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Dave Rice
Articles by Dave Rice
The epitome of California canyon living
Architect also designed San Diego Zoo structures and enclosures
“Hidden behind beautiful hedges,” this 1924 Bankers Hill estate at 3372 Front Street “is truly unique in downtown San Diego and the epitome of California canyon living.” So promise the listing materials. The residence, which ...
Marine Lair
Oceanfront hideout is home to “SD’s 29-year-old wunderkind”
Occupying a prime oceanfront plot in La Jolla’s esteemed Barber Tract is a mansion the owner has dubbed “Marine Lair,” a home the listing promises is “built entirely different than any other home in San ...
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- La Jolla
- Ocean Beach
- Oceanside
- Point Loma
- Solana Beach
San Diego's last ocean front lots
32 empty spaces left – from Oceanside to Imperial Beach
Thirty-six years ago, the Reader surveyed the San Diego County coastline in search of any remaining vacant, buildable land along the coast. In January of 1982, we found a scant 79 parcels of land remaining, ...
Dignity through showers
East and North County welcome them, but not so much central San Diego
"Choice is something a lot of service providers and volunteers trying to provide help to others don't often consider," Think Dignity director Anne Rios tells me when we sit down at her group's North Park ...
A west coast Statue of Liberty
40-foot monument to Virgin Mary in San Ysidro
A cross-denominational faith group on Friday (October 5) announced their plans to construct what they're describing as a West Coast Statue of Liberty on a San Ysidro hilltop overlooking Tijuana. Modeled after the Virgin Mary ...
Bankers Hill Mansion exemplifies both Roaring Twenties exuberance and refined European design
Explore the neo-classical symmetry and grandeur of Andrea Palladio’s 16th-century architecture
From its perch atop Bankers Hill, the mansion at 435 West Thorn Street sits as an example of both Roaring Twenties exuberance and refined European design. “This one of a kind 1926 Italian Palladian home ...
A simple fix-and-flip can go horribly wrong
Will this part of Ebers Street ever be the same?
A long-derided construction project at 2269 Ebers Street in Ocean Beach, spearheaded by Curtis Nelson of Nelco Properties, officially suffered its death blow this spring; after failing to attract a buyer at a foreclosure auction, ...
Electric shock
East County residents fuming over four-figure power bills
San Diegans have been shocked by skyrocketing electric bills over the last two months, with many customers being told by San Diego Gas & Electric they owe two or even three times as much as ...
La Jolla luxury high rise
With a view “encompassing the La Jolla hills, the village, and the famous cove”
Let’s have a peek at “the only luxury high rise in the village of La Jolla,” 939 Coast. Eponymously named for its oceanfront location along Coast Boulevard, the building is currently comprised of 153 units ...
