SoCal Landmarks

SoCal Landmarks

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Spreckels Mansion, Coronado, San Diego County

Spreckels Mansion

John D. Spreckels bought five acres of land overlooking Glorietta Bay across from the Hotel del Coronado for the mansion where Spreckels and his family lived when they moved to San Diego. It was completed in 1908 at a cost of $35,000.

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Jamestown Village, Tustin, Orange County

Jamestown Village

Jamestown Village, a shopping center in Old Town Tustin, was built by Claude T. Gilbreath in two stages starting in 1960, ending in 1962. A feature of the shopping center is the Little Tree Church that was built around an old oak tree.

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Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

Crypto.com Arena

The changeover from Staples Center to Crypto.com Arena coincided with the Lakers-Nets game on Dec 25, 2021. Construction of the arena started in 1997 and it opened on October 17, 1999, with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.

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