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The Journal of
San DiegoHistory
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE IN SAN DIEGO
The Journal of San Diego History
Founded in 1928 as the San Diego Historical Society, today’s San Diego History Center is one of the largest and oldest historical organizations on the West Coast. It houses vast regionally significant collections of objects, photographs, documents, films, oral histories, historic clothing, paintings, and other works of art. The San Diego History Center operates two major facilities in national historic landmark districts: The Research Library and History Museum in Balboa Park and the Serra Museum in Presidio Park. The San Diego History Center presents dynamic changing exhibitions that tell the diverse stories of San Diego’s past, present, and future, and it provides educational programs for K-12 schoolchildren as well as adults and families.
Website: www.sandiegohistory.org
Front Cover: The Coronado Bridge designed by Robert Mosher. Photograph by Abe Ordover.
Back Cover: Grantville Trolley Station. Photograph by Vince Streano.
Design and Layout: Allen Wynar
Printing: Crest Offset Printing
Editorial Assistants: Cynthia van StralenTravis DegheriJoey Seymour
Articles appearing in The Journal of San Diego History are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life.
The paper in the publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Science-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
The Journal of
San DiegoHistory
IRIS H. W. ENGSTRANDMOLLY McCLAIN
Editors
THEODORE STRATHMANDAVID MILLERReview Editors
Published since 1955 by the SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California 92101 ISSN 0022-4383
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The Journal of
San DiegoHistory
VOLUME 62 WINTER 2016 NUMBER 1
Editorial Consultants
MATTHEW BOKOVOY University of Nebraska Press
WILLIAM DEVERELL University of Southern California; Director, Huntington-USC Institute of California and the West
VICTOR GERACI University of California, Berkeley
DONALD H. HARRISON Publisher, San Diego Jewish World
J. MICHAEL KELLY Committee of 100 Balboa Park
ROGER W. LOTCHIN University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
JOHN PUTMAN San Diego State University
ANDREW ROLLE The Huntington Library
ROGER SHOWLEY The San Diego Union-Tribune
ABE SHRAGGE Independent Historian
RAYMOND STARR San Diego State University, emeritus
PHOEBE S. K. YOUNG University of Colorado at Boulder
Published quarterly by the San Diego History Center at 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego, California 92101.
A $60.00 annual membership in the San Diego History Center includes subscription to The Journal of San Diego History and the SDHC Times. All back issues are accessible at www.sandiegohistory.org.
Articles and book reviews for publication consideration, as well as editorial correspondence, should be addressed to Editors, The Journal of San Diego History, Department of History, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110
All article submissons should be computer generated, double-spaced with endnotes, and follow the Chicago Manual of Style. Authors should submit an electronic copy in Microsoft Word. Photographs must be submitted separately at 300ppi.
The San Diego History Center assumes no responsibility for the statements or opinions of the authors or reviewers.
©2016 by the San Diego History Center ISSN 0022-4383 Periodicals postage paid at San Diego, CA Publication No. 331-870 (619) 232-6203 www.sandiegohistory.org
Note: For a change of address, please call (619) 232-6203 ext. 102 or email [email protected]
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CONTENTS
ARTICLES
One Hundred Years of Civil Engineering Excellence in San Diego
Timothy M. Shell
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The Bridges of San Diego County: The Art of Civil Engineering
Christine Robbins
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The History of Caltrans District 11 Cathryne Bruce-Johnson and Carmen Sandoval
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Rick Engineering and the Rick Family Legacy: Planning, Designing, and Engineering Communities Since 1927
Brian F. Mooney
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The Mountain Springs Grade: Conquering San Diego’s Mountain Barrier to Commerce with the East
Joe Streetman
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BOOK REVIEWS
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Winter 2015 Volume 60 No. 1A Room of Their Own: The Contribution of Women to the
Panama-California Exposition, 1915 Molly McClain
Balboa Park Transformed: The Panama-California Exposition Landscape
Nancy Carol Carter
Architect Irving Gill (1870-1936) and the Specifications for Bentham Hall, The Bishop’s School
Nicolas Stougaard and Nicole Holland
What Happ[ened to the International Skyride? Barbara Zaragoza
Book Reviews • Exhibit Reviews
Spring 2015: Volume 61 No. 2San Diego Invites The World:
The 1915 Exposition: A Pictorial Essay By Iris Engstrand and Matthew Schiff
The Wax and Addleson Families: Military Service Abroad and on the Homefront
Donald H. Harrison
On the Cusp of an American Civil Rights Revolution: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Final Visit
and Address to San Diego in 1965 By Seth Mallios and Brenna Campbell
“Born of Horses:” Missionaries, Indigenous Vaqueros, and Ecological
Expansion during the Spanish Colonization of California Paul Albert Lacson
Exhibit Reviews • Book Reviews
Summer/Fall 2015: Volume 61 Nos. 3 & 4The San Salvador Sails into San Diego
Iris Engstrand and Harry Kelsey
Safeguarding the Innocent: Travelers’ Aid at the Panama-California Exposition, 1915
Eric C. Cimino
Peter C. Remondino, MD: the Man and his Library
George W. Kaplan
Matanza: A Reinterpretation of a Presidio Site
Paul G. Chace
Exhibit Reviews • Book Reviews
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR William Lawrence
BOARD OF TRUSTEESThompson Fetter, President Joe Craver, Vice President Robert J. Watkins, Vice President Frank Alessi, Treasurer Ann Hill, Secretary Robert F. Adelizzi, President Emeritus Hal Sadler FAIA, President Emeritus
TRUSTEESChuck BielerRichard BreganteRay CarpenterDebra Cushman-ParrishDan Eaton
Gayle HomLucy C. JacksonJohn MorrellAnn NavarraSusan B. PeinadoSandra PerlattiKay PorterMargie WarnerAllan Wasserman Tom Wornham Roger Zucchet
ADVISORY BOARDMalin Burnham Thomas A. Caughlan, USMC, Ret.M. Wayne Donaldson, FAIAIris Engstrand, Ph.D.
