San Diego, CA Balboa Park House of Hospitality Building light fixture
The House of Hospitality Building is the park's Visitor's Center.
What would become Balboa Park was dedicated on May 26, 1868, when a 1400 acre tract of nine city pueblo lots was set aside by the City of San Diego. San Diego's population was 2,301 people and there were only 915 houses at this time.
The development of Balboa Park began in earnerst for the Panama-California Exposition of 1915-16, and extended to the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935-36.
The theme of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition was to celebrate man's progress and achievements. The Cabrillo Bridge and most of the Cultural Center "Buildings" along El Prado were built for the Exposition under the supervision of Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue (Los Angeles Central Library and the Nebraska State Capitol).
Balboa Park is on the National Register #77000331, and it is also a National Historic Landmark.
San Diego, CA Balboa Park House of Hospitality Building light fixture
The House of Hospitality Building is the park's Visitor's Center.
What would become Balboa Park was dedicated on May 26, 1868, when a 1400 acre tract of nine city pueblo lots was set aside by the City of San Diego. San Diego's population was 2,301 people and there were only 915 houses at this time.
The development of Balboa Park began in earnerst for the Panama-California Exposition of 1915-16, and extended to the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935-36.
The theme of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition was to celebrate man's progress and achievements. The Cabrillo Bridge and most of the Cultural Center "Buildings" along El Prado were built for the Exposition under the supervision of Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue (Los Angeles Central Library and the Nebraska State Capitol).
Balboa Park is on the National Register #77000331, and it is also a National Historic Landmark.