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Dave Rice
Articles by Dave Rice
Coronado’s Spreckels Mansion: a national controversy for Rebecca Zahau and Max Shacknai
The deaths were respectively ruled an accident and a suicide
By the late 1890s, John Spreckels had become well-established as one of San Diego’s most powerful men. He’d acquired control of the Coronado Beach Company, the Hotel Del Coronado, and the San Diego streetcar system, ...
Qualcomm exec’s Georgian style Coronado home back on the market
The backyard’s lower level leads to a grass-lined pool and spa with a partial rock wall for privacy and waterfall.
This week, we’re visiting 731 Adella Avenue, a 5100-square-foot mansion in central Coronado sited on grounds spanning nearly two-fifths of an acre. It’s said to be one of the island’s largest residential lots. “This elegant ...
Bucolic Bonita
Boredom, Sweetwater Trail, Canary Island palms, Welcome to Bonita sign
Not so pretty: Bonita’s sign replacement cost Though Bonita's welcome mat has been pulled, the South Bay community is hardly discouraging people from coming by. The “Welcome to Bonita” sign, designed to convey a warm ...
Artisan inspired finishes on Encinitas’ Crest Drive
Hand-painted tiles and mural work “bring the walls to life.”
The luxury estate at 1864 Crest Drive in the hills of Encinitas, just east of Cardiff, promises “California coastal living at its finest” surrounded by “stunning whitewater ocean views.” The main home includes five en-suite ...
Rancho Peñasquitos, barely suburban
Anti-migrant white boys, Adam Lambert returns, riparian zone, pedestrian crossing signs, Evergreen Nursery, Lennar Homes
Beaner bashers They identify themselves as the border patrol. They demand money. The Mexican stranger drops the grocery bag and sprints into the valley. The teen-age boys shout taunts as the shadow disappears around a ...
Pacific Gate’s largest available floor plan
Smart home features include automation for lighting, climate control, and touchless operation of the window coverings
Following nearly a decade of dormancy resulting from the housing crash of the late 2000s, the Downtown San Diego luxury condo market is booming once again. Pacific Gate, a 40-story tower at 888 West E ...
San Diego's weird backcountry real estate
No traffic, but you need septic tank, well, propane
Bad foundations. Leaky pipes. Illegal garage conversions. Death (owner or otherwise) on a property. These are all things that have at least once derailed the sale of a piece of real estate during my 20 ...
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture courtesy Richard Requa
The primary architect overseeing construction in Balboa Park for the California Pacific International Exposition
The historic Bowman-Cotton House, billed as “one of Point Loma’s most iconic waterfront homes,” was constructed in 1929 under the supervision of master architect Richard Requa. Requa, who studied under one of Southern California’s most ...
Wallace E. Cunningham’s Razor House
The home was one of several projects explored by author Joseph Giovannini in “Materializing the Immaterial,” a book about Cunningham’s career.
The “Razor House” at 9826 La Jolla Farms Road is so named for its location on a three-quarter-acre lot near Razor Point. The house is perched along the cliffs just south of Black’s Beach; in ...
