1937 Ford Dealership Demolished



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The iconic 1937 Ford Dealership building at 1015 Park Boulevard in San Diego has been demolished. The historical and architectural importance of this building by master architect Frank Hope Jr. - one of the few remaining and greatest examples of commercial Art Deco Streamline Moderne-style architecture in San Diego - had been widely recognized for many years by the city and the general public. Preservationists were therefore shocked when they learned that plans for demolition were already underway before they had a chance to propose a solution. 

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 City Council Member Todd Gloria, Chairman of the Land Use & Housing Committee, will be expressing his concern over the demolition; he has placed the item on the agenda of the Committee's upcoming meeting on September 15 at 2 p.m., in the City Council Committee Room.
SOHO and members of the local preservation community need your support at this meeting to protest the monumental loss San Diego has suffered.  Protesting this demolition at the meeting will help show the city that the public will not stand for demolitions of historic resources without following the laws and legal procedures set in place.

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All pictures are from the SOHO press release.