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  Westfield Horton Plaza - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horton Plaza was the $140,000,000 centerpiece of a downtown redevelopment project run by The Hahn Company, and is the first example of architect Jon Jerde's so-called "experience architecture".
From an urban planning standpoint, Horton Plaza is a civic asset that generates pedestrian traffic and shares it with a number of contiguous destinations, paving the way for the revitalization of the Gaslamp District.
It was renamed "Westfield Shoppingtown Horton Plaza" shortly afterwards.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Horton_Plaza   (410 words)

  
 HORTON PLAZA PARK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Plaza visitors were unhappy about people with bad sanitary habits who used the drinking fountain, tobacco chewers who expectorated over the walk, readers who left newspapers on the grass, and the indignity of the eagle on the fountain being the target of shooting waters.
Horton Plaza continued to be used as the forum of San Diego during the 20's and 30's.
Other signs of plaza use during the depression were the opening of another information booth, the use of the plaza as a stage for a Rose Bowl float, and the placing in the plaza of a small cannon.
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 Walt Lockley
Walking through Horton Plaza is like watching Sir John Gielgud in a Thighmaster commercial - it's sure as hell a brilliant performance, it generates a lot of attention, you couldn't ask for better technique, but underneath there's always that unpleasant subtext.
Horton Plaza is a complicated 5-level outdoor shopping mall located right in downtown San Diego, cutting a sort of diagonal swath through five or six blocks of downtown San Diego real estate, adjacent to the city's historic Gaslamp Quarter.
Horton Plaza was the $140M centerpiece of a downtown redevelopment project run by the Ernest Hahn Company.
www.waltlockley.com /hortonplaza/hortonplaza.htm   (1235 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- 20 years of Horton Plaza
Westfield Horton Plaza, as the center is now known for the Australian company that owns and operates it, has planned a 20th anniversary celebration tomorrow with free cake, noontime fireworks and discounts from merchants.
Horton Plaza was originally proposed as an enclosed, suburban-style mall, but then developers decided on an open-air design connected by bridges and ramps.
Success at Horton Plaza became the cornerstone for all subsequent downtown redevelopment, while serving as a model for projects combining public and private investment across the country, Hamilton said.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20050808-9999-1m8horton.html   (1632 words)

  
 San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - Touring Horton Plaza
The plaza, inspired by the Piazza Bra in Verona, Italy, is the heart of Horton Plaza’s street life.
Backtrack to the main plaza and continue your walk in the direction of Nordstrom, which is on the G Street end of the mall.
Horton Plaza is big on connections, although the destinations aren’t always obvious.
www.sandiegometro.com /2005/aug/tour.php   (1634 words)

  
 Horton Plaza
Horton bought and sold or developed most of the land that is now downtown San Diego.
Named after his namesake Horton Plaza Park, which houses the Horton Park Fountain and is near the bronze statue of the man himself, this neighborhood is where the redefining of Downtown began.
The Horton Plaza Redevelopment Project was adopted in 1972 to spearhead the transformation of downtown from the center out.
www.downtownsandiegoproperties.com /horton_plaza.htm   (270 words)

  
 Journal of San Diego History
Soon Horton Plaza in "new town" was the center of all the important celebrations, festivities and meetings.
The developer, Alonzo Erastus Horton, had land cleared in 1870 to build his Horton House on D Street, now Broadway, and the space in front of the hotel also was cleared.
In 1895 the Plaza was deeded to the city by Mr.
www.sandiegohistory.org /journal/74fall/hortonplaza.htm   (1965 words)

  
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A signature of San Diego's warm climate, Horton Plaza is an open-air mall with plenty of palms and colorful plantings to enhance the amuseument park maze of shops.
The open plazas and art -- such as "The Obelisk" by Joan Brown and the worldly Jessop's Clock built by Claude Ledger -- attempt to relate a European air, while the greenery and maze-like construction tie together a downtown location with a commercially successful mission.
In addition to shopping and food, Horton Plaza also houses the United Artists (UA) Horton Plaza theaters, which can seat a whopping total of 3000 movie goers, and the Lyceum Theatre, home to San Diego Repertory Theatre and a host of live theater from musicals to one-man dramas and comedies.
entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/86465   (652 words)

  
 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.
www.planetware.com /san-diego/horton-plaza-us-ca-hrtp.htm   (148 words)

  
 Visit the Gaslamp Quarter and Horton Plaza shopping mall in San Diego's Downtown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Alonzo Horton is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery — Horton led the committee to select the location for the community cemetery in 1869 — along with many other notable notable San Diegans.
Horton Plaza Park, featuring the first water fountain in the United States to have electric lights, is a tribute to Alonzo Horton.
Horton Plaza, which opened in 1985, was designed to resemble an European market place and to function like an amusement park for shoppers.
www.inetours.com /San_Diego/Gaslamp_Quarter.html   (1018 words)

