Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948: San Diego Citizens' and Visitors' Communications to City Council (now Horton Plaza Park)

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2016

Descriptive Summary

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

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 19 handwritten postcards, letters (U.S. Grant Hotel letterhead), and Western Union telegrams

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Repository: 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

Access

public records

Publication Rights

public records

Preferred Citation

Save the Pigeons at the Plaza 1948: San Diego Citizens' and Visitors' Communications to City Council (now Horton Plaza Park). San Diego City Clerk’s Archives

Acquisition Information

San Diego City Clerk Digital Archives

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.