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Former Gaslamp brothel that has been turned into a bar with an extensive selection of beers. Their happy hour is novel and runs via the "Drink Exchange", prices fluctuate according to the supply and demand within the bar
The Gaslamp Quarter is the historic heart of San Diego, California. It is a 16½ block historical neighborhood in Downtown San Diego and is the center of downtown night life. The Quarter is home to many events and festivals, including Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp, Street Scene Music Festival, Taste of Gaslamp and ShamROCK, a St. Patrick's Day event. PETCO Park, home of the San Diego Padres is located one block away in downtown San Diego's East Village.
The area is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places as Gaslamp Quarter Historic District. Its main period of development began in 1867, when Alonzo Horton bought the land in hopes of creating a new city center closer to the bay, and chose 5th Avenue as its main street. After a period of urban decay, the neighborhood underwent urban renewal in the 1980s and 1990s, and is today an energetic business and entertainment district.
The Gaslamp Quarter extends from Broadway to Harbor Drive, and from 4th to 6th Avenue, covering 16½ blocks. It includes 94 historic buildings, most of which were constructed in the Victorian Era, and are still in use with active tenants including restaurants, shops and nightclubs.
I was reading about San Diego today and I learned one of the city's nicknames is "The City in Motion" which I guess isn't a bad name, but it seems more appropriate for a big city like New York. Then again, if you've been to the Gaslamp on a Friday or Saturday night, then you know San Diego can have a lot of people in motion too.
We're coming up on the last month of baseball season. For the Padres, that means we get to see some prospects, and look forward to next season. The same is true for my team, the Angels.
Since the Chargers won their playoff game today it seems appropriate to share a photo from San Diego. I took this from the top of the steps at the convention center looking back toward the Gaslamp and downtown San Diego.
Once a lawless red light area of San Diego known as the Stingaree district, the area is now called the Gaslamp Quarter and is still a hopping place for nightlife. The restored building seen in this photo houses law offices and George's on Fifth steakhouse, but between 1887-1896, it was one of four saloon and gambling halls leased by Wyatt Earp - during his quiet years.
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The San Diego Convention Center is the primary convention center in San Diego, California. It is located in the Marina district of downtown San Diego near the Gaslamp Quarter, at 111 West Harbor Drive. The center is managed by the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, a non-profit public benefit corporation.
The convention center offers 615,701 square feet (57,200 square meters) of exhibit space. As of 2009 it was the 24th largest convention facility in North America. It was designed by Canadian architect Arthur Erickson. Capacity for the facility is 125,000.
The center's most distinguishing feature is the Sails Pavilion, a 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) exhibit and special event area. The Sails Pavilion's roof consists of distinctive Teflon-coated fiberglass "sails" intended to reflect San Diego's maritime history, as well as to advertise the center's proximity to the San Diego shore. The Pavilion was originally built as an open-air facility under the roof. However, the center found it hard to convince potential users to book an open-air facility, so the Pavilion area was enclosed in glass, greatly expanding the usable area of the center.
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