by Forever Balboa Park | 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 Forever Balboa Park | Oct 27, 2017 | Sustain, Enhance, Studies and Reports, Park Forest
The Balboa Park Conservancy has received significant funding from the Johanna A. Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation toward its ongoing efforts to inventory all the trees across Balboa Park’s 1,200 acres. The $28,000 grant adds to funds already received from the San...
by Forever Balboa Park | Aug 21, 2017 | Sustain, Board Members, Park History, Studies and Reports
The original formal entrance to Balboa Park was located at Eighth Avenue and Date Street. But wait…there is no such address? Unfortunately, this entrance disappeared under the I-5 decades ago. Earlier this summer, I—along with several thousand other...
