West Coast Gazetteer &
Directory ~ San Diego, California
San
Diego County an incorporated city and county seat, is
situated on the bay of San Diego, 482 miles by water
south-east of San Francisco. The harbor, one of the best
on the Pacific Coast, is completely land-locked, and can
be entered by vessels of the largest class, the water on
the bar being 23½ feet in depth at the lowest tide. Upon
entering the bay the town of old San Diego, with its
crumbling adobes, commingled with buildings of modern
architecture, is the first object that strikes the eye.
This place occupies the site of the Presidio established
by the Franciscan Fathers in 1769. Six miles above, in
the valley of the San Diego River, is the old Mission
church, erected in 1774, its fallen roof and tottering
walls giving evidence of its antiquity. The San Diego of
today, a thriving city of over 4,000 inhabitants,
occupies a beautiful site about four miles distant from
the old town. Its advantageous location on one of the
finest bays on the coast, affording facilities for
communication by sea with the different ports of the
world, together with the construction of the California
Southern and other railroads which when completed will
afford rapid communication with all parts of the Union,
insures its future prosperity, and it will no doubt ere
long rank in commercial importance with the leading
cities of the Pacific Coast. The town is well laid out,
and contains many substantial brick buildings and
handsome residences, that would be a credit to any
place.
Among
the public institutions maintained are nine schools,
having an average attendance of 250 boys and 275 girls.
A new and handsome school edifice, to be known as the
Russ school, is now in course of erection, at a cost of
$15,000. The religious denominations so far organized
are the Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist,
Unitarian, Swedenborgian and Roman Catholic societies
there are Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
Ancient Order United Workmen, Good Templars, San Diego
Lyceum of Natural Sciences, San Diego Society of Natural
History, and National Ranch Grange.
As a
protection against fire, there is a hook and ladder
company and hose carts, together with two hundred
hydrants furnishing a good supply of water, with
pressure sufficient to throw it over the highest
buildings. Water for all purposes is brought from the
San Diego River. It is pumped by steam from the river
into a large reservoir about three hundred feet above
the level of the town, and from this point is
distributed to all parts of the city. By this means an
amount sufficient to supply about fifty thousand
inhabitants can be readily obtained.
Besides the organizations already enumerated, there is a
Chamber of Commerce, which zealously labors to advance
the commercial interests of the city, a gas company
which furnishes the necessary light, and a telephone
company which affords facilities for rapid
communication. Two well-conducted journals, the Union
and the Sun furnish the inhabitants the foreign and
local news of the day.
The
climate of San Diego is unsurpassed, the temperature
being remarkably even the year round. As a resort for
invalids, it is not excelled by any locality on the
Coast. In the surrounding country are many exceedingly
fertile valleys, and also a large extent of low rolling
hill lands, which are very productive. Wheat, barley,
flax, etc., of an excellent quality, and also fruits of
almost every are kind grown in abundance. It is also a
land of honey, the export of this article in favorable
seasons reaching as high as 1,500,000 pounds. Stages
leave daily for Julian City, Temecula, and Santa Ana,
connecting at the latter point with the trains of the
Southern Pacific R. R. Communication is also maintained
with San Francisco and intermediate ports by the
steamers of the Pacific Coast S. S. Co.
Officers, James
McCoy, Samuel Slade, Arnold Schneider, John H. Snyder,
and S. P. Jones, Trustees; A. Pauly, Tax Collector; M.
