Description Several visionaries shaped the character that defines present-day Mission Hills.
First, there was Sarah Miller, stepdaughter of Captain Johnston of the SS Orizaba.
She inherited land from him and built a dream home overlooking Old Town and the Pacific Ocean.
There was also Kate Sessions, the mother of Balboa Park, whose nursery growing grounds just outside the original Mission Hills subdivison proved difficult for her clientele to traverse, leading her to convince transportation mogul John D.
Spreckles to expand the streetcar route to accommodate her business.
In 1905, George Marston, a San Diego civic leader, commissioned landscape architect and urban planner John Nolan to implement a development plan for the city.
Nolan's plan, however, was never adopted.
In 1908, as if to prove what was possible, Marston's syndicate formed the restricted subdivision of Mission Hills.
Then, in 1909, the city announced plans to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal.
The fuse was lit, and the boom that followed brought builders and skilled artisans to San Diego.
As a result, Mission Hills became architecturally magnificent.
Editura Arcadia este cunoscută pentru cărțile sale de istorie locală și regională, prezentând adesea fotografii istorice și narațiuni detaliate.
„Edițiile bibliotecii” se referă de obicei la ediții speciale sau formate de cărți concepute pentru biblioteci, instituții de învățământ și societăți istorice.
Cărțile Editurii Arcadia se concentrează adesea pe istoria unor orașe, orașe sau regiuni specifice din Statele Unite, acoperind o gamă largă de subiecte de la arhitectură și industrie până la istoria culturală și socială.
