by Balboa Park Conservancy | Apr 27, 2021 | Volunteers, Park History, Visitor Experience
Over the past year, we’ve all had to adapt to new ways of doing things while discovering new ways of experiencing Balboa Park. One of the constants throughout all of this has been the dedication of the Conservancy’s Visitors Center volunteers and Park Ambassadors. We...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Apr 16, 2020 | Park History, Horticulture, Gardens, Visitor Experience
What’s your rank? Summer Intern or Park Ranger? Think you know Balboa Park? Test your park knowledge with our insider- approved Stuck-At-Home, Whaddya-Know-About-Balboa Park Quarantine Quiz. Score yourself with the answer key below. City Park, which later was...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Jul 5, 2018 | Partners, Community, Park History, Studies and Reports
Last month, the Balboa Park Conservancy marked the 150-year anniversary of Balboa Park’s founding by convening a special community workshop to explore the remarkable history of the park’s early development. Balboa Park stakeholders, from both within and outside the...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 27, 2018 | Park History, Studies and Reports
Recently Balboa Park celebrated the centennial of the 1915 Panama California Exposition and how its impact on the Central Mesa continues to define the park’s distinctive character today. The park itself, however, was actually founded almost 50 years prior to the epic...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Feb 27, 2018 | Park History, Studies and Reports
Throughout 2018, to help mark the park’s 150-year anniversary, we will feature a prominent figure in Balboa Park’s history, highlighting his or her unique role in the park’s early development.* While the names of Kate Sessions, George Marston, and Alonzo Horton are...
by Balboa Park Conservancy | Nov 21, 2017 | Sustain, Enhance, Envision, Volunteers, Board Members, Park History
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization. The Balboa Park Conservancy is no different. In fact, until the late 1980s, the organization that operated the House of Hospitality building (and eventually merged with the Conservancy*) had very few paid...
