President's Message
When I joined SOHO in the late 1970s, preservation seemed much more straightforward and clear-cut. Saving Victorian era buildings threatened with demolition was the goal
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Preservation Action Alert
Help SB 451 Succeed!
The State Historic Tax Credit (SB 451) is currently being reviewed by the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and we need your help to get it through!
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SOHO Needs Your Support for a Multiple Property Listing Ordinance
In 2016, as the City of San Diego staff worked on the North Park, Golden Hill, and Uptown historical surveys, preservationists spotted an important new need. A Multiple Property Listing (MPL) category could protect finite resources found in these historic communities: Victorian era buildings, bungalow courts, and geographical areas linked to
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A Historic Gift to San Diego:
The Presidio Park Plant Survey
During our 50th anniversary year and San Diego's 250th, SOHO, with partner Rye Parish, is pleased to present the Presidio Park Plant Survey and encyclopedia as a legacy gift to all, and as a resource for the current and future protection and restoration of Presidio Park's historic
landscape.
SOHO first became aware of this important plant identification project in the summer of
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Balboa Park's Pan American Plaza Moves Toward Restoration
Thanks to all who attended the August 1 Balboa Park Committee meeting to support the City of San Diego staff's recommendation to restore the 1935 Pan American Plaza, or Palisades, as it is also known.
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La Mesa Demolitions
Prompt Preservation Ordinance Review
In recent years, the City of La Mesa has become known for the demolition of its historically significant buildings, and for doing so without proper public notice or historic review. Iconic
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SD&A Railroad Centennial
November 15 marks the 100th anniversary of the completion of the last line of the U.S. transcontinental railway: the San Diego & Arizona Railroad. The SD&A stretched 148 miles,
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New Chicano Park Museum
Barrio Logan, San Diego's oldest Mexican-American neighborhood, is planning a new museum and cultural center focusing on the historic creation of Chicano Park and cultures
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Taking the Plunge for Preservation
For decades, SOHO has been fighting to save the 1925 Mission Beach Plunge, originally a salt-water swimming pool
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Update on Wireless Facilities in Historic Neighborhoods
Kensington and other San Diego historic neighborhoods and potential
historic districts now stand a
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Meet
Marlena Krcelich
SOHO welcomes our newest staff member, Marlena Krcelich. She is a recent graduate of Syracuse
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Encinitas Boathouses Added to National Register
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A major preservation triumph for the region occurred with the National Register designation on August 1 of one of the best surviving examples of early 20th-century vernacular "roadside" architecture on the Southern
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San Diego City and County Designations
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At the July meeting,
the Historical Resources Board designated two historical resources: homes in the Mission Hills and South Park neighborhoods.
In August
, the Historical Resources Board lost a board member, when Charlie Colvin, a structural engineer resigned. This leaves 10 members
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Exhibit Continues of 18th-century Icon at Adobe Chapel
When SOHO arranged to borrow a rare, venerated religious statue that originally graced the Presidio
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SOHO Presents Two New Terrace Talks
Terrace Talks—lively conversations among preservationists, historians, and the audience on the Marston
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Marston House Garden Wall Restored
In 2005, before SOHO began operating the Marston House Museum & Gardens, a large limb from a eucalyptus
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Enjoy Founders' Day Festival in Old Town
Come to Old Town San Diego September 14 and 15 to celebrate the City of San Diego's 250th year with a weekend of free festivities. Rich in heritage and bursting with opportunities to explore, Old Town is historically significant and the festival provides an opportunity to recognize and reflect on the great divirsity of peoples that makes up Old Town's history. With over 20
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Get Ready for Chills & Thrills
at PoeFest
Write Out Loud, a San Diego non-profit group devoted to reading and dramatizing stories for a live audience, and SOHO want to rattle your teeth and shake your bones during the second
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CINCH: North County's
Cultural Riches
SOHO is a member of several museum councils including the Council of Interpreting North County History, also
known as CINCH. Institutions and sites such as Rancho Guajome
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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 events, educational offerings, and news. 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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