  
 San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - A 20th Anniversary Tribute To Horton Plaza And Ernest Hahn
Before Horton Plaza was built, Hahn had long preached that Horton Plaza would flourish if it was one element in a mosaic of redevelopment, ranging from a new Downtown convention center to new residential construction.
The Horton Fourth Avenue apartment complex was ingeniously built to conceal the unsightly parking garage at F Street and Fourth Avenue, but a hotel proposal that would complete the G Street side of the complex is tied up in litigation and yet to be built.
Despite the turnover, Horton Plaza is hardly in a slump.
www.sandiegometro.com /2005/aug/coverstory.php   (2298 words)

  
 Horton Grand Hotel, A Distinctive Victorian Experience   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Horton Grand Hotel is always ready to welcome you with the special charm and personal service that will make every stay a memorable one.
The Horton Grand Hotel is a full-service historical Victorian era hotel comprised of 132 unique, beautifully appointed guest rooms including 24 suites.
No two rooms at the Horton Grand are alike, and each one is a showcase of the past--with up-to-date amenities for the experienced traveller.
www.hortongrand.com /home.html   (217 words)

  
 20 years of Horton Plaza | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Westfield Horton Plaza shopping mall caused a stir when it opened, with its innovative, vertical architecture when most malls were sprawling, horizontal boxes.
Horton Plaza also broke rules for retail development and influenced future projects, including Petco Park's construction.
The Horton Plaza shopping center has an edge, Burns said, over future competition by every measure – its convenience, entertainment, unique stores and sheer size.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050808/news_1m8horton.html   (1573 words)

  
 Horton Plaza San Diego Hotels
Surrounded by downtown and its diversity, Horton Plaza's neighbors include San Diego's popular bar and club area known as the Gaslamp Quarter as well as some adult theaters a mere block away.
Horton Plaza was created to change the CBD and bring it back to life.
Several original buildings were utilized for their facades and new ones were built for the seven-square-block plaza.
www.metrosandiegohotels.com /horton_plaza_san_diego_hotels.html   (170 words)

  
 Horton Plaza San Diego Real Estate - Horton Plaza San Diego condos for sale
A bronze statue near the Horton Park Fountain was erected in honor of this historical figure.
The Horton Plaza, a seven split-level contemporary and colorful shopping center that sits on six and a half blocks of land is the landmark of downtown San Diego.
Also in the neighborhood of the Horton Plaza is the Federal Courthouse and Office.
www.alexiourealty.com /sandiego/downtown/HortonPlaza.htm   (784 words)

  
 Vyuz San Diego
I have been to Horton Plaza four times in the past year and I have not yet managed to get where I wanted to go.
No matter where one finds oneself in Horton Plaza, and no matter where one wishes to go, there is absolutely no way to get whence thither.
Experience architecture should be called “quantum design.” It is possible to know your position in Horton Plaza and it is possible to know your momentum, but you cannot know both at the same time.
www.vyuz.com /070306_Horton.htm   (666 words)

  
 Horton Plaza : DISCOUNTED with the Go San Diego Card
Westfield Horton Plaza is a San Diego landmark and world-renowned icon.
One of the nation’s most visually memorable shopping centers, Westfield Horton Plaza embraces visitors with a kaleidoscope design in a blend of striking colors and styles.
Horton Plaza began as a downtown redevelopment project, and has been hailed locally and nationally as an overwhelming success since its opening in August 1985, winning dozens of awards in design, architecture and urban development.
www.gosandiegocard.com /shopping/Horton-Plaza.html   (291 words)

  
 Horton Plaza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
1867: Alonzo Horton acquires the land for $265, moving the commercial center of the city from the Old Downtown to the Waterfront area
Early 70s: Pete Nilson, a fervent supporter of the re-development of the Horton Plaza, is elected as Mayor of the city of San Diego
1999: "restoration" of the color scheme and urban furniture is in process, new study for expanding the mall over the parking structure, as well as within its own footprint is in process as part of the "Horton Plaza 2000" project.
www.emich.edu /public/geo/557book/d310.horton.html   (319 words)

  
 Horton Plaza - San Diego Shopping - VirtualTourist.com
Horton plaza was the town square of San Diego, a park area, with fountain in the center (of the original plan) of downtown.
Horton Plaza is a sight to see and a place to experience.
Horton Plaza is a five story seven block shopping and entertainment complex that is by far the most interesting outdoor mall in San Diego.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/California/San_Diego-755464/Shopping-San_Diego-Horton_Plaza-BR-1.html   (947 words)

  
 Westfield Horton Plaza
Westfield Horton Plaza is San Diego’s most unique and must-see shopping destination.
Horton Plaza’s architecture was inspired by three unique looks: a European- style marketplace, colorful amusement parks and historical elements of San Diego.
The ornate light ornaments in certain areas of the center are replicas of the original gas lamps that once lined San Diego’s streets.
www.sandiego.org /listing/Media/3436   (235 words)

