{"product_id":"san-diegos-north-park-1","title":"San Diego's North Park","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSan Diego's North Park\u003c\/h1\u003eNorth Park Historical Socety\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 8 2014\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781531676841\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1531676847\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: Hip and historic, North Park fascinates with its commercial energy and Craftsman charm. The community has always embodied an enterprising spirit. In the 1870s, cronies of Alonzo Horton mapped neighborhoods north of Balboa Park in a patchwork of individual subdivisions. Four decades later, John Spreckels's streetcars finally brought investors, residents, and shopkeepers, creating San Diego's slice of Bungalow Heaven. Baseball great Ted Williams played on North Park's fields, and tennis star Maureen Connolly trained on its courts. The local shops served as a regional commercial center after World War II, and the Toyland Parade attracted 300,000 spectators. Although decades of decline followed the exciting 1950s, North Park is flourishing again in a renaissance initiated by the restoration of the elegant North Park Theatre in 2005. This pictorial history tells the classic story of a boom, bust, and boom.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390747967533,"sku":"WHS-bf5213dfc7944cf7ac6114fa94c2d8fa","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_8f628b11-4271-49c3-9fd1-a876ebb335f8.jpg?v=1787346673","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/san-diegos-north-park-1","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}