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Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948: San Diego Citizens' and Visitors' Communications to City Council (now Horton Plaza Park)
Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948
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Title: Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948: San Diego Citizens' and Visitors' Communications to City Council (now Horton Plaza Park)
Dates: 1948 -1949
Collection Number: Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948
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Extent: 19 handwritten postcards, letters (U.S. Grant Hotel letterhead), and Western Union telegrams
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San Diego City Clerk’s Archives
San Diego, California 92101
Abstract: Supporters of the pigeons in downtown San Diego's Plaza handwritten objections sent to the City Council in 1948 and 1949 regarding
the City's proposal to rid the Plaza (across from the U.S. Grant Hotel; since named Horton Plaza Park) of the pigeons by feeding
them to the animals at the San Diego Zoo.
Language of Material: English
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Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948: San Diego Citizens' and Visitors' Communications to City Council (now Horton Plaza Park).
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Scope and Content of Collection
19 handwritten postcards, letters (U.S. Grant Hotel letterhead), and Western Union telegrams objecting to the City of San
Diego's proposal to rid the Plaza across from the U.S. Grant Hotel of all the pigeons.