Author: Barbara Zaragoza
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131881
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In 1851, surveyors placed a marble obelisk on a mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which demarcated the United States-Mexico boundary line. Tourists flocked to the region alongside land speculators who envisioned upscale hotels, resorts, and spas. Two decades later, an East Coast journalist, William Smythe, established a utopian agricultural colony in what is today San Ysidro. Tourists began to cross the border in droves when Tijuana earned the reputation as "vice city." Racetrack, saloon, and gambling house employees settled in San Ysidro, while ranchers in the Tijuana River Valley bred horses for the racetracks. Dairy and vegetable farmers also moved in, taking advantage of the year-round mild weather. By the 1970s, suburban development and greater restrictions to the flow of people at the border meant the area became a predominantly Spanish-speaking community. The Port of Entry at San Ysidro also became the largest in the world, accommodating over 47 million people annually.
San Ysidro and The Tijuana River Valley
Author: Barbara Zaragoza
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131881
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In 1851, surveyors placed a marble obelisk on a mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which demarcated the United States-Mexico boundary line. Tourists flocked to the region alongside land speculators who envisioned upscale hotels, resorts, and spas. Two decades later, an East Coast journalist, William Smythe, established a utopian agricultural colony in what is today San Ysidro. Tourists began to cross the border in droves when Tijuana earned the reputation as "vice city." Racetrack, saloon, and gambling house employees settled in San Ysidro, while ranchers in the Tijuana River Valley bred horses for the racetracks. Dairy and vegetable farmers also moved in, taking advantage of the year-round mild weather. By the 1970s, suburban development and greater restrictions to the flow of people at the border meant the area became a predominantly Spanish-speaking community. The Port of Entry at San Ysidro also became the largest in the world, accommodating over 47 million people annually.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467131881
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
In 1851, surveyors placed a marble obelisk on a mesa overlooking the Pacific Ocean, which demarcated the United States-Mexico boundary line. Tourists flocked to the region alongside land speculators who envisioned upscale hotels, resorts, and spas. Two decades later, an East Coast journalist, William Smythe, established a utopian agricultural colony in what is today San Ysidro. Tourists began to cross the border in droves when Tijuana earned the reputation as "vice city." Racetrack, saloon, and gambling house employees settled in San Ysidro, while ranchers in the Tijuana River Valley bred horses for the racetracks. Dairy and vegetable farmers also moved in, taking advantage of the year-round mild weather. By the 1970s, suburban development and greater restrictions to the flow of people at the border meant the area became a predominantly Spanish-speaking community. The Port of Entry at San Ysidro also became the largest in the world, accommodating over 47 million people annually.
Tijuana River Flood Control Project
Author: International Boundary & Water Commission, United States & Mexico. United States Section
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
San Diego and Tijuana
Author: Robert W Duemling
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Cleanup of the Tijuana River
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Geography of Transboundary Development in the Tijuana River Valley, 1920-1990
Author: Serge Dedina
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Tijuana River Flood Control Project, San Diego County
The Ecology of Tijuana Estuary, California
Author: Joy B. Zedler
Publisher:
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Category : Estuarine ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Estuarine ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
The Espresso Break
Author: Barbara Zaragoza
Publisher: Barbara Zaragoza
ISBN: 0983509921
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Travel to Hades and Purgatory, roam the ruins like the gluttonous Romans, or watch miracles happen. The Espresso Break takes you into the mythical land that is the oldest city in the Western World -- Naples, Italy -- and beyond.
Publisher: Barbara Zaragoza
ISBN: 0983509921
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Travel to Hades and Purgatory, roam the ruins like the gluttonous Romans, or watch miracles happen. The Espresso Break takes you into the mythical land that is the oldest city in the Western World -- Naples, Italy -- and beyond.
Tijuana River Flood Control Project
Author: International Boundary & Water Commission, United States & Mexico. United States Section
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description