Archive for August, 2011
Back in December 2010, we talked about digitization of San Diego 
Directories from the San Diego Public Library. One glitch in the link above is that most of the directories are not dated on the website. I’ve listed these directories below. Just find the year you need and click on the corresponding title. I hope that will make it a bit easier.
 1887- 88 Maxwell’s Directory of San Diego City and County for 1887-88
1889-90 Monteith’s Directory of San Diego and Vicinity for 1889-90
1892 Directory of San Diego City, Coronado and National City
1893-94 Directory of San Diego City and County for 1893-94
1895Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory 1895
1897Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1899-1900Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory 1899-1900
1901Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1903Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1904Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1905Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1906Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1907Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1908Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1909Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1910Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1911Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1912Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1913Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1914Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1915Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1916Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1917Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1918Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1919Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1920Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1921Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1922Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1923Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1924Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
1925Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â San Diego City and County Directory
The cells at Police Headquarters at the foot of Market St. Courtesy San Diego Police Museum.
It was terrible. The screams of the dying and injured were ghastly. The heat was terrific. Flames leaped 20 feet high through the ventilators. –Battalion Chief Ed McLarney, San Diego Fire Department.
On February 4, 1942, an accident in the “drunk tank” of the City jail led to tragedy. The story of the Jail Fire of 1942.
A shocking mystery grabbed the attention of newspaper readers on Tuesday morning, January 16, 1923. “A Young Woman’s Body Found on Beach,” the San Diego Union headlined. “BODY OF PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN CAST UP ON THE WAVES” was the San Diego Sun’s lurid story.
A family picnicking on the beach at Torrey Pines had stumbled across a body . . . Had this been an accident? Was it possibly suicide, or even murder?
The story of the Death of the Dancer.
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