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Save & Read - San Diego Then and Now : An Illustrated History of the Golden State's Iconic Landmarks and Evolution companion photo and history collection

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A curated set of visual and narrative histories that echo the time-lapse approach of “San Diego Then and Now : An Illustrated History of the Golden State's Iconic Landmarks and Evolution.” Each title explores San Diego's evolving architecture, cultur...
 
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Ideal for readers who want a photographic then-and-now survey of San Diego's core landmarks, this edition pairs archival photographs with contemporary images from the same vantage points to illustrate the city's transformation from a small settlement...
San Diego Then and Now®: An Illustrated History of the Golden ...
 
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Suited to photography and history enthusiasts, this book presents roughly seventy pairs of historic and contemporary photographs to show how San Diego's waterfront, villages, and suburbs have changed while some natural features remain constant. Profe...
San Diego: Views of Past and Present - Amazon.com
 
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Great for readers who want deeper context on San Diego's early decades, this hardcover coffee-table book covers life in and around Greater San Diego from the 1800s to the 1930s using historic photos from institutional archives and private submissions...
San Diego Memories: A Photographic History of the 1800s through ...
 
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Targeted at those interested in mid-20th-century change, this volume documents the 1940s and 1950s as a turning point in San Diego's history, drawing on photographs from the San Diego History Center, the local newspaper, private collectors, and resid...
San Diego Memories: Volume II Pictorial History Book
 
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Well-suited for readers intrigued by social and cultural history, this third installment examines the 1960s and 1970s through archival photos and community submissions, highlighting baby boomers, rock music, environmentalism, civil rights, feminism, ...
San Diego Memories III: A Time of Change — The 1960s and 1970s
 
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Designed for contemporary history fans, this hardcover volume continues the photographic chronicle into 1980 - 2020, showcasing regional growth, major events, and front pages from the local newspaper. It illustrates suburban expansion, skyline change...
San Diego Memories IV: A Pictorial History from 1980 through 2020
 
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Ideal for coffee-table display, this book offers a contemporary photographic portrait of San Diego, emphasizing its blend of past and present and its dynamic, ever-changing character. Photographer Steve Gould's images focus on landscapes, coastal sce...
San Diego, California: A Photographic Portrait - Amazon.com
 
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This title is a strong fit for readers who enjoy ephemera and microhistory, featuring more than two hundred historical postcards that capture San Diego County's changing built environment and attractions from 1890 to 1990. The images reveal vanished ...
Forgotten San Diego, California: David Marshall - Arcadia Publishing
 
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Perfect for historically minded travelers and readers, this reprint of the 1930s Federal Writers' Project guidebook documents San Diego's neighborhoods, attractions, and infrastructure as seen during the Depression era, complete with black-and-white ...
San Diego in the 1930s - University of California Press