Granger Music Hall Plays On
Granger Music Hall is an Irving Gill designed acoustical masterpiece located in National City. The Music Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available to rent for weddings and recitals.
When Mexico won independence from Spain in 1810, the area became Rancho de la Nacion. Frank Kimball and his brothers, Warren and Levi, bought the parcel of land in 1868 and modernized the area, building the first roads, a post office and wharf for sea trade. National City gradually came into being.
One landmark with historical significance is the National City Railroad Depot, which was built in 1882 and served as the West Coast’s first station for Santa Fe Railway’s transcontinental railroad. It also helped Santa Fe Railway break the Southern Pacific Railroad’s monopoly over California’s economy and transportation.
The Mile of Cars auto mall is the major industry that contributes to National City’s bottom line, drawing price-conscious car shoppers from around the county with the ability to comparison shop within a one-mile stretch.
Reynoso said people who live outside the city are exempt from the additional 1 percent district sales tax on exempted items, which can make a difference with big-ticket goods like cars.
Granger Music Hall is an Irving Gill designed acoustical masterpiece located in National City. The Music Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available to rent for weddings and recitals.
National City has restored a number of its Victorian buildings and preserved its heritage as a gracious turn of the century town for posterity.
National City is thriving with new projects and development attracted by its affordable housing and strong committed work force.
National City is steeped in history that’s very significant to San Diego County’s early development. When Spanish soldiers and missionaries, led by Father Junipero Serra, occupied land that the Kumeyaay people farmed, they used 26,000 acres in what is now National City as grazing land for their horses and named it El Rancho del Rey, or “Ranch of the King.”
When Mexico won independence from Spain in 1810, the area became Rancho de la Nacion. Frank Kimball and his brothers, Warren and Levi, bought the parcel of land in 1868 and modernized the area, building the first roads, a post office and wharf for sea trade. National City gradually came into being.
Aug. 8, 2011 -- Reporter Carlos Rico walks through the new Sweetwater Union High School building, a major update to the 90-year-old school.
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