From the Archives: Horton Plaza brought crowds downtown 35 years ago
From The San Diego Union-Tribune, Wednesday, January 1, 1986: 2,000 ring in New Year at Horton Plaza By Vicki Torres, Tribune Staff Writer MORE THAN 2,000 tuxedo-attired and sequined-gowned San Diegans quaffed champagne to the new year last night within the confines of Horton Plaza, downtown’s new shopping center, while outside, observers clad in T-shirts and baseball caps scrambled up stairs and over dirt piles for a peek at the fireworks, confetti, balloons and elegant party-goers. Advertisement “It’s a giant bar scene,” said Jane Mitchell approvingly, a vacationing college student ...
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