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	History Societies & Museums-San Diego
		Old Town is near the intersection of I-8 and I-5, north of downtown San Diego.
		Construction of the most famous Old Town adobe began in 1827 and was completed in 1829 by Captain Jose Maria de Estudillo, commander of the San Diego presidio.
		The oldest brick structure in San Diego, with authentic period furnishings, was built in 1856 by Thomas Whaley, who established the first brickyard in San Diego for its construction.
	www.sandiegohistory.org /links/oldtown.htm (2136 words)

	Old Town - early California history in San Diego's Mission Valley
		Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is the biggest attraction in San Diego's Old Town at the southern end of Mission Valley.
		The County of San Diego purchased the Whaley House in 1956 and began a major renovation of the property.
		San Diego's first cigar store opened here in 1868-69 where Racine and Laramie sold "cigars, tobacco, stationery and furnisning goods." The building is now furnished with period pieces to recreate that store.
	www.inetours.com /San_Diego/Old_Town.html (2402 words)

	Old Town San Diego History of Old Town
		It burned in the Old Town fire of 1872 and has been reconstructed and furnished with period pieces to recreate the Racine and Laramie store, which sold cigars, tobacco and stationery, as it was in 1869.
		This first office of the San Diego Union newspaper is restored as it was when the Union printed its first edition on October 10, 1868 and was published as a weekly.
		The current Theatre in Old Town was built in the late 1970's due to the lobbying effort of a theater group that lost their home when the state park was built.
	www.oldtownartfestival.com /history.html (2418 words)

	Old Town San Diego
		Old Town's first civilian resident was Captain Francisco M. Ruiz, in the first years of the nineteenth century.
		The new subdivision became Downtown San Diego, and the reconstructed pioneer village Old Town San Diego.
		The history of Old Town is a fascinating story beginning with the birthplace of California.
	www.whaleyhouse.org /oldtown.htm (1698 words)

	Old Town Chamber: History
		Old Town San Diego is considered the "birthplace" of California.
		In 1968, the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation established Old Town State Historic Park to preserve the rich heritage that characterized San Diego during the 1821 to 1872 period.
		Just a short walk down San Diego Avenue is the Whaley House, an officially designated haunted house, the Little Adobe Chapel on Conde Street, the first Church in Old Town San Diego and El Campo Santo on San Diego Avenue, a 1850 Catholic Cemetery.
	www.oldtownsandiego.org /history.asp (355 words)

	Places, Earth, Old Town San Diego and State Historic Park
		The San Diego House at Old Town was reconstructed in 1985.
		The Church of the Immaculate Conception is at the corner of San Diego Avenue and Twiggs.
		The Whaley House is the oldest brick structure in San Diego.
	www.placesearth.com /USA/California/SanDiego/code/oldtn_sd.htm (2342 words)

	San Diego, California - DesertUSA
		San Diego, located within 20 miles of the Mexican border, is the second largest city in California and the county seat of San Diego County.
		San Diego has large aerospace, electronic and shipbuilding industries, and is an important center for biomedical research and oceanography.
		San Diego is the seat of the Univ. of California at San Diego, San Diego State University, United States International Univ., the Univ. of San Diego, Electronic Technical Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Salk Institute for Biological Sciences.
	www.desertusa.com /Cities/ca/sandiego.html (1142 words)

	Visiting Index \| City of San Diego Official Website
		The San Diego Convention and Visitor's Bureau is the official travel resource for the San Diego region such as maps and directions, visitor safety tips, where to stay, what to do and how to get around.
		The San Diego Historical Society connects the past to the future so all generations will understand and appreciate the richness of San Diego's regional history.
		A visit to the San Diego Wild Animal Park is like a safari to many of the world's most exotic places.
	www.sandiego.gov /directories/visiting.shtml (319 words)

	Old Town San Diego: a walking tour
		The highlight here is the HO scale model of Old Town showing the State Park area as it was in 1872.
		Once in San Diego, he married one of the daughters of Don José Estudillo, and added cattle-raising and two large ranchos to his business interests.
		The San Diego House was built in the 1830's, and has been reconstructed to show how it looked in the late 1840's, when two free fl men, Allen Light and Richard Freeman, used it for a provisions store and grog shop.
	www.carolmendelmaps.com /walking-tours/old-town/index.html (2276 words)

	Welcome to the San Diego Founder's Trail ~ 9 Historic Landmarks
		Travel in the footsteps of San Diego's earliest inhabitants by visiting the nine intriguing landmarks on the trail.
		Mission San Luis Rey, founded 35 miles north in 1798, was among the largest, most prosperous, and most beautiful in California.
		The Battle of San Pasqual was the only major battle fought in the San Diego area.
	www.earlysandiego.org (475 words)

