Walking Tours of Mission Hills, San Diego by Mission Hills Heritage

October is the perfect month to take a walk in the local park and remember the thousands of people buried beneath your feet. Most locals know that Pioneer Park was once a cemetery, but there is so much more to the story of how we came to have our treasured and oft-used neighborhood park. Its history is unique and sometimes surprising. Some of the people buried there were early pioneers of San Diego. If not for the presence of their graves, it’s unlikely the ground would have remained free of housing development to become our park. So join us in remembering them and help them come alive briefly.  We don’t want them to come back and remind us who they were! Happy Halloween from Mission Hills Heritage.

The Mission Hills of today developed in earnest during the early 1900s. Among the most popular architecture of the time was the Craftsman bungalow. In this podcast, listeners will learn to appreciate its far-flung influences, from the 1893 Chicago’s World’s Fair to India, Great Britain, and Japan.   Walk with your personal guide on a quiet area of North Mission Hills to discover the bungalow’s history and myriad influences. Elements that are readily recognizable will be presented, as well as those that take a keener eye to detect.

Welcome to "Master Builder Nathan Rigdon in Mission Hills", a podcast walking tour by Mission Hills Heritage. The tour will start in the 1500 block of West Lewis Street.    The content of this podcast is the property of Mission Hills Heritage,  and may not be reproduced in print or any other media without written permission.