{"id":853,"date":"2009-12-24T16:30:27","date_gmt":"2009-12-24T22:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.wend.ca\/?p=853"},"modified":"2020-06-19T21:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T01:13:17","slug":"the-gaslamp-quarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=853","title":{"rendered":"The Gaslamp Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When planning our San Diego trip, we&#8217;d originally planned to stay in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldtownsandiego.org\/\">Old Town<\/a>. However, after talking to some regular San Diego travellers, we changed our plans and booked a hotel in the Gaslamp Quarter (a.k.a. New Town). In the end it was a good choice because during the day we busily visited the creatures of the city (the Zoo and SeaWorld); and, in the evening could wander, eat, and frolic close to the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>A few notes about the Gaslamp Quarter:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"bodylist\">\n<li>It&#8217;s a historical neighborhood chock full of restaurants, pubs, bars, coffee shops, and retail stores. Look for 5th Ave off the convention centre and you&#8217;ll find the start.<\/li>\n<li>It was originally known as New Town (replacing old town in an attempt to move the city core closer to the waterfront).<\/li>\n<li>It has a rather chequered history. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego\">It was originally the home of a typical western collection of  saloons, gambling halls, and bordellos; eventually replaced in the cold war era by porn shops and massage parlors.<\/a> This all changed in the 1970s and 1980s with a huge push to redevelop the area and preserve historic buildings. The result of that is what you now see today: a lively and vibrant part of the city.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gaslamp_Quarter,_San_Diego\">The land for the Gaslamp district was originally purchased for $265.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There are a ton of hotels located within the Gaslamp district, and surrounding area. There are also bike paths, the convention centre, metro station, and Seaport Village all within walking distance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here we are on one evening enjoying some Italian and the &#8220;biggest meatball ever!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/sm-img_9226.jpg\" alt=\"sm-img_9226\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/sm-img_9226.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wend.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/sm-img_9226-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-853 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wend.ca\/?attachment_id=71657'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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