Downtown San Diego Condos: Horton Plaza and The U.S. Grant Hotel

Years ago Horton Plaza was a dumping ground for the homeless.  I remember when I first came to San Diego for college (many years ago) from Los Angeles.  I did not have a car and my mother did not drive at the time.  I was so homesick that my poor mother would ride the Greyhound bus from Downtown Los Angeles twice a week to see me.  Only those of you who have ever been homesick will understand this.  The rest of you will just think I am nuts.

Looking back, I realize that my mother was a young 40 years old and very attractive.  She would meet me at Horton Plaza and no matter when I met her, some strange man was always trying to talk to her.  I didn't realize the bars, tatoo parlours, and porn movie theaters brought out that sort of people. 

I found this picture of Horton Plaza and the shot across to the U.S. Grant.  It reminded me of those days many years ago.  Now Horton Plaza looks so nice.  The surrounding area of Horton Plaza is a world away from the Pussycat Theater.  In addition, everything looks better at night when lit up with nice colors.

This photo is part of a series by Tall C.  I find so many people on Flickr use parts of their names but if you would like to see more great photos, just visit Tall C's photo page.

This is a series of articles by Sharyn and Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate agents specialzing in Downtown San Diego condos.  Visit us on  our San Diego Crowns Real Estate  Facebook page.  Text SDCROWN to 87778 to search properties on your mobile phone.

Downtown San Diego Condos: Stunning Historical San Diego Photos

These are among the most fabulous historical photos I have seen of San Diego.  You can even see why North Island Naval Station was originally called North Island.  It was an island.  These photos were taken aroun 1912.  The World Exposition in Balboa Park would not occur until 1915 and you can see a lot of work going on Downtown getting ready for this major event.  The photo of the U.S. Grant is superb and you can see it is just the same today.  Here are several of these Downtown San Diego photos and I will continue to share the others over the next little while.

For those of you who never saw the original Horton Plaza, here is a great photo.

Isn't the U.S. Grant the same 100 years later?

Look at San Diego Harbor. See North Island? Now you can understand where North Island got its name.

This is a series of articles by Sharyn and Victoria Crown, Downtown San Diego real estate agents.