Back in 1915, during San Diego’s Panama-California Exposition, Balboa Park featured twelve pergolas. Three remain today: the columned ones curving on either side of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, and one inside the Alcazar Garden. You can read all about this history in a recent publication of the Committee of 100. Check out page 4 of their Spring 2025 newsletter here.
A fourth historical pergola will soon be returning! As you can see in these photos taken today, its reconstruction has begun by the Botanical Building!
The Botanical Building Pergola will stand to the west of the Botanical Building, directly west of a nearby fountain. For months workers have been digging and preparing the ground for the pergola–for the structure’s foundation, irrigation for nearby gardens, moving a large tree, etc.
Now steel is appearing! The pergola’s construction has begun in earnest!
Take a look at the map in my next photo. My first two photographs (above) were taken from near the “You are here” spot.
The existing fountain appears as the darkened circle. The dashed lines are the recently rearranged construction fences.
My final photograph was taken over the fence from a point just beyond the fountain.
I’ll post updates as the project moves along!
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