Gaslamp Quarter - San Diego Sightseeing

  • Address: Fourth Avenue between Broadway and Market, San Diego, CA 92101
  • Phone: +1 619 237 1492
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  • Website:www.gaslamp.org
Average Rating
5.0
 47+ reviews
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Yahoo! Travel
5.0
 39+ reviews
Yelp
4.0
 3+ reviews
Epinions.com
5.0
 5+ reviews
Gaslamp Quarter
Fourth Avenue between Broadway and Market
San Diego, CA 92101

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  • This downtown district is lit with mercury vapor lamps instead of flickering gas these days, only one ... more on Wcities
  • The 16½-block national historic district contains most of the Victorian-style buildings that rose in San Diego after Alonzo Horton arrived in 1867 bent on supplanting San Diego's Old Town with a new downtown closer to the waterfront. Business boomed in New Town in the late 1800s, when Market Street was the center of the downtown commercial district, but at the turn of the 20th century commerce moved west toward Broadway, and many of San Diego's first buildings fell into disrepair. During the early 1900s, prostitutes picked up sailors in lively area taverns and dance halls, and crime flourished; the blocks between Market Street and the waterfront were best avoided. The quarter became known as the Stingaree district, possibly because, it was said, you could be stung as easily here as by a stingray in San Diego Bay. When the move for downtown redevelopment gained momentum in the 1970s, there was talk of bulldozing the buildings and starting ... more on Fodor's

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3.0
Every city has this

(December 05, 2009 00:00)

Gaslamp Quarter sounds like it would be something special, when in reality, it's just a district full of shops. You have an Armani Shop here, Versace there, but nothing out of the ... jarom53, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
The Gaslamp Quarter is a Must-Do in San Diego.

During my trip to San Diego, I stayed with my parents ... chelledun, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

3.0
Kat A. 's review

Honestly, not a fan of Gaslamp. Then again I'm not in the military, a sorority ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

3.0
Nothing Special

(June 05, 2007 00:00)

This is not any different from any other downtown in any other ... potrokh, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Plan on a Fun Night!

If you're making a trip to the San Diego area, the ... three11angel, a user of epinions.com. Read full review on Epinions.com

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