Two grizzly bear statues and flagpoles were added to the San Diego Automotive Museum to reflect the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition. The installation completes a restoration project that began in 2015.
SAN DIEGO
No longer an eyesore, the facade of the San Diego Automotive Museum in Balboa Park has been painstakingly restored following a six-year, $715,000 preservation effort that ties into a broader campaign to rehabilitate the Palisades in keeping with the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition.
On Tuesday, the Committee of 100, the all-volunteer group behind the restoration effort, is celebrating the building’s return to its roots by presenting four 8-by-18-foot murals to Mayor Todd Gloria, who will accept them on behalf of the city.
For the record:
8:54 AM, Apr. 13, 2021An earlier version of the story misstated the number of the tiles in the murals. The correct number is 