  
 The Westin Horton Plaza Hotel San Diego - Guide To Hotels.com San Diego
The Westin Horton Plaza Hotel is located in the Downtown area of San Diego.
The Westin Horton Plaza features a full range of facilities and services, which make it ideal for the vacationer, conventioneer, and the business guest.
The general rank for The Westin Horton Plaza Hotel is #67 of the 258 hotels in San Diego.Multiple room types are available such as Deluxe 4 People, Deluxe 1-2 People etc. Considered one of the better hotels in San Diego, you can expect the amentities of a Westin hotel rated 9 out of 10.
san-diego.guide-to-hotels.com /the-westin-horton-plaza-hotel.html   (254 words)

  
 Horton Plaza Westfield Shoppingtown - San Diego, CA 92101 - Reviews: Shopping Centers & Malls   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Horton Plaza covers 6-1/2 city blocks and is up to 5 stories high.
Horton Plaza, to me, is one of the definitive attractions that highlight San Diego as a worthy location of tourism and culture.
One of my favorite aspects of Horton Plaza is the food court, particularly at night.
www.insiderpages.com /b/3710330917   (1058 words)

  
 San Diego Westin Horton Plaza
Important business or beckoning beach, whatever brings you here, The Westin Horton Plaza San Diego is sure to please.
Adjacent to the renowned Horton Plaza with over 200 shops, restaurants and theatres, the Westin is only moments from the beautiful San Diego Harbor and all of San Diego's world famous attractions.
For dining, guests choose the popular Cafe San Diego for regional cuisine, Horton's Sports Bar for casual fare and a great atmosphere or the Lobby Lounge for cocktails and appetizers.
www.sdhotelguide.com /hotels/westin_horton_plaza.htm   (625 words)

  
 Keyser Marston Associates - Project Experience: Horton Plaza   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
From its earliest inception over 15 years ago, KMA played an active role with both the City and the developer, the Hahn Company, in conceptualizing and evaluating the market and financial feasibility of this highly successful regional shopping center.
KMA also provided market and financial evaluation and assistance in developer negotiations for the adaptive re-use of the Robinsons-May department store building, one of the four original department stores at Horton Plaza.
The remodeled facility opened over five years ago, adding a significant mix of specialty retail, restaurants, and entertainment uses to Horton Plaza.
www.keysermarston.com /Expertise/HortonPlaza.htm   (155 words)

  
 Downtown Mobile Hotels & Alabama Accommodations—Riverview Plaza
The Riverview Plaza Hotel is currently open, however is not taking new reservations at this time, as we are currently housing relief workers in the city to assist with the efforts.
The Riverview Plaza is under an EXTENSIVE renovation, to become the Renaissance Riverview Plaza in early 2007.
This smoke free facility (as of August 21st, 2006) is located along the scenic Mobile Bay waterfront, with picturesque views of the river, this 375-room downtown Mobile hotel is well-known for its landmark location in the heart of the business and entertainment district.
www.riverviewmobile.com   (417 words)

  
 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference 2004
Adjacent to the Horton Plaza shopping center and located within walking distance of San Diego's bustling Gaslamp District, the Westin Horton Plaza offers countless opportunities for recreation and relaxation.
An email confirmation will be sent to you, confirming your hotel reservation at the Westin Horton Plaza for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference.
Convenient shuttle transportation to the Westin Horton Plaza is available for those flying into the San Diego International Airport.
conferences.oreillynet.com /pub/w/28/hotel.html   (701 words)

  
 Horton Plaza (San Diego, CA) News
Local news for Horton Plaza (San Diego, CA) continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.
Emergency Demonstration-Thurs-4pm-Broadway at Horton Plaza Description: The San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice is holding an emergency demonstration to protest Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian...
Playboy Model Protests Topless in San Diego Published: 7/13/2006 10:55:28 PM Playboy model Robin Arcuri went topless today in front of Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego to protest meat-eating and promote a...
www.topix.net /city/san-diego-ca-horton-plaza   (326 words)

  
 The Westin Horton Plaza San Diego - Sign On San Diego . com
Adjacent to the Horton Plaza Shopping and Entertainment Complex, The Westin Horton Plaza San Diego is in the heart of downtown, just minutes from the convention center, the Gaslamp Quarter and all of San Diego's attractions.
Enjoy breakfast in the Café San Diego, lunch or dinner in Horton's Sports Bar, or stop in and have a drink at the Lobby Lounge.
Unusually spacious accommodations are a hallmark of The Westin Horton Plaza.
www.westin.signonsandiego.com   (198 words)

  
 Horton Plaza Mall, San Diego, CA
Horton Plaza Mall, San Diego, CA Horton Plaza
Located in the heart of downtown San Diego and adjacent to the historic Gaslamp District is Horton Plaza, one of the finest shopping experiences on the West Coast.
The center is also home to the United Artists Theater, a large movie theater offering first run feature length films, if you are looking for a break from the shopping action.
www.a-zsandiegoconventions.com /horton_plaza.html   (190 words)

  
 stock photo - Horton Plaza, Downtown San Diego
This is Horton Plaza, an open-air mall in downtown San Diego, near the gaslight district.
Aris San Diego, California U.S.A. This is Horton Plaza, an open-air shopping mall in downtown San Diego.
Horton Plaza is near the Gaslamp Quarter District.
www.phototour.minneapolis.mn.us /4330   (92 words)

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