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San Diego's Mid-Century Modern Marvels
July/August 2021
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As we advance into the 2020s, 20th-century Modern architecture is having a renaissance. Not only is the style rising in popularity, but Mid-Century designs are reaching a level of maturity that qualifies many for historic designation and a higher level of recognition and importance.
This self-guided driving tour will take you from North Park, Mission Valley, and Hillcrest to the coast with stops in Point Loma, Shelter Island, and La Jolla to see some of San Diego's most marvelous Mid-Century Modern buildings. Built from the years 1949 to 1977, the movement's end in the 1970s, these designs showcase the work of many of San Diego's leading Modernist architects, including Lloyd Ruocco, Robert Mosher, and William Krisel.
While this tour is limited to public buildings and represents only a dozen of the Mid-Century sites worthy of recognition and study, we hope it offers a taste of the diversity of Mid-Century Modern designs and their place in San Diego's development.
Download the tour HERE (16-page pdf, 2.1 mb).
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