Took the #30 bus from La Jolla at 9:00 a.m., arrived back in San Diego about 10:00 a.m.
OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO WALKING TOUR
Calhoun Street
OLD TOWN SAN DIEGO WALKING TOUR
Old Town
Whaley House (1856-57)
San Diego's First Brick Mansion
Calhoun Street Building
Colorado House
Calhoun Street
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Mormon Battalion Memorial
Army of the West 1846
Victorian Village
Christian House (1889)
Constructed by Harfield Timberlake Christian, founder of early San Diego abstract/title company.
Sherman-Gilbert House (1887)
"This magnificent home was built and first owned by John Sherman, cousin of General William Tecumseh Sherman. The 'widow's walk' and circular window are key elements of this structure. From 1892 to 1965, sisters Bess and Gertrude Gilbert, patrons of art and music, brought internationally famous entertainers to receptions in their home."
Burton House (1893)
Henry Guild Burton, retired Army physician
Temple Beth Israel (1889)
San Diego's first synagogue - also became temporary quarters for many religious groups before establishing churches of their own.
San Diego's First Brick Mansion
Calhoun Street
Army of the West 1846
Constructed by Harfield Timberlake Christian, founder of early San Diego abstract/title company.
Bushyhead House (1887)
Edward Wilkerson Busyhead, early San Diego Sheriff, Chief of Police, and San Diego Union newspaper owner.
"This magnificent home was built and first owned by John Sherman, cousin of General William Tecumseh Sherman. The 'widow's walk' and circular window are key elements of this structure. From 1892 to 1965, sisters Bess and Gertrude Gilbert, patrons of art and music, brought internationally famous entertainers to receptions in their home."
Henry Guild Burton, retired Army physician
San Diego's first synagogue - also became temporary quarters for many religious groups before establishing churches of their own.
Modest cottage built for Eugene Senlis, horticulturist
"This house, without the amenities of gas, electricity, water or sewer, is an example of dwellings occupied in the 1880's by working-class people."
I finished the tour by 11:30 a.m.
Took the trolley and bus to the Airport.
Southwest Airlines Flight #1507 @ 4:20 p.m.
Arrived SFO @ 5:55 p.m.
Home by 7:00 p.m.
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