Before the dredges: The marsh that became Mission Bay
Mission Bay Park was originally a tidal marsh that was named ‘False Bay’ by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. It was developed into a recreational water park during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. (Photo courtesy of the Digital Archives/city of San Diego) Mission Bay looks effortless now — sailboats dri
Sweet on Prospect: The La Jolla Chocolate Shoppe and Café, 1927
Street scene on Prospect at Girard with automobiles parked in front of the businesses. La Jolla Chocolate Shoppe and Café is on the far left, with the Pickwick Stage System housed in the same building to the right. H. R. Grocery Co. is on their right, with a jewelry store, a shoe repair, and a cafe
So close you can smell them: Elephant Valley finally open at San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Elephants roaming Elephant Valley (Photo by Tessa Balc/ Times of San Diego) It’s not everyday you get to see an elephant only a few yards away, even in San Diego. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park’s Elephant Valley allows visitors the opportunity to do just that. Eight years after the idea for an up-cl
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