Melanie Dellas, an Ocean Beach\/Point Loma children\u2019s book author, is now co-curating an exhibit at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park. The exhibit began Dec. 12 and will be open to the public for six months. The exhibit is called “Our City, Our Neighborhoods,” and chronicles San Diego\u2019s diverse neighborhoods rich in history and culture. \u00a0 The exhibit covers the lengthy inhabitation by the Kumeyaay Indians, the discovery of what is now San Diego by Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542, colonization efforts that began in 1774 and the city\u2019s incorporation in 1850. Today, the city has more than 30 neighborhoods and an estimated population of nearly 1.4 million people. Featured in the exhibit is an overview of eight of these historic neighborhoods: \u00a0Southeast San Diego, Barrio Logan, Little Italy, Mission Valley, downtown, Old Town, Point Loma and Hillcrest. \u00a0 Along the halls of the history center is documentation of the rich history, from the city\u2019s origins in Old Town to the fishermen of Little Italy to downtown\u2019s brothels, opium dens and Wyatt Earp\u2019s gambling halls and saloons. \u00a0The San Diego History Center is located at 1649 El Prado, Suite 3. It is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors, students and active-duty military and $2 for children ages 6-17. Children under 6 are admitted free. For more information, visit www.sandiegohistory.org.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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