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Lost San Diego


Over the course of our city and county's history, many historic buildings, both commercial and residential, and cultural landscapes have been lost. The following historic images are paired with current day photos of the same view. This is the San Diego that has been irretrievably lost. These lost San Diego treasures tell a clear story of why our advocacy is so essential and why SOHO strives to protect and preserve what is still in existence for all of San Diego's citizenry, visitors, and for the generations to come.

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Click on the images below to learn more about these sites.
(All historic photos courtesy Coons collection.)


Ammex Motion Picture Company
1887


Bankers Hill Residences
c. 1910
Bankers Hill homes neighborhood destroyed


California Southern (Santa Fe Depot)
1887
California Southern (Santa Fe Depot) Vacant site


Levi Chase House
1873
Levi Chase House Non-descript building


Julia Dent Residence, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
1894
January, 2004, weeds and home to a dumpster


F Street Downtown San Diego
1890
F Street, downtown San Diego, 1890 F Street, downtown San Diego, 2007


Florence Hotel
c. 1884
Florence Hotel Florence Hotel block is a parking lot


Gay Mansion
c. 1890's
Gay Mansion, circa 1890's Gay Mansion, current photo


Alonzo Horton's Home
1914


Hotel San Diego
1914
Hotel San Diego, 1914 Rubble of the Hotel San Diego, 2006


Middletown Schoolhouse
c. 1880's
Middletown Schoolhouse, 1880's Middletown Schoolhouse site today


Mission Olive Works
Mission Olive Works Caltrans
Mission Olive Works Caltrans


Mission San Luis Rey
1798
Mission San Luis Rey Mission San Luis Rey site today


Normal School
1897
Normal School, 1897 Normal School site today


Overbaugh House
1887
Overbaugh House, 1887 Overbaugh House site today


Pierce-Morse Block
1889
Pierce-Morse Building, 1889 Pierce-Morse Building site today


Point Loma Universal Brotherhood & Theosophical Society Homestead
1900
Theosphical Society Homestead Theosphical Society Homestead site today


Sunset Cliffs Park
1915
Sunset Cliffs Park, 1915 Sunset Cliffs Park site today


See the list of 100 Lost Buildings in San Diego County



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