Beyond Advanced - ESL+ Weekly Packet: April 27

Section 1: Virtual Tour- History of San Diego

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Y3ZoVbC5Y

Above is the link for the History of San Diego youtube video.

If you’d like to watch the video with closed captioning on, please click on the cc at the bottom of the screen.

If you’d like to slow the speaking speed down, click on the settings (right next to cc) and you can adjust speed.

Join me on Weds, April 29th at 9:30 a.m. for a Zoom session. I will email out the link ​ ​ to join in.

The Foundation of San Diego

The first European to visit the region was a Spaniard named Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. In 1542 Cabrillo led an expedition that sailed along the coast of California. So on 27 June 1542 Cabrillo set sail from La Navidad in Mexico. On 28 September 1542 Cabrillo anchored in San Diego Bay. However the story of San Diego began in 1769 when the Spanish built a chain of missions across California. Then in 1821 Mexico became independent of Spain. However in 1846 the USA annexed California.

San Diego in the late 19th Century

In 1850 although San Diego only had a population of several hundred it was incorporated. San Diego slowly developed. Colorado House was built in 1851. Old Point Loma Lighthouse was built in 1855. Whaley House was built in 1856. It was the first two story brick house in California.

San Diego grew rapidly in the 1860s. In 1860 San Diego was still a tiny place with a population of only 731. By 1870 it had grown to a town of 2,300. Meanwhile Balboa Park opened in 1868.

Old City Hall in San Diego was built in 1874. Then in the 1880s San Diego boomed. Meanwhile in the late 19th century a number of famous buildings were built in San Diego. Llewelyn building was erected in 1887. Also in 1887 Villa Montezuma was built. Yuma Building was constructed in 1888. Louis Bank of Commerce was also built in 1888.

San Diego in the 20th Century

In the early 20th century San Diego became a major US naval base. However on 21 July 1905 a boiler explosion on board the USS Bennington while it was at San Diego killed 66 men and injured many others. Nevertheless because of the navy San Diego suffered less in the depression of the 1930s than most of the USA.

Meanwhile in 1915 San Diego held the Panama-California Exposition. In 1936 the California-Pacific International Exposition was held there.

In the early 20th century the population of San Diego boomed. In 1900 the population of San Diego was less than 18,000. By 1940 it had risen to 203,000.

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In the second half of the 20th century San Diego continued to flourish. Its population rose to 696,000 in 1970. Meanwhile the Maritime Museum was founded in 1948 and a new Public Library was built in San Diego in 1954. Sea World opened in 1964. The Timken Museum of Art opened in 1965. The San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge opened in 1969.

San Diego continued to prosper in the late 20th century. Plaza Bonita opened in 1983. Horton Plaza opened in 1984. San Diego Convention Center was built in 1989.

San Diego in the 21st Century

In the 21st century San Diego continued to thrive. Its main industries are defense and tourism. In 2018 the population of San Diego was 1.42 million. San Diego is the second largest city in California.

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Section 4: Wednesday Discussion

Write a paragraph about your favorite thing about San Diego.

It can be a beach, a park, a museum, a sports team, a college, a business or even a restaurant. What is the first place you will visit in San Diego once the stay-at-home orders for CoVid19 are lifted?

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