
Gaslamp Quarter
in
San Diego, California

a historic district next to the new convention center

restored former city administration building

Keating
building
(used in Simon & Simon TV series)

Foresters
building (middle right)
where Hawaiian King reviewed parade from balcony
caught cold and later died

stained
glass from BPOE (Elks)
now inside Hard Rock Cafe

Italianate
(hotel sign in background)

Yuma building

Formerly
the "Golden Poppy"
where Madame Cora kept the girls
who were dressed in pastel colors coded
to the rooms where they entertained

former
Chinese restaurant
with opium den in the rear
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Painted detail on Buildings

men of San Diego

wall of antique shop

building
where during renovation they painted former building detail
rather than removing the more recent stucco to expose the old detail

man leaving with suitcase!

faces on the cornice
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the Chinese culture in San Diego


the museum

bed said to be used by the last Imperial Emperor of China

lily in the pond
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nearby Horton Plaza

the restored U.S. Grant hotel
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