View of San Diego from Coronado Island in Bay of San Diego California USA

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The original town of San Diego was located at the foot of Presidio Hill, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. In the late 1860s, a move to "New Town", several miles south of the original settlement, in the area which became Downtown San Diego. People and businesses flocked to New Town because of its location on San Diego Bay convenient to shipping. New Town quickly eclipsed the original settlement, known to this day as Old Town, and became the economic and governmental heart of the city.

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Size: 4287px × 2848px
Location: Coronado Island San Diego California USA
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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