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Coronado Compass in Coronado, California

17 Aug 1948

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Coronado Compass

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Coronado, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1948

Page

5

Spreckels' Former Butler Recalls Early Days Of Coronado and San Diego

Hans Tiedemann longtime butler to J D Spreckels recalls Coronado and San Diego ties from Spreckels life A San Diego 25 years ago column notes Spreckels born August 16 1863 in Charleston and his role in developing San Diego through coal bunkers Spreckels Brothers Company and rail and water projects.

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Spreckels Coronado San Diego J.D. Spreckels Masonic Organon San’ Diegd Aan Hans Tiedemann E Avenue J. D Mr. Spreckel Mr. Tiedemann E. 8. Babcock Hotel del Coronado Ctay Dam Adams Bere Spreckels Aental Railroad JH. H. Harriman Southern Pacific San Diego and Arizona Harriman Carriso Gorge Balboa Park John D Claus J. D. Spreckel Plain Talk Sprekelsen Baditor Sprechoed von Spreckelsen Norway San Francisco Cacane Kingdom Hanoy Germany America Bay Sugar Refining Company Europe California Manuficturiag Hawaiian Islands John Dietrich Spreckels Charleston, D. C John D. Spreckels Arizona Eastern Railway
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Romance of Coronado series begins at Castle by the Strand

This installment recalls the 1884 idea by Eisha Babcock and H. L. Story to build a grand resort on Coronado Island. They formed a syndicate, bought the island, and engaged James Reid to design the Hotel del Coronado. Construction began with railway, water, and lighting systems, and a rapid land rush brought in staff before opening in 1888.

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Coronado Hotel Eisha James Reid Hotel del Coronado Coronado Reid Babcock Orange Avenue Coronado Railway San Diego Coronado Ferry San Diego and Levi Chase San Francisco Tively Simple North Foundation South Foundation Edward H. Davis Mesa Grande Reid Brothers Chicago The San Diego Union Union Nelson Morris A. Sweet Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
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Tiedemann Glorietta Boulevard Hans Austin ‘Adams John ‘Spreckels Samuel Shortridge U. S Spreckel Kels John Ays Sun Harbor Sun Harbor Packing Company Silver Strand Net James W. Reid Merritt Wineremle Sanre
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