Save Our Heritage Organisation
Reflections Quarterly Newsletter
Lost San Diego - The Florence Hotel
Florence Hotel, c. 1887,
photo courtesy Coons collectionApril, 2004, a parking lot consumes
the whole blockThe Florence Hotel, which was opened to the public January 24, 1884, was located in Florence Heights on Fir Street between 3rd and 4th. It boasted of indoor plumbing and offered views overlooking the bay. Demolished sometime circa 1950, now fifty plus years later it is a paid parking lot.
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By Bill Lawrence- Seven Key Benefits That Historic Preservation Offers
- Letter to the Editor
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By Linda Canada- Mission Hills Walking Tour
By Allen Hazard- Free "Arch in the Park" Family Event
- Historic Landscape Concern
- Congratulations to the Winners of "History Day in California" Students!!
By Sandé Lollis- A Search for San Diego Courtyards
- The Mission Hills Garden Club
- Old House Fair 2004
- The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows
By John H. Myers- Lost San Diego ~ The Florence Hotel
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