President's Message
May is always one of the nicest months in San Diego. The weather has started warming up after the cool and occasionally brisk winter. Parks, beaches, and other public attractions are not overly crowded
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2019 Preservation Heroes
to be Honored!
Please join us on Thursday, May 30 from 4 to 6pm for SOHO's 37th annual People In Preservation Awards as SOHO celebrates its 50th Anniversary with this year's 11 accolades to
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Nick Fintzelberg, Founding Member Helped Name SOHO
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Nick Fintzelberg was recruited to join SOHO and help save a Victorian house by his lifelong friend, Carol Lindemulder, before the group even had a name.
In fact, he clinched the final "O" in SOHO at the third meeting in 1969. "We had Save Our Heritage Club as....Read
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Henry Graves/Top Gun Cottage Saved!
The oldest, and last significant Victorian beachfront cottage in Oceanside has been granted a new life! Featured in the 1986 movie Top Gun, it has been known ever since as the Top Gun Cottage—the movie home of Tom Cruise's flight instructor and
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Preservation Action Alert! Historic Building Review Process
In February, the City of San Diego altered its decade-old, community approved Historic Review Process when an owner of a property 45 years old or older applies for a construction permit. This change introduced a number of serious problems, including several that negatively affect public input. We
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City Council Hears Historic Designation Appeals
On March 11, the City Council unanimously overturned the designation of 7510-7516 Draper Avenue in La Jolla, siding with the appellant
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CIVIC Rebuffed in
Sale of Skateworld
Skateworld, San Diego County's only remaining roller rink, was put on the market by CIVIC San Diego in May 2018, as required as part of the
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Historic Designations in the City of San Diego
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In March, the City of San Diego Historical Resources Board handled a light agenda, designating only one resource: a home in Mission Hills. They also recommended to City Council adopt an amendment to the Land Development Code that would allow an owner to withdraw a...Read
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Deep Cuts in 2020 Federal Preservation Budget
The President's Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal to Congress cuts the Department of the Interior's budget by $2 billion, the Environmental
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Tecate Twin Craftsman Bungalows Threatened
Twin Craftsman bungalows in Tecate, Baja California are threatened with demolition—twice the potential loss for neighbors and preservationists. Known by
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Historic Homes Moving to East Village
With SOHO's support on March 19, the City Council unanimously approved the relocation and rehabilitation of two designated historical resource.
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Update: Making San Diego City Archives Available
You may recall that SOHO presented San Diego City Clerk Elizabeth Maland with a 2017 People In Preservation Award for Outstanding Public Service in digitizing historical City
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Balboa Theatre
95th Birthday Bash
I attended Balboa Theatre's 95th Birthday Bash, a Salute to the USO, on March 25. The evening was very enjoyable, the historic theater a pleasure to be in. This experience brought to mind
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Terrace Talks
Why Old Places Matter
Why Old Places Matter
will be discussed by three long-time SOHO leaders informed by a recent book of the same name and subtitled "How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being." As author Thompson M. Mayes
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L.A. Times Recognizes Marston House and Marston Family Legacy
Exhibit
A Los Angeles Times travel guide urged our neighbors to the north to head to San Diego for some special sites. Writer Catharine Hamm certainly absorbed one of the key messages of
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SOHO50 Meets Stonewall50
Come Join Us!
The 1960s was an important time of change and sweeping social movements in the United States. Historic Preservation was one of these, and as
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Nordic Business Students Visit Santa Ysabel Store
Students from the California International Business University (CIBU) in San Diego visited the Santa Ysabel Store
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Of Mice and Music
at Warner-Carrillo
Ranch House
Volunteers Don Simon and Nan Rebik are making much appreciated, creative contributions to the Warner-Carrillo
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SOHO's Butterfield Stage Bound for Julian July 4th Parade
Come to cheer stagecoach driver Sioux Munyon, her Belgian draft horses, and SOHO staff as they memorably
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Bewitching Love at the Whaley House
If only Anna Whaley could have been in Old Town San Diego this spring, when the Whaley House Museum had the pleasure of a memorable visit from none other than Herman and Lily Munster. The monstrously attractive couple popped by to reserve
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Free May Admission to 30 Sites
for SOHO Members!
From May 1-18, SOHO members will receive free admission to more than 30 museums, historic sites,
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SOHO Takes Part in OH! San Diego
SOHO is excited to have participated in the San Diego Architectural Foundation's 4th annual Open House (OH!) San Diego tours one weekend in
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PRESERVATION PARTNERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SOHO promotes and supports
San Diego's historic arts and cultural heritage community by raising awareness of countywide educational offerings. Click
HERE
to learn more.
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Financial support is provided in part by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
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