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President's Message
Since SOHO’s founding in 1969, we can all be justifiably proud of our five-plus decades of preservation achievements. The positive accomplishments and effects of preservation are visible all around us. Respect for our architectural heritage has made San Diego a better place to live, work, and visit. That said...Read more
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Presenting the People In Preservation Award Winners
As SOHO celebrates the 40th anniversary of our People In Preservation Awards—with a festive ceremony in the Marston House gardens on July 27, 2023 from 5 to 7pm—the honors hold a special place in San Diego's heart. They are a respected means of...Read more
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The Impact of SOHO's People In Preservation Award Winners
1983-2023
Over the past 40 years, SOHO has been privileged to honor a total of more than 700 outstanding individuals and entities with 432 People In Preservation awards for distinguished achievements in historic preservation....Read more
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San Diego City and County
Historic Designations
The May 2023 meeting of the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board lacked a quorum and was canceled.
At the June meeting, the HRB designated seven resources, including the Ocean Beach Pier. They also welcomed a new member, Rammy Cortez, who is a developer and builder of...Read more
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Illegal Demolition of Historic
San Ysidro Hotel
Jack Gechter of the Friends of San Ysidro very recently alerted SOHO that the early 20th-century San Ysidro Hotel, 133 W. San Ysidro Boulevard, was illegally demolished in late June 2023.
The community had been working to have this beloved cultural and historic site added to the City of San Diego’s Register of Historical Resources. ...Read more
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Historic Tijuana Depot Being Restored
At last, the Tijuana railroad depot is being restored. The now-empty 1930s train station is a classical style, wood-framed building with a stucco finish and a 1947 addition creating more office space, a bigger warehouse, and installing a safe. Recently, I have been researching the site’s original plans at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in Campo, California, with the help of museum historian Bruce Semelsberger.
The Mexican depot stands next to the international border separating...Read more
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It Takes a Village: SB 10 Next Steps
Thank you to the over 900 San Diegans who wrote, called, attended, and/or presented at the June 1, 2023 San Diego Planning Commission hearing.
Ninety-five percent of all written comments and testimony opposed SB 10’s proposed historic designation limitations and SB 10 as a whole. With only six days to coordinate before the meeting, and with three...Read more
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San Diego's Missing Link:
Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing
In 2022, the San Diego Housing Commission released their report titled “Preserving Affordable Housing in the City of San Diego.” The introduction explains that. “Preserving existing affordable rental housing units in the City of San Diego is an essential element of a balanced approach that combines preservation and new construction to address the affordable housing and...Read more
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Exploring Your Home's Historic Past:
San Diego City Directories
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In the annals of local history, the city directory sheds light on the lives and businesses that shaped the San Diego community. Distinct from and predating phone books, these directories were published for San Diego between 1874 and 1984 (plus a small 1876 book)....Read more
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The Marstons: A California Family – Part 7
In the Days Before Crackerjacks
George Marston and the Boys of Summer
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In 1866, sixteen-year-old George W. Marston was the youngest and smallest member of Wisconsin’s Beloit Academy Olympian Base Ball Club. ...Read more
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Mark Your Calendars:
SOHO Programs
Why not accomplish two laudable things at once: Get out into your community and help save San Diego’s historic sites and cultural heritage? Check out SOHO’s calendar of museum events, tours, and programs, all designed to celebrate, learn about, and protect our collective history and...Read more
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Kids' Storytime at the Marston Ends July 31
There are only five more Mondays in July 2023 to catch Storytime at the Marston. Stories about history and historic places, and their special families await young listeners under the Marston House’s big oak tree. ...Read more
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Music at the Marston
Returns
For the second year in a row, the Marston House Gardens plays host to an unforgettable end-of-summer music experience! SOHO presents a series of three outdoor concerts featuring the best of Americana, folk, country, and blues music in a festival of...Read more
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New Mobile App Enhances
State Park Visits
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California State Parks recently launched a mobile app that features the historic multicultural people, places, and events of nine state parks, including Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The free app for Android and iOS devices is called Virtual Adventurer, and is billed as an “Interactive Augmented and Virtual Reality Journey.” ...Read more
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