D. Hamilton, Assessor.
Aillaud H, proprietor Paris Restaurant, Fifth
Allison Bros, butchers, Fifth
Antones Miguel, liquor
saloon, Fifth
Arnold Bros, real estate and
insurance agents, Fifth
Asher J M, nurseryman, Fifth
Bailey Robert, liquor saloon,
77 Fifth
Barnes C W, physician, corner
Sixth and D
Barton P, proprietor Witherby
House, corner Second and D
Bass John, blacksmith, corner
Eighth and I
Baxter J W, liquor saloon,
Fifth
Bay View Hotel, George
Butchart proprietor, corner Twelfth and I
Beers W A, groceries, etc,
Fifth
Begole WA, stoves and ranges,
Fifth
Bidwell James, machine shop,
L
Birdsall J D, proprietor Lyon
House, corner Seventh and I
Birdsall M J Mrs.,
proprietress Commercial House, corner Third and D
Blackmer & Schneider, pianos,
organs, etc, Fifth
Blochman & Smith, general
merchandise, corner Fifth and I
Boston Furniture Store,
Marcus Schiller manager, Fifth between I and J
Bouvier L, liquor saloon,
Fifth
Bradt & Sons, general
merchandise, corner Fifth and T
Brady Phil, boots and shoes,
corner Fifth and H
Brooklyn Hotel, Mrs. Annie
Stewart proprietress, corner Third and I
Brown H H, liquor saloon
corner Eighth and L
Brown & Stevens, San Diego,
Planing Mill, corner Ninth and G
Buell E J, secretary San
Diego Water Co, corner D and Seventh
Burnes T A, liquor saloon and
proprietor National City Stage Line, corner Fifth and K
Burns Michael, proprietor
Franklin House, corner Eighth
and K
Burns P B Mrs., proprietress
International Hotel, corner Sixth and H
Butchart George, proprietor
Bay View Hotel, corner Twelfth and I
Butchart J B, groceries,
tobacco, and cigars, Sixth
California Southern Railroad
Co, Thomas L Rogers vice president, Frank H Pattee
cashier and secretary. Sixth
Capron J G, wool and grain,
Fifth
Caravia Gabriel, groceries,
provisions, and liquors, corner K and Tenth
Carow Frank, notary public,
corner Fifth and E
Carter John H, watch and
chronometer maker. Fifth
Cave D, dentist, corner G and
Fifth
Chamber of Commerce, Geo. W.
Hazzard president; J. S. Gordon treasurer; S. Levi
secretary
Chandler Henry L, restaurant.
Fifth
Chase, Arnold & Hunsaker,
attorneys at law. Plaza
Chase Charles A, druggist,
corner Fifth and F
Chick M, poultry and fish, I
Choate D, real estate and
insurance agent. Fifth
Church C C, manufacturer
furniture and cabinet maker. Fifth
Clarke E A, physician, corner
Sixth and D
Colin J A, boots and shoes.
Fifth
Cole A A, candy manufacturer,
Fifth
Combination Company, dry
goods and clothing, Fifth
Commercial House, Mrs. M. J.
Birdsall proprietress, corner Third and D
Conklin N H, attorney at law
and court commissioner. Fifth
Consolidated Bank of San
Diego, O. S. Wetherbee president, Bryant Howard cashier,
corner Fifth and G
Copeland George D,
postmaster. Sixth
Cornell J B, groceries. Sixth
Court House, corner Front and
D
Coyne Joseph, sheriff San
Diego Co Court-house
Craigue S W, wholesale wines,
liquors and cigars, corner Fourth and K
Grain & Clark, livery stable,
I
Gushing E B, attorney at law.
Fifth
Desmond John, shell dealer,
Third
Dillard William B, attorney
at law, corner G and Fifth
Dold C, watchmaker and
jeweler, Fifth
Donaldson W G, carpenter,
Fifth
Dougherty Edward, liquor
saloon, corner Front and Spring Avenue
Dougherty H H, real estate
and insurance agent, Plaza
Dunnels S S, proprietor San
Diego House, corner F and State
Edwards C J, harness and
saddle maker, Fifth
Fairchild & Rainbolt, bankers
and real estate brokers, corner Fifth and F
Faivre Joseph, real estate
and insurance agent, corner Fifth and E
Fenn C M, physician, Fifth
Feveratti Y, bakery, corner
Fifth and J
Fischer John, liquor saloon.
