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The '''Old Town San Diego State Historic Park''' recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. [[San Diego]] became [[California]]'s first Spanish settlement when a [[mission]] and fort were established in 1769. |
The '''Old Town San Diego State Historic Park''' recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. [[San Diego]] became [[California]]'s first Spanish settlement when a [[mission]] and fort were established in 1769. |
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== Facilities == |
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Five original [[adobe|adobes]] are part of the complex, which includes shops, restaurants and a museum. Other historic buildings include a schoolhouse, a blacksmith shop, San Diego's first newspaper office, and a stable with a carriage collection. |
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[[Image:Old Town San Diego 009.jpg|thumb|right|Restaurant in Old Town, San Diego]] |
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=== Transportation === |
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The Old Town Transit Center serves the area with [[San_Diego_Trolley|trolley]], bus, [[San_Diego_Coaster|Coaster]], and occasional [[Amtrak]] service. |
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=== Major Changes in 2005 === |
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In the Spring of 2005, a new firm, Delaware North, won the bidding for park's concessions. Delaware North Companies Parks and Resorts outbid Diane Powers's Bazaar Del Mundo, which had operated the concessions for the previous thirty-three years. On May 31st, 2005, Plaza del Pasado replaced the shops at the former Bazaar del Mundo, the former Casa De Bandini became The Cosmopolitan Hotel, and the former Rancho El Nopal became Jolly Boy Restaurant and Saloon. |
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Powers reopened her Bazaar del Mundo Shops nearby at 4133 Taylor Street. The former Casa de Pico now operates in Grossmont Center, about 12 miles east of Old Town in La Mesa. |
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The contract inked between Delaware North and the Department of Parks and Recreation requires that the shops and restuarants adhere to the theme of the early history of Old Town from 1821 to 1872. |
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=== External links === |
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* [http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=663 Official site] |
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=== References === |
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* The San Diego Union Tribune [http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050308/news_1m8mundo.html Deal sets last call at Bazaar del Mundo for end of May] |
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* San Diego Metropolitan Magazine [http://www.sandiegometro.com/2005/aug/oldtown.php Historic Accuracy Highlights The Newest Old Town Menus] |
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* [http://www.bazaardelmundo.com/ Bazaar Del Mundo] |
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[[Category:San Diego, California]] |
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[[Category:California State Historic Parks]] |
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The Old Town San Diego State Historic Park recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. San Diego became California's first Spanish settlement when a mission and fort were established in 1769.
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