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1935 (Old) Cactus Garden; aloe specimens

Title:

Balboa Park (San Diego)

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Creators:

Alonzo Erastus Horton (American real estate developer, 1813-1909); Ephraim W. Morse (American public administrator, 1823-1906)

Date:

established 1868 (creation)

Style/Period:

Nineteenth century; Twentieth century

Location:

site: San Diego, California, United States

Location Note:

Bounded by Sixth Avenue to the west, Upas Street to the north, 28th Street to the east, and Russ Boulevard to the south

GPS:

+32.731389-117.145278

Culture:

American

Measurements:

1,200 ac (area)

Work Types:

complexes; sites (locations); historic sites; open spaces; recreation areas; parks (recreation areas)

Description:

Placed in reserve in 1835 (by the then Mexican government of Alta California), the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use (1868). The park hosted the 1915-1916 Panama-California Exposition and 1935-1936 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark District and also placed on the National Register in 1977. After 1962, the only 1915 Exposition buildings on El Prado were the California Building and its annexes, the House of Charm, the House of Hospitality, the Botanical Building, the Electric Building (rebuilt as Casa de Balboa in 1981) and the Food and Beverage Building (rebuilt as Casa del Prado, 1971). In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation green belts, gardens and walking paths, the park contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)

View Description:

This historic garden was developed under the direction of Kate Sessions for the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. It contains some of the largest cactus and succulent specimens in the Park and has also been developed to include the exotic African and Australian Protea plants. It is located on the west side of the Balboa Park Club.

Classification:

Architecture and City Planning

Technique:

construction (assembling)

Image Rights:

Vendor ID:

1A2-US-SD-BP-Z04

MDID Identifier:

65323

Archivision Set:

Archivision Addition Module Eight

Collection:

Archivision Module 8

Record created:

June 7, 2018

Last modified:

Nov. 1, 2018

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