Kim FletcherTom KarloBob KellyHelen KinnairdYvonne W. LarsenDavid MalcolmSeth W. Mallios, Ph.D.Jack MongerJimmy ParkerRana SampsonHon. Lynn SchenkDrew SchlosbergMary L. Walshok, Ph.D.Stephen B. WilliamsHon. Pete WilsonKarin E. Winner
CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORT
The San Diego History Center gratefully acknowledges the generous support of businesses and foundations contributing above $1,000 since January 1, 2015-January 1, 2016. A.O. Reed & Co.Allison and Robert Price FoundationAnonymous Advised FundBarney and Barney FoundationThe Alfred C. Berner Estate Carmel Mountain Ranch Veterinary Hospital The Chase GroupCity of San Diego Commission for Arts & CultureClaude and Dianna Hudnall FundCarol and Henry F. Hunte FundCongregation Beth IsraelThe Corky McMillin CompaniesCounty of San DiegoCushman FoundationDavid C. Copley FoundationDe Falco Family Foundation, Inc.The Favrot FundEd and Mary Fletcher FundMarian and Walter Trevor, Jane Trevor and Thompson Fetter Fund Fidelity National Title CompanyFrazee EnterprisesFrost Hardwood Lumber Co.Gildred Development CompanyHazard Construction Co.
The Heller Foundation of San DiegoThe Historic Spreckels Theater and BuildingHom Family FundJewish Community FoundationJerome’s FurnitureThe Philip Klauber EstateLayer 3 Security Services LJ Galinson Advised FundThe Legler Benbough FoundationLyon Technologies, Inc.Meyer Charitable FoundationMilburn Family EstateMilton FundMission Basilica San Diego de AlcaláNew School of Architecture The Paper CompanyPatrons of the PradoPaul Bechtner FoundationPhyllis H. Paul TrustPoint Loma Nazarene UniversityPrice Philanthropies FoundationQuest For Truth FoundationResMed Corp.Rita’s San Diego Charitable FoundationThe Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, Inc.
Rotary Club of San DiegoThe Ruth Lane Charitable FoundationSamuel and Katherine French FundSamuel I. and John Henry Fox FoundationSan Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego Gas & Electric CompanySan Diego Veterinary Medical AssociationSan Diego Historical Society Endowment FundThe Sheryl and Harvey White FoundationSpreckels Properties LLCThe Thomas C. Ackerman FoundationThe Thursday ClubU.S. BankUnion Bank of CaliforniaVeterinary Specialty HospitalVCA Emergency Animal Hospital and Referral CenterVCA Animal Specialty GroupVCA Eye Clinic for AnimalsWells Fargo BankWillis Allen Real Estate
INDIVIDUAL GIFTS
The San Diego History Center gratefully acknowledges the generous support of individuals contributing above $1,000 since January 1, 2015-January 1, 2016. Mr. and Mrs. Robert AdelizziMr. and Mrs. Frank AlessiMr. and Mrs. Dominic AlessioMr. and Mrs. Willis Allen Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bieler Mr. and Mrs. Richard BreganteMr. and Mrs. Malin BurnhamMr. and Mrs. David CanedoMr. Ray CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Benjamin ClayMr. and Mrs. Boyd D. CollierMrs. Jane CowgillMr. and Mrs. Joe W. Craver Ms. Debra Cushman-ParrishMr. Dan EatonMr. and Mrs. Jim ElliottMrs. Anne L. EvansMr. and Mrs. Thompson FetterMr. Nicholas M. FintzelbergMr. and Mrs. Kim Fletcher
Mr. and Mrs. Philip GildredMr. and Mrs. George GildredMrs. Jacqueline M. GillmanMs. Connie K. GoldenMr. James M. HallDr. and Mrs. John D. HillMs. Gayle HomDr. Carl Hoppe and Diane Fletcher-HoppeDr. and Mrs. Oliver Jones Mr. and Mrs. Webster KinnairdMr. Peter R. LaDowMr. and Mrs. William LawrencePamela Hamilton Lester and James Lester Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. MaloneMr. and Mrs. James MilchMr. and Mrs. John MorrellMs. Ann NavarraMs. Susan PeinadoMs. Sandra Perlatti
Mrs. Kay PorterAllison and Robert Price Mr. and Mrs. M. Lea RudeeMr. and Mrs. Hal SadlerLaurie and Rowan Sefton-Hanson Mr. Albert E. TrepteJonathan Vick and Lael Montgomery, PhDDr. Robert D. WallaceDr. Mary L. Walshok, PhDMrs. Nell WaltzMr. and Mrs. John H. WarnerMr. and Mrs. Allan WassermanMr. and Mrs. Bob WatkinsMr. and Mrs. James WieslerMrs. B.J. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Stephen WilliamsThe Honorable Pete Wilson and Mrs. Gayle WilsonMs. Karin E. Winner Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zucchet
The San Diego History Center gratefully acknowledges the generosity
of theRobert D.L. Gardiner Foundation
and theQuest for Truth Foundation for their ongoing support of
The Journal of San Diego History
Contributions to support The Journal may also be made to
The Journal of San Diego History Fund at
The San Diego Foundation(619) 235-2300 or (858) 385-1595
