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Downtown San Diego Architecture (1927)

A closer aerial view of downtown San Diego, highlighting the El Cortez Hotel and surrounding 1920s urban architecture. — Downtown San Diego Architecture (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Circling over San Diego in 1927, Donald A. Hall Sr. took this detailed aerial photograph of the downtown district. The image perfectly preserves the historic urban layout and the prominent architecture of the iconic El Cortez Hotel.