San Diego California / The Harbor of the Sun / Panama California Exposition City 1915 . from the bulkhead—the first unit of which is now finished. They willbe connected with a municipally-owned belt railway,occupying a street for warehouses and factories, allof which will be constructed on this reclaimed continuous bayside avenue will be included in theplan. The opportunity for improvement is equaledby few harbors. The present harbor channels have never beendredged. Based on low tide figures, they have adepth from 36 to 60 feet, a width of 1,500 to 2,400feet for a distance of seven mile
San Diego California / The Harbor of the Sun / Panama California Exposition City 1915 . from the bulkhead—the first unit of which is now finished. They willbe connected with a municipally-owned belt railway,occupying a street for warehouses and factories, allof which will be constructed on this reclaimed continuous bayside avenue will be included in theplan. The opportunity for improvement is equaledby few harbors. The present harbor channels have never beendredged. Based on low tide figures, they have adepth from 36 to 60 feet, a width of 1,500 to 2,400feet for a distance of seven miles. They continuefor a further distance of five miles with a depth of15 to 36 feet. The bar now has a low tide depth of35 feet. San Diego will provide the modern harbor facili-ties, the railroad companies the lines of least resist-ance to the fields of trade. The proffered commercewill be attractive to shipping. Dispatch is an essential requirement and south-western imports marked via San Diego will reachtheir destination at the same time the steamer ar-rives at a neighboring Theatres, Clubs, Roads, Resorts San Diego has 18 theaters. One theater costing$175,000, seats 1400. Another, erected at a cost of$1,000,000, seating capacity of 2000. Finest theaterwest of Chicago. A stock company theater costing $120,000 recentlycompleted. Three of the largest and most modernmoving picture houses in the west. Also high clanvaudeville theaters and moving picture houses. The Y. M. C. A. has just completed a splendidstructure costing $250,000. All lodges are repre-sented in San Diego, the Masons, Elks and Pythiameach having elegant structures of their own. Two business mens social clubs; one associatedcollege club; one political club; several golf andcountry clubs. Ten ladies literary clubs. Each or-ganization occupies a commodious home. Sevenmusical clubs. One of the yacht clubs has quarterscosting $60,000. Also rowing and swimming mention is made of the several eight-
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