Award Date

1-1-2007

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

History

First Committee Member

Elizabeth Fraterrigo

Number of Pages

140

Abstract

This research project explores issues of historic preservation, gentrification, and the contention over public space and culture. More specifically, it analyzes these elements within the setting of the historic Gaslamp Quarter and Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego. By tracing their development and conception from the early 1970s into the twenty-first century, this research reveals the different types of images and cultures that city leaders and developers created within the built environment. More importantly, the project sheds light upon how different social groups understood, experienced, and responded to the transformation of these spaces. This type of analysis is crucial for historians and city planners since no current history has been presented on San Diego's rapidly changing downtown. The thesis seeks to reveal the complexity of gentrification and preservation in downtown regions such as San Diego, in hopes of sparking greater discussion among city officials, preservationists, private investors, and the general public.

Keywords

Analysis; Cultural; California; Diego; Downtown; Gaslamp; Horton; Plaza; Quarter; Reinventing Spatial

Controlled Subject

California$z San Diego$z Gaslamp Quarter; United States; History

File Format

pdf

File Size

5632 KB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

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