A Century of Vision: The Evolution of San Diego’s Balboa Park

The Visionary Beginnings and Early Struggles in Balboa Park San Diego launched an ambitious plan in 1868 to create a massive 1,400-acre urban park. Notably, this site was even larger than New York’s Balboa Park. However, the land remained a neglected expanse of coastal chaparral for decades. During this time, it was used for grim purposes … Read more