Fifth
Fox Charles J, surveyor, San
Diego County Courthouse
Fox W O & Co, proprietors
Pioneer Dairy, Fifth
Fox & Willey, civil engineers
and surveyors, corner Fifth and F
Francisco, Silliman & Co
general merchandise, corner Sixth and H
Franklin House, M Burns
proprietor, corner Eighth and K
Frary F P, proprietor San
Diego and Julian Stage Line, corner Sixth and G
French Hotel, Joseph Jean
proprietor, corner Fifth and I
Frick E W Mrs., coast shells
and curiosities. Fifth
Frick W R & Son, marble
workers. Fifth
Gass A M, watchmaker and
jeweler, Fifth
Gatewood W J, attorney at
law, near Courthouse
Gay T R, groceries and
provisions. Fifth
Geddes George, real estate
agent, D
Gilden B M, dentist, G
Gray John, furniture,
bedding, and carpets. Fifth
Gregg Robert J, physician,
Fifth
Gregory Edward, liquor
saloon. Fifth
Gribenows J, restaurant.
Fifth
Guillory A, carriage and
wagon maker, corner Fifth and K
Gunn Douglas, publisher The
San Diego Union, Sixth
Hackett S W, proprietor San
Diego and Temecula Stage' Line, corner Sixth and G
Hadley W E, proprietor Horton
House, Plaza
Hamilton M D, assessor San
Diego Co, Courthouse
Hamilton & Co, general
merchandise, Fifth
Harritt Frank, wagon maker
and blacksmith, H
Hartley and Co, manufacturer
harness, saddlery, boots, and shoes. Fifth
Hatleberg J O, carriage
maker, corner Eighth and J
Hauch I, merchant tailor,
Fifth
Hazzard George W, real estate
agent, Fifth
Heerandner John, machinist
and planing mill, corner Sixth and K
Heinrich L, gunsmith, corner
Seventh and J
Helfenstein George, liquor
saloon, Fifth
Henderson E F, physician,
Sixth
Hendrick E W, attorney at
law, Fifth
Herrmann D C, liquor saloon,
Fifth
Higgins T J, real estate and
insurance agent, corner Fifth and I
Hinton & Gordon, livery
stable, corner Second and D
Hitchcock George N, attorney
at law and notary public, corner Sixth and G
Hogue Thomas, liquor saloon.
Fifth
Hotchkiss A B, attorney at
law, Fourth
Hoyt & Bryant, real estate
agents, Fifth
Holm & Surback, barbers,
Fifth
Horton House, W E Hadley
proprietor. Plaza
Horton Public Hall, J H
Richardson manager, corner Sixth and F
Hudson E A Mrs., boarding.
Plaza
Hunn Joseph, liquor saloon,
corner Eighth and H
Hunsacker & Co, auction and
commission merchants. Plaza
International Hotel, Mrs. P B
Burns proprietress, corner Sixth and H
Jean Joseph, proprietor
French Hotel, corner Fifth and I
Jewell & Wilson, paints,
oils, glass, and doors, blinds, etc, Sixth
Johnson D A, physician,
corner Fifth and E
Jones John R, attorney at
law, corner G and Fifth
Jonson M, manufacturer of
furniture, corner Sixth and G
Jorres William, treasurer San
Diego Co, Court House
Josse L M, barber, Fifth
Journeay George, livery
stable, corner Fourth and E
Julian A H, hardware, tinware,
stoves, and pumps, Fifth
Julian J M, publisher San
Diego News, corner Fifth and H ^
Kalmbach A, liquor saloon,
corner Fifth and J
Kampling & Stoner, livery
stable, corner Fourth and F
Kearney James A, groceries,
corner Sixth and E
Keating M, notary public and
real estate agent, Fifth
King & Daggett, liquor
saloon, 49 Fifth
Koop J H, liquor saloon,
corner Front and D
Koster P, wagon-maker and
blacksmith, corner Fourth and F
Kramer A, merchant tailor.
Plaza
Kramer C J. gunsmith, Fifth
Kraus E, general merchandise,
corner K and Tenth
Lankershim I & Co, proprietor
San Diego Mills, corner Twelfth and K
Leach & Parker, attorneys at
law. Plaza
Lehmann Theodore, merchant
tailor, corner Fifth and G
Leonard Joseph, justice of
the peace, G
Levet J B, carpenter, J
Lewis Isadore, cigars and
tobacco. Fifth
Lockling L L, civil engineer,
E
Lord A E, liquor saloon,
corner J and Eighth
Louis Isidor, cigars,
tobacco, etc. Fifth
Lowell Fred B, feed yard,
corner Eighth and I
Lowenstein & Co, clothing,
corner Fifth and F
Luce M A, attorney at law.
