Pantoja Park Explained

Pantoja Park
Photo Width:250
Type:Public
Location:San Diego, California, U.S.
Map:United States San Diego
Coords:32.713°N -117.1678°W
Created:1850
Status:Open year round

Pantoja Park is a public park located in the Marina District in downtown San Diego, California. Originally built in 1850, it is the oldest park in San Diego.[1] It is named for Don Juan Pantoja y Arriola, a Spanish navigator who drew the first map of San Diego Bay in 1782.[2] The park was originally named Plaza Pantoja; in the mid-19th century, it was known as New Town Park.[3] It contains a statue of Benito Juárez, a gift from the Mexican government in 1981.[4]

The park features a large grassy area and multiple large mature trees.[5] It has several towering old fig trees, shrubs and flowers, benches, walking paths, and a historic Natal plum planted in the middle of the park.[6] Two years after the formation of San Diego's Historical Resources Board, Pantoja Park was registered as the seventh San Diego Historic Landmark in 1969.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marina | The San Diego Union-Tribune . Signonsandiego.com . 2004-04-07 . 2011-10-09 . 2006-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060515130813/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040407/news_lz1x7marina.html . live .
  2. Web site: Pantoja Park – An Urban Slice of Serenity . Downtown San Diego Condo Guide . 2010-03-20 . 2011-10-09 . 2011-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609071244/http://downtownsandiegocondoguide.com/condo-buildings/pantoja-park-an-urban-slice-of-serenity/ . live .
  3. Book: McGrew, C.A. . American Historical Society . City of San Diego and San Diego County: The Birthplace of California . American Historical Society . v. 1 . 1922 . 978-3-8496-8185-2 . 30 August 2023 . 75 . 30 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230830174013/https://books.google.com/books?id=nc8KiryvkdYC&pg=PA75 . live .
  4. Web site: Anonymous . San Diego Daily Photo: Pantoja Park . Sandiegodailyphoto.blogspot.com . 2009-03-21 . 2011-10-09 . 2011-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125072324/http://sandiegodailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/03/pantoja-park.html . live .
  5. Web site: Parks Coming Soon . Sandiegodowntown.org . 2011-10-09 . 2011-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111019214935/http://www.sandiegodowntown.org/residential/parks.php . live .
  6. Web site: Pantoja Park . Ccdc.com . 2010-06-30 . 2011-10-09 . https://archive.today/20120730024932/http://www.ccdc.com/programs/parks-and-open-space/parks/917-pantoja-park.html . 2012-07-30 . dead .
  7. Web site: Historical Landmarks Designated by the SD Historical Resources Board . 2011-12-01 . 2024-01-16 . 2022-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503190044/https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/planning/programs/historical/pdf/register111201.pdf . live .

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