Past Event
Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Designing Horton Plaza: Hows, Whys & History
410 Island Avenue, San Diego, 92101
Cost: Free - $5
Horton Plaza Mall was once a vibrant shopping plaza and one of the catalysts that helped transform San Diego’s historic downtown into a bustling city center. Known for its unique and colorful architecture, this postmodern icon now sits almost abandoned with only a few stores remaining. Enjoy a compelling lecture on the history of Horton Plaza, and an inside look on how the distinctive design ideas helped make Horton Plaza a celebrated destination that breathed new life into downtown in the late 1980s to early 1990s.