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Newport Ship. The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered when archaeologists investigated an articulated timber structure uncovered during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport in June 2002. The site is on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre.
Balboa Theatre. / 32.71389°N 117.16056°W / 32.71389; -117.16056. The Balboa Theatre is an historic vaudeville/movie theatre in downtown San Diego, California, US, built in 1924. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, the Balboa was refurbished (beginning in 2005) and reopened as a performing arts venue in 2008.
The Spanish ships San Antonio and San Carlos (ship) landed ship's boats at the site in 1769, looking fresh water on the San Diego River, on their San Diego expedition. San Antonio arrived in San Diego Bay on April 11, 1769, and the San Carlos on April 29. They came ashore on May 1, 1769, and set up a base camp on May 14. On July 1 the ships ...
Venue Website. Copley Symphony Hall (originally the Fox Theatre) in San Diego, California, designed by Weeks and Day, opened in 1929 as the Fox Theatre (a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m 2) Gothic-revival luxury movie theater ). The hall was conferred to the San Diego Symphony in 1984. It is also the location of some youth orchestra concerts in San ...
Bastion de San Diego is composed of three concentric structures. The first circle has an inner diameter of 8 metres (26 ft) and a wall thickness of 1.41 metres (4.6 ft). It lies 3.65 metres (12.0 ft) below the present street level of Muralla Street on the southern section. It has a total height of 5.75 metres (18.9 ft).
Californian. (schooner) Californian is a 1984 replica of the United States Revenue Marine cutter Lawrence, which operated off the coast of California in the 1850s. [Note 1] On July 23, 2003, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Bill No. 965, making her the "official state tall ship " of California. [4]
Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the United States Pacific Fleet, consisting of over 50 ships and over 150 tenant commands. The base is composed of 13 piers stretched over 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land and 326 acres (132 ha) of water. [1] The total on base population is over 24,000 military personnel and over 10,000 civilians .
The Newport–Inglewood Fault is a right-lateral strike-slip fault [1] in Southern California. The fault extends for 47 mi (76 km) [1] from Culver City southeast through Inglewood and other coastal communities to Newport Beach at which point the fault extends east-southeast into the Pacific Ocean. The fault comes back on shore in the La Jolla ...