Presentation on The Early History of University Heights: 1887 to 1955

Former entrance to Bentley Ostrich Farm on Park at Adams, 1910. Image courtesy of San Diego History Center.

Kristin Harms with the University Heights Historical Society will discuss the people and events that shaped the early development of University Heights at the next University Heights Community Association meeting on Thursday, February 6 at 7 pm, Birney Elementary School Auditorium, 4345 Campus Avenue. The presentation will be simulcast via Zoom.

Founded in 1888, University Heights is one of San Diego’s oldest neighborhoods and home to the former Mission Cliff Gardens, Bentley Ostrich Farm, San Diego Silk Mill, Adams Avenue Carbarn, the first reservoir for the city’s municipal water system, and the San Diego Normal School, forerunner to San Diego State University.