San Diego: Jewel of the California Coast
San Diego: Jewel of the California Coast
San Diego is home to breathtaking oceans vistas, charming seaside communities, and world-class entertainment, all of which give this romantic coastal city its identity and appeal. This beautiful book provides a visual tour of San Diego’s favorite attractions, including the famous San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, and Balboa Park’s historic museums. Graced with southern California’s mild climate and more than 300 days of sunshine, San Diego is the ideal destination. Local author Charlene Baldridge shares her intimate knowledge of the area by discussing San Diego’s colorful history, arts and culture, and endless outdoor activities. Filled with stunning photographs that capture the region’s unique character, this oversized book features some of Califor
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San Diego: Views of Past and Present (Views of the Past and Present)
Today San Diego is America’s eighth largest city, but before becoming this it was largely an agricultural area that boasted wide-open spaces, rolling hills and mountainous inclines, nearby desert beauty and of course, the expansive Pacific Ocean with its many beaches. This book invites you to explore a pictorial history of what San Diego once was and what it has become. Tour the seaside communities, its downtown sector, its valleys and suburbs and gain a perspective of the impact that time has made upon this spectacular city. Professional photographer, and San Diego native, George Ross Jezek has assembled a visual tour for you as seen through archival photographs set against those same vantage points taken through his own lens. The comparis
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Gorgeous Photographs! Delightful Text!,
The most amazing thing about this beautiful book is its cost. It’s a magnificent coffee-table size photo album of San Diego and environs and it sells for less than $$. Yes, it’s a paperback but the price is still a bargain! The size and the quality of the color photographs bring San Diego to life, as does the charming text by Charlene Baldridge. This is a love letter to a city that is famous for its weather and zoo and underappreciated for its cultural attractions. Ms. Baldridge states in her introduction, “As those who live here [in San Diego] discovered long ago, one visit is not enough, and the second could last a lifetime.” What follows is her guided tour of the city: it’s Cultural History, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Nearby Attractions and list of Resources that includes the attraction’s name, address, phone number and website. This book is the perfect souvenir for anyone who lives in San Diego, visits San Diego, or dreams about a trip to San Diego.
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|Lovely pictoral of San Diego – Great American City,
Northland Publishing offers another visual gem of one of America’s great locations…San Diego. A softbound, coffee table size book that is a feast for the eyes and soft on the pocketbook. Jammed packed with amazing photography, you often feel like you have stepped into the locations yourself. Auther, Charlene Baldridge has a genuine love for this city and willing shares all of the wonders this town has to offer. If you are looking to visit or have spent time in San Diego or are one of its citizens, this visual tribute is a must have.
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|Whats not to love?,
Stunning photography captures this beautiful city perfectly. I live just north in Orange County and still flip through this book hoping to visit soon!
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|A journey back in time,
I think that a very good way to get a sense of where we are in the continuum of time is to examine photographs of familiar places as they were in the distant or even not-too-distant past. Roger Showley and George Jezek have assembled an outstanding collection of San Diego photographs of the past and juxtaposed them with present-day photographs of the same places to give the reader an excellent idea of how this city, often touted as an up-and-coming city, did indeed have a very colorful past. Many buildings that San Diegans are familiar with today, particularly in the historic Gaslamp Quarter, were in existence at the turn of the last century, long before anybody ever heard of the San Diego Zoo or the Navy began its presence here. This volume has recently been reissued as SAN DIEGO PAST AND PRESENT.
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