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| | Horton Plaza, San Diego |
 | | Horton Plaza lies in downtown San Diego between Broadway and G Street, 1st and 4th Avenue. |
 | | The name is derived from one of San Diego's pioneers, Alonzo Horton, who in 1867 bought for only 265 U.S. dollars some 1,000 acres/400 hectares of land in what was then a village. |
 | | Horton Plaza boasts some 140 shops, including four department stores (Nordstrom, Robinson's, The Broadway and Mervins), numerous restaurants, a cinema and a theater. |
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