The historic 1907 Jessop’s Street Clock, San Diego’s biggest tourist attraction over a century ago, has been removed from Horton Plaza. I made the discovery after work today as I walked through downtown’s once popular but now almost vacant shopping mall.
Horton Plaza is to undergo redevelopment. The one-of-a-kind, gold-plated, precious gem-filled, award-winning Jessop’s Clock has been moved to a warehouse for refurbishment. According to a posted notice of application, the amazing street clock will be reinstalled at a new location.
To learn more about the history of the Jessop’s Street Clock, and see many more photographs, you can check out an old blog post of mine here.
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Glad to hear that it will be installed somewhere else someday, really cool clock!
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What are the plans for Horton Plaza?
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I believe it’s going to be a sort of technology campus. That’s the last I heard.
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A friend of mine married into the Jessop family (now divorced). None of their children wanted to keep the family business going so, once my friend’s ex retired, that was it. The clock is such a beautiful part of our city’s history. I hope it ends up somewhere that it can be cared for and admired. That plant is a pretty sad replacement.
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I don’t know where it’s going, but I hope it’s somewhere special, too.
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