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 Historical Images


The San Diego Historical Society has an excellent website full of pictures and full-text of articles from their journal. 
Here’s a chronological list of those related to the early history of the Uptown area.

c. 1891
Cable Car with Crew in front of Power House, Fourth and Spruce, more

c. 1892
Cable Car at Florence Hotel, Fourth and Fir

1892
Cable Car at Mission Gardens Music Pavilion

1904
Early Hillcrest Development

1904
Tree Planting In City Park. Arbor Day, March 17

1908
Hillcrest Tract Office at Fifth & University
1909
Florence School
1912
Electric Trolley at Mission Cliffs Garden

c. 1915
Trolley Barn at Mission Cliffs Garden (University Heights Water Tank in background)

c. 1915
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge (from below)

c. 1915
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge (from southwest)

1920
Fifth Avenue & University
c. 1920
Park & Robinson
c. 1920
St. Joseph’s
1926
Electric Streetcar at University and Cleveland

1928
University & Sixth Avenue
1928
County Hospital

1928
Aerial of Bankers Hill and Balboa Park

1929
Fifth Avenue & Robinson
1930
Fox Egyptian, Park Boulevard

1932
Park & University, Casa Grande and streetcar

c. 1939 Fifth Avenue & University

c. 1940
Fox Egyptian, Park Boulevard

1940
Tenth and University

1945 Aerial View  Intersection of Fifth & University in foreground, looking NW
1953 Sears Department Store Now site of the Uptown District, note the footbridge over Washington Street.
1955 Guild Theater on Fifth Avenue  The original (named Hillcrest Theater) was built in 1913.
1961
Mission Valley Mall

1962
Eighth and University

1969
Fifth & University 1969.  Note the horrible facade applied to the Security and Commercial Savings Bank!

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