	Silvas in Old Town San Diego - Page 1
		One of the largest settlements was in the Old Town area, part of which was known as the village of Cosoy.
		Jose Miguel Silvas died in 1789 and was buried at the San Diego Presidio.
		Old Town resident Blas Aguilar remembered the Silvas family rancheria, one of the first gardens outside the presidio.
	history.sandiego.edu /gen/projects/~khughart/silvas/page1.html (3385 words)

	Old Town Place, International Higher Education Housing - Located in Old Town San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Old Town San Diego Historic State Park is thriving with its main plaza, exhibits, museums and living history demonstrations.
		Old Town is centrally located near the major freeway interchange of I-5 and I-8 and is only 4 miles from both downtown and the airport.
		With the San Diego Transit Center as a transportation hub for buses, trolleys and trains, access to the rest of San Diego is just a few blocks away.
	www.oldtownplace.com /neighborhoods.html (602 words)

	Old Town, San Diego
		To get to San Diego's Old Town take the U.S. 5 and the Old Town Avenue exit, or the U.S. 8 and the Morena Boulevard exit.
		Old Town recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872.
		Flowers in the Old Town of San Diego.
	www.planetware.com /san-diego/old-town-us-ca-sdo.htm (90 words)

	San Diego Metropolitan Magazine - Old Is New In Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
		Old Town merchants are staging more events to let the public know the area is open for business.
		Old Town San Diego State Historic Park is getting a makeover, but instead of trying to look younger, it’s striving for the direct opposite.
		Old Town area institutions such as Old Town Mexican Café, Café Coyote and other restaurants, shops and attractions are unaffected by the state initiative and continue to entertain visitors and locals alike.
	www.sandiegometro.com /2005/aug/oldtown2.php (1514 words)

	Camping in San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		San Clemente State Beach is 54 miles from Old Town.
		San Elijio State Beach is 26 miles from Old Town, the closest state beach campground.
		San Onofre State Beach is 54 miles from Old Town.
	www.oldtownartfestival.com /camping.html (451 words)

	Old Town San Diego California - San Diego Guide to Dining and Entertainment - SANDIEGAN.com
		San Diego's Old Town San Diego State Historic Park conveys an authentic re-creation of the city's glorious history between 1821 and 1872.
		A tour of Old Town would not be complete without a visit to the Junipero Serra Museum (27) (619-297-3258) on Presidio Hill.
		They make their tortillas fresh every day at Old Town Mexican Cafe.
	www.sandiegan.com /oldtown.html (255 words)

	Old Town San Diego State Historic Park - San Diego - Reviews of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park - TripAdvisor
		Old Town is a neat place to stop on your way into downtown San Diego.
		Old Town Park used to be a boarded-up, forgotten place in the late 1960's.
		San Diego is a great family destination which offers fun for adults and kids alike.
	www.tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g60750-d104586-Reviews-Old_Town_San_Diego_State_Historic_Park-San_Diego_California.html (1034 words)

	Old Town San Diego State Historic Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in San Diego, California is a city park which attempts to recreate life in San Diego from 1821 to 1872.
		During this time period, San Diego was California's first Spanish settlement, with a mission and fort already established there in 1769.
		The Old Town Transit Center serves the area with trolley, bus, Coaster, and occasional Amtrak service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old_Town_San_Diego_State_Historic_Park (385 words)

	San Diego/Old Town - Wikitravel
		Old Town [1] San Diego is known as the birthplace of San Diego.
		It is located in the heart of San Diego making it close to everything San Diego has to offer.
		Old Town Mexican Café, 2489 San Diego Avenue, (619) 297-4330, [10].
	wikitravel.org /en/San_Diego/Old_Town (915 words)

	San Diego Attractions, Tours and Ticket Center. Old Town Trolley, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Seal Tour and more
		Located at the enterance of Old Town State Park you'll will find the history and energy of the original city of San Diego brought to life by historytellers, a free museum, historic displays, plaques and time lines.
		San Diego, considered California’s birthplace, was discovered in 1542 by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.
		Today, San Diego has the largest naval air station on the West Coast and one of the world’s best zoos.
	www.historictours.com /sandiego (742 words)