Fifth
Lyon House, J D Birdsall
proprietor, corner Seventh and I
Lyon J B, proprietor Ocean
House, corner Seventh and K
Maclagan Henry, liquor
saloon, corner F and Ocean
Mannasse J S, real estate
agent, Fifth
Marston George AY, dry goods,
carpets, etc, corner Fifth and F
Mason W H, agent J Russ & Co,
corner First and I
May Charles E, harness and
saddle maker, corner Fifth and H
McCarty M J, liquor saloon,
Fifth
McCleary Hubbard, druggists.
Fifth
McClure John E, jeweler.
Fifth
McCoye Frank, real estate and
insurance agent. Fifth
McDonald J W B, lumber,
doors, sashes, and blinds, foot Fifth
McIntosh F J, boots and
shoes. Fifth
McNealy W T, superior judge,
Court-house
Mendelson M A, merchant
tailor, Fifth
Meyer Albert, proprietor Russ
House, corner Fourth and E
Millard F R, druggist, corner
Fifth and I
Mills & Smith, house and sign
painters. Fifth
Montijo R & Son, harness and
saddle makers. Fifth
Morrison R R, watchmaker and
jeweler, Fifth
Morse, Noell, & Whaley, real
estate dealers, notaries public, and insurance agents.
Plaza
National City Stage Line, T A
Burnes proprietor, corner Fifth and K
Neale George, phonographic
reporter. Courthouse
North James D, professor
languages, 1 Kramer's Block, Plaza
O'Leary Edward, wood and
coal, corner F and Ocean
Ocean House, J B Lyon
proprietor, corner Seventh and K
Overshiner G J & Sons,
carriage and wagon makers, corner Sixth and 1
Pacific Coast Immigrant
Association, Fifth
Page James, restaurant. Fifth
Palmer Oscar, proprietor
Palmer House, Fifth
Paris Restaurant, H Aillaud
proprietor, Fifth
Parker J C, photographer.
Sixth Pauly A & Co, real estate agents, Plaza
Payne J O W, attorney at law,
corner Fifth and F
Pearson A B, sign and
carriage painter, Sixth
Percovitch John, restaurant,
Fifth
Perigo William, billiard and
liquor saloon, Fifth
Perry H A, contractor and
builder, corner Seventh and I
Peterson F, cigars and
tobacco, Fifth
Petteys C V, physician, F
Pettit A, liquor saloon,
corner Fifth and D
Peyser M, clothing. Fifth
Phillips R F, dentist, F
Phillips & Eisen, wholesale
liquors, cigars and tobacco, Fifth
Pidgeon G S, groceries,
corner Fifth and H
Pierce J M, capitalist, Fifth
Pierce W W, sign and carriage
painter, corner Fourth and H
Pierini Antone, chop house
and liquor saloon, corner Fifth and I
Pitcher J S, guns and fishing
tackle, Fifth
Post-office, George Copeland
postmaster, Sixth
Raffi G, general merchandise,
Fifth
Reed D C, real estate and
insurance agent, Fifth
Rennie Gilbert, recorder and
auditor San Diego Co, Courthouse
Rehwoldt August & Co,
confectioners and ice cream saloon, Fifth
Rice & Johnson, livery and
feed stable, corner Seventh and H
Richardson John H, paints,
oils and glass. Fifth
Riese Fred, upholsterer and
furniture
Robinson W E, general
brokerage, Fifth
Roller E & Co, crockery,
Fifth
Root M S, watches and
jewelry, Fifth
Russ House, Albert Meyer
proprietor, corner Fourth and E
Russ J & Co, W H Mason agent,
lumber and building material, corner First and I
Russell James, constable,
Fifih
Russell Robert, barber, Fifth
San Diego and Julian Stage
Line, F. P. Frary proprietor, corner Sixth and G
San Diego and Temecula Stage
Line, S. Hackett proprietor, corner Sixth and G
San Diego Gas Co, O. S.
Wetherbee president, J. I. Gordon, secretary Fifth
San Diego House, S. S.
