Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego

The Gaslamp Quarter is the historic center of San Diego and today the center of the nightlife in the city center. It has also adopted a length of eight blocks ( from Broadway to the Harbor Drive ) and a width of more than two blocks ( 4th, 5th and 6th Avenues ), so that the quarter includes a total of 16.5 blocks.

History

In 1850, a native of San Francisco William Heath Davis acquired a piece of land right on the water boundary, at the beginning of today's Market Street, there to continue the urban development. However, he failed in the wake of an economic depression.

1867 Alonzo Horton led the idea of ​​Davis ' continued and bought at an auction an area of ​​about 325 ha for about $ 0.81 / ha in order to build a new city on the site. So he built in 1869 for $ 50,000, a new quay, which formed the backbone of a fast developing city.

Since the 1880s, the Gaslamp Quarter has become one entertainment district with numerous bars, brothels and gambling halls (three of which were owned by Wyatt Earp ), which was also known under the name Stingaree.

In 1974, launched an investment program of private and public funders to maintain the historic character of the district and revive it.

Attractions

The architecture of the historic building is known for its Victorian architecture. Hence it is also the name of the district, based on the numerous style typical gas lamps ( Gaslamps ).

In addition, the Gaslamp Quarter is home to a variety of bars, shops, hotels, nightclubs and restaurants and the San Diego Convention Center and Petco Park, home of the Major League Baseball team the San Diego Padres.

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