Downtown San Diego’s lost department stores: When shopping was an event

Before malls and online shopping, Fifth and Broadway was San Diego’s bustling retail hub, where shopping was a social event ...

The dish: Large Asian food fest debuts in San Diego next week

Panda Fest, billed as the largest Asian food festival in the U.S., makes its local debut April 25 and 26 at Waterfront Park in the Embarcadero area of downtown San Diego. Launched in 2024, Panda Fest ...

Fizz & flavor: Downtown San Diego’s lost soda fountains

View of US Army draftees in the interior of a drug store at the soda fountain. A soda fountain may be at the US Army Camp ...

1982 downtown San Diego buildings demolished for Horton Plaza Shopping Center

May 11, 1982 | Downtown San Diego met the wrecking ball as buildings were demolished to make way for Horton Plaza Shopping ...