BGuthrie Photos: CA -- San Diego -- Horton Plaza Park

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. HORPPK_150708_028.JPG: A San Diego Milestone: San Diego bay is a natural harbor. First sighted in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo, the bay was originally named San Miguel. Next visited in 1602, Sebastian Vizcaino renamed the bay after a canonized priest, San Diego, from Alcala, Spain. Seldom visited for the next 150 years, Father Junipero Serra came overland from Mexico and founded the first of the California missions in San Diego (Old Town) in 1769. The mission grew and official became an American town in 1848. The bay was too shallow for ships to come close in, so passengers were taken to shore by rowboat to the water's edge and then carried to dry land on the backs of sailors or Indians. Then they were taken by wagon to town... a few miles north to Old Town. In 1867, Alonzo E. Horton first came to San Diego and was immediately convinced that "the town should be down by the wharf."
2. HORPPK_150708_053.JPG: Pete Wilson California State Assemblyman, 1967-1971 Mayor, City of San Diego, 1971-1983 United States Senator, 1983-1991 Governor, State of California, 1991-1999 San Diego's success stems from the foresight of optimistic and dauntless leaders. One of the brightest and best was Mayor Pete Wilson, who reawakened downtown and led collaborative efforts that produced a vibrant urban place, a place where families can grow and a diverse, urban population can live, work, play and learn. His strong character, vision and passion for improving the city attracted support from civic boosters, business leaders, and the public. He set high standards, recognized diversity and made government more efficient, effective and productive, opening opportunities for all. Downtown redevelopment is one of his proudest achievements..
3. HORPPK_150708_074.JPG: Alonzo E. Horton 1818-1909 Alonzo E. Horton first came to San Diego in 1867, at 54 years of age. He landed at the old wharf and had to wait an hour for a wagon to come and take him to Old Town. While waiting, he immediately fell in love with the vacant land down by the wharf. "I thought San Diego must be a Heaven on Earth. It seemed to me to be the best spot for building a city I ever saw." Within a month, he purchased 960 acres for $265 and began building a city on the waterfront. Horton lived to be 95 and to the end he was San Diego's most important salesman. He touted its beautiful harbor and its unsurpassed climate. He encouraged growth and commerce. He built a modern wharf. He offered free lots to erect the first homes. he built the Horton House where the US Grant Hotel now stands, where visitors could enjoy the climate. He helped arrange for church sites for any denomination, public parks, a courthouse, schools, a library and a town cemetery.
4. HORPPK_150708_095.JPG: Ernest W. Hahn Visionary Ernest W. Hahn was a visionary civic and business leader whose courage and determination helped reshape the face of downtown San Diego. One of the founding fathers of the shopping center industry, over his 50-year- career Mr. Hahn left his indelible mark on dozens of communities nationwide, but perhaps no community has benefited more than San Diego, where he developed Fashion Valley, Horton Plaza, University Towne Centre (UTC) and Parkway Plaza. Mr. Hahn's proudest achievement, and his greatest legacy, is Horton Plaza. This world-renowned retail destination was the catalyst for downtown San Diego's dramatic rebirth and stands as a testament to Mr. Hahn's creative genius and unwavering belief in the potential of this city.
Wikipedia Description: Horton Plaza and Fountain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Horton Plaza is a half block city park sold to the city of San Diego in 1895 by its namesake, Alonzo Horton. Originally, the plaza was intended for use by his guests staying at the Horton House Hotel. The fountain in the middle of the plaza was designed by Irving Gill and installed in 1909.

History

In the 1960s and 1970s the plaza was a major public transit center, with most public buses that entered downtown having stops there. The entire area was run down by the 1960s, and the plaza was home to a substantial homeless population.

The plaza was designated a historical landmark by the City of San Diego on March 19, 1971.

On November 2, 1960, then Senator John F. Kennedy spoke at Horton Plaza to make a last-minute appeal for votes just six days before the 1960 Presidential Election.
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