San Diego s Kensington (Hardcover)

The mid-city San Diego neighborhood of Kensington was conceived as a streetcar suburb. Composed of several subdivisions the first was Kensington Park mapped on April 8 1910. The principals involved in developing Kensington were also involved in creating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park and it was hoped that the throngs attracted to the exhibition would find Kensington to be a perfect place to build a home. The development of Kensington Manor Kensington Heights Talmadge Park and adjacent subdivisions would bring Spanish-style houses tree-lined streets and a commercial core. Prominent people such as Judge Joseph Rutherford Sarah Fitzpatrick Harden G. Aubrey Davidson two former Mexican presidents and numerous politicians made Kensington their home. Ideal location well-preserved architecture and the small-town sensibilities of longtime residents combine to make Kensington a unique and desirable place.