	Old Town San Diego Planned District Design Review Board
		All members shall be electors of San Diego County at time of appointment and during incumbency.
		They shall be persons specifically qualified by reason of training or experience in history, art, architecture, land development, landscape architecture, tourism, planning or other relevant business or profession to judge the aesthetic effects of a proposed development.
		At least one member shall be a registered architect in the State of California; two members shall be members of the Old Town Community Planning Committee; one member shall be a business licensee, and one member shall be a resident within the Old Town San Diego Community Planning area.
	www.sandiego.gov /city-clerk/boards-commissions/870720.shtml (458 words)

	San Diego Hotels: Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
		Old Town San Diego State Historic Park has many hotels located within 5 miles.
		Old Town San Diego State Historic Park recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872.
		Other historic buildings include a schoolhouse, a flsmith shop, San Diego's first newspaper office, and a stable with a carriage collection.
	www.roomrate.com /sanDiego/attractions/OldTownSanDiego.asp (266 words)

	Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Entry Redevelopment Project
		In March 2000, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) completed construction of the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Entry Redevelopment project, which included extensive landscaping and reconstruction of the McCoy House.
		San Diego’s light rail system was extended to Old Town in the early 1990s, and a transit center constructed adjacent to a relatively undeveloped area of the park.
		The archaeological work conducted as part of the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park Entrance Redevelopment Project included extensive excavations, and produced large and significant bodies of data and artifacts.
	www.parks.ca.gov /?page_id=23723 (568 words)

	Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
		In Old Town San Diego (sometimes called the "Jamestown of the Pacific"), you will experience early Americana with its distinctive "West Coast Style" Spanish flavor.
		From about 1868, San Diego's "New Town" began to be built in what is now downtown San Diego.
		This led to a general decline of Old Town up until 1969 --the 200th anniversary of San Diego-- when the city's Bicentennial celebration returned Old Town to the public eye, and to the heart of San Diego.
	www.gothere.com /sandiego/oldtown/index.htm (238 words)

	Old Town Place, International Higher Education Housing, San Diego - Short Term Housing for international students, ...
		Since 1999, Old Town Place (through its sister property, Newport Place) has been providing affordable short-term housing for independent and mature international scholars attending San Diego's top internships, language schools, universities and colleges.
		Visit many of San Diego's most popular tourist attractions that are within easy walking or bicycling distance of Old Town Place.
		In addition, Old Town Place is only 6 blocks from a major trolley station where you can take a light train to: Fashion Valley Shopping Center, Qualcomm Stadium, Petco Park, the Convention Center, Tijuana-Mexico and all points in between.
	www.oldtownplace.com (368 words)

	Welcome to San Diego Old Town Marketplace!
		Your visit to San Diego would not be complete without a few hours spent in Old Town at California's most visited state park.
		The convent was built downtown in 1908 and moved to Old Town in 1940.
		Today, located in the restored 1908 Old Convent, is San Diego by the Sea, nautically themed gift shop with a multitude of nautical antiques and historical displays depicting the history of the Convent and the WWII era in San Diego.
	www.historictours.com /sandiego/oldtownmarket (576 words)

	Courtyard San Diego Old Town Hotel - San Diego - Courtyard San Diego Old Town Hotel Reviews - TripAdvisor
		The location in Old Town is not only a good site for exploring Old Town, but it is minutes by car from the Airport and Downtown San Diego....
		This was our third trip to San Diego and from now on we plan to stay in the Old Town area and probably at the Courtyard.
		San Diego: a family playground of a city!
	tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g60750-d218778-Reviews-Courtyard_San_Diego_Old_Town... (1030 words)

	Old Town, San Diego - Reviews of Old Town - IgoUgo
		Old Town is another one of San Diego's historical areas.
		Old Town has more of a Mission and Old West flavor than the Victorian-era Gaslamp Quarter.
		Old Town is located north of downtown and just east of Interstate 5.
	www.igougo.com /travelcontent/JournalEntryActivity.aspx?entryID=8412 (352 words)

	Heritage Tours of San Diego
		Of the Steward Adobe and hear about the early Mexican pioneers and their lifestyle when San Diego had a cattle based economy and life was colorful but simple...
		It's the plaza around which San Diego's first families built their homes in 1821.
		San Diego's pioneers reside permanently in this beautiful and very authentic cemetery.
	www.heritagetoursofsandiego.com /index.html (261 words)

	Old Town Apartments for rent Old Town apartment rentals, Old Town furnished apartments to rent.
		Old Town Apartments for rent Old Town apartment rentals, Old Town furnished apartments to rent.
		About Us Sublet.com is a Old Town apartment rental website that advertises Old Town apartments, Old Town roommates, Old Town houses for rent Old Town sublets and subleases.
		Old Town housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
	www.sublet.com /area_rentals/California/OldTown_Rentals.asp (90 words)

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