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 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...
