VISIONS OF PARADISE

by Lucinda Eddy

• Visions of Paradise: The Selling of San Diego
• A Silent and Solitary Place (1835-1846)
• Transition and Change: A Small Mexican Outpost (1846-1850)
• Vision for a New Town (1850-1870)
• The Railroad’s Coming (1870-1885)
• From Boom to Bust (1885-1888)
• San Diegans Build a City (1889-1920)
• A Resort “Too Gorgeous To Be True”
• Come to the Fair (1915-1916)
• Vision of a Dream Town (1920-1940)
• The Impossible Railroad
• Agua Caliente – Gateway to Romance
• Double Visions: Smokestacks vs. Geraniums
• Another Fair (1935-1936)
• Depression in a Dream Town
• Mi Casa Es Su Casa
• Fun in the Sun – A Vacation in San Diego
• The War Years (1941-1945)
• Big City Blues Turn Bright (1950-1970)
• Mission Valley – Smokestacks vs Geraniums
• A Village Within a City
• Big City Vision (1970-1990)
• Horton Plaza Redevelopment
• The Gaslamp Quarter
• The San Diego Trolley
• 1990 and Beyond

Lucinda Eddy is Associate Director for Interpretation and Collections and Curator for the Museum of San Diego History. She serves as project director and coordinator for exhibits and supervises the Society’s Marston House Museum, Villa Montezuma and Junipero Serra Museum. Lucinda is a frequent lecturer both locally and nationally through her affiliation wiith the American Association for State and local Haistory. She has authored numerous articles for the Journal as well as other scholarly publications on a variety of historical topics. Ms. Eddy received a master’s degree in history from the University of San Diego with a special emphasis in architecture and preservation planning.