Gaslamp Quarter

Monday, January 5
Last week, we visited the Gaslamp Quarter for our food experiences: dinner at Acqua Al 2 and The Melting Pot. We hadn't yet seen the neighbourhood by day.
http://www.gaslamp.org/history

                                          http://www.thekeating.com/about/a-nod-to-the-past.htm

  The elevator at the Keating Hotel is the first and oldest running elevator in San Diego.

This photo persisted in uploading at this angle! Earp leased four saloons and gambling halls in San Diego, the most famous was his Oyster Bar located in the Louis Bank of Commerce on Fifth Avenue. He was listed as a capitalist (gambler) in the San Diego City Directory in 1887. http://gaslamp.org/wyatt-earp

Last week we experienced a cold snap by San Diego standards with temperatures in the mid teens then cooling down in the evening to the single digits.  Today the layers came off for our patio lunch at Spike Africa's Fresh Fish Grill and Bar.  Fish Tacos for me; Grilled Mahi-Mahi for Mom. Delicious! http://www.spikeafricas.com/about-us/

                             view of the San Diego skating rink from Westfield Horton Plaza