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24 de abr. de 2024 · This company had been founded by E.S. Babcock and H.L. Story. The longer-lasting San Diego Electric Railway was formed by John D. Spreckels on November 30, 1891. (The accompanying photo of one of this system’s streetcars was taken at 5 th and Broadway Streets in 1915.)
Hace 6 días · La topografía regional obligó a que la línea pasara por Baja California; la Primera Guerra Mundial y la Revolución Mexicana detuvieron la obra; la pandemia de influenza española, que cobró millones de vidas, así como lluvias torrenciales, incendios y problemas económicos y políticos, casi hacen fracasar el sueño de John D Spreckels, el empresario creador de este proyecto.
Hace 2 días · Electric rail service in San Diego traces its roots back to 1891 when John D. Spreckels incorporated the San Diego Electric Railway. San Diego's streetcar system had been replaced with buses in 1949, and by 1966 the local bus company, San Diego Transit, was facing a financial crisis and public takeover.
2 de may. de 2024 · Col. Ira Copley purchased the home of John D. Spreckels, the mansion across from the Hotel del Coronado and overlooking Glorietta Bay, which is now the Glorietta Bay Inn. Copley purchased the estate from John Spreckels daughter, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton of San Francisco, who inherited the house after her father’s death.
Hace 2 días · Celebrate National Preservation Month by learning more about our historic community, founded in 1888. Take a guided or self-guided walking tour, have your home's historic architecture evaluated, buy an ostrich house plaque, learn more about John Spreckels, or just read about the early history of Uni
1 de may. de 2024 · The completion of their streetcar line from Ocean Beach to Mission Beach and points north was followed with the announcement by Claus and John D. Spreckels of a contract for a $450,000 “bath house” at Mission Beach, a “plunge so large that 1,300 can enjoy swimming” there.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Last month I learned the history of this original “Spreckels Building” during the San Diego Architectural Foundation’s Open House event. John D. Spreckels was owner of the nearby Hotel del Coronado in the early part of the 20th century.
