Gaslamp Quarter

in

San Diego, California

a historic district next to the new convention center

restored former city administration building

Keating building
(used in Simon & Simon TV series)

Foresters building (middle right)
where Hawaiian King reviewed parade from balcony
caught cold and later died 

stained glass from BPOE (Elks)
now inside Hard Rock Cafe

Italianate
(hotel sign in background)

Yuma building

Formerly the "Golden Poppy"
where Madame Cora kept the girls
who were dressed in pastel colors coded 
to the rooms where they entertained

former Chinese restaurant
with opium den in the rear

Painted detail on Buildings

men of San Diego

wall of antique shop

building where during renovation they painted former building detail
 rather than removing the more recent stucco to expose the old detail

man leaving with suitcase!

faces on the cornice

the Chinese culture in San Diego

the museum

bed said to be used by the last Imperial Emperor of China

lily in the pond

nearby Horton Plaza

the restored U.S. Grant hotel 

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