Dunnells proprietor, State
San Diego Mills, I & Co
proprietors and K
San Diego News, J M Julian
publisher, corner Fifth and H
San Diego Planing Mill, Brown
& Stevens proprietors, corner Ninth and G
San Diego Telephone Co, J W
Thompson president and manager, corner Sixth and G
San Diego Union, Douglas Gunn
publisher; Sixth
San Diego Water Co, Jacob Van
Dyke president, E J Buell secretary, corner D and
Seventh
Schiller Marcus, manager
Boston Furniture Store, Fifth
Schiller R, bookbinder. Fifth
Schiller & Murtha, dry goods
and clothing. Fifth
Schmid F J, liquor saloon and
soda-water works. Thirteenth
Schmitt G H, physician, Plaza
Schneider A, books,
stationery, etc, Fifth
Schuette H C, liquor saloon,
corner Thirteenth and K
Schwerer Fred, barber. Fifth
Selwyn, Saunders & Co,
butchers. Fifth
Shepard C H, books and
stationery, Fifth
Sherriff J A, photographer,
corner Fifth and E
Simpson J H, local agent
Pacific Coast Steamship Co, foot Fifth
Sines Domingo, liquor saloon.
Fifth
Smitt C F, liquor saloon,
corner Eighth and J
Smith Will M, district
attorney
San Diego Co, Court-house
Snider Charles, barber. Fifth
Stallman E H, carriage maker.
Sixth
Stanoyich & Bennis, chop
house, corner Fifth and J
Statler S, clerk San Diego
Co, Courthouse
Steele H R, attorney at law,
corner Fifth and G
Steiner, Klauber & Co.
general merchandise, corner Fifth and H
Stevens Horace, publisher The
Sun. corner Fourth and D
Stevens J. carriage and wagon
maker. Sixth
Stewart Annie Mrs.,
proprietress Brooklyn Hotel, corner Third and I
Stewart Brothers, architects,
Fifth
Stewart E, stoves, tinware,
and hardware. Fifth
Stewart W W & Co, commission
merchants, grain, and wool, K
Stockton T C, physician and
coroner and public administrator
San Diego Co, corner Fifth
and E
Stow & Scranton, billiard and
liquor saloon, 157 Fifth
Sullivan N Y Mrs., fancy
snoods and millinery, Fifth
The Sun, Horace Stevens
publisher, corner Fourth and D
Thompson J W, agent Wells,
Fargo & Co and Western Union Telegraph Co, corner Sixth
and G
Tighe Thomas, liquor saloon,
Sixth
Trask P H, hair dressing
saloon and hair worker. Fifth
Tremaine A M, millinery
goods. Fifth
Turner T M, real estate
agent. Fifth
Underwood T E, physician.
Fifth
Van Zandt J M, manufacturer
boots and shoes, Fifth
Walker W J, attorney at law,
Fifth
Wallach D, general
merchandise. Fifth
Walter Otto, liquor saloon,
corner Fifth and B
Washburn Calvin, liquor
saloon. Fifth
Weegar E H, groceries, Fifth
Wells, Fargo, & Co, J W
Thompson agent, corner Sixth and G
Wentscher A, general
commission, forwarding and shipping merchants, corner D
and Fifth
Wentscher Warehouse, corner F
and Ocean
Wescott J Wy carriage and
wagon maker, corner Eighth and I
Western Union Telegraph Co, J
W Thompson manager, corner Sixth and G
Weymouth M C Mrs., millinery
and fancy goods, 163 Fifth
Williams W E, stoves, gas
pipe, etc. Fifth
Williamson S A Mrs.,
millinery goods, Fifth
Winder W A, physician. Plaza
Winter L & Bro, cracker
bakery, corner Fourth and H
Winters William, butcher,
Fifth
Witherby House, P Barton,
proprietor, corner Second and D
Wolfsheimer C, cigars,
confectionery, etc, Fifth
Wyman F C, painter, G
Young James M, furniture and
mattress manufacturer, corner G and Third
Young John N, undertaker,
Fifth
Young & Breed, liquor saloon,
corner Fifth and J
West Coast Gazetteer
Source: Disturnell's Business
Directory and Gazetteer, of the West Coast of North
America, W. C. Disturnell, Publisher, San Francisco,
California, 1882
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