Archive for May 12th, 2010

Mayor Douglas Gunn

The U.S. census of 1890 is the most famous counting in our history. In San Diego, there were special problems . . .

Read more here: 1890 Census

Not even Yankee Stadium or Boston’s Fenway Park can surpass the comforts and conveniences of the Padres’ new home . . . This is a real ballpark, built for the game of baseball, a ballpark in which the city of San Diego can take great pride.  –Jack Murphy, San Diego Union

Read about the fondly remembered Padres stadium in Mission Valley: Westgate Park.

Westgate Park photo courtesy Bill Swank