner of 5th and G. Built in 1874, this building was originally only 2 stories tall and housed two banks before being purchased by the city. The top two floors...
by Kathleen Denly | Dec 1, 2015 | San Diego History
While I could use the research I’ve done to put together my own timeline detailing the highlights in the history of San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, why reinvent the wheel? Follow the link below to learn more about this fascinating part of San Diego’s...
by Kathleen Denly | Nov 17, 2015 | San Diego History
Locals know this area of San Diego as “the old, pretty place downtown with lots of great restaurants.” Visitors see it as another place to take tours. Neither is wrong, but for history buffs like me, it’s a (less than pure) time capsule of the past...
by Kathleen Denly | Nov 10, 2015 | San Diego History
Have you ever read a story so enthralling you wanted to step into the world of the characters? Perhaps you’ve imagined visiting Anne Shirley’s attic bedroom at Green Gables, munching your way through Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, or wandering the...
by Kathleen Denly | Oct 23, 2015 | American History, California History, San Diego History
According to its website, the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala was “the first Franciscan mission in the Las Californias Province of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.” I recently had the opportunity to visit this beautiful, if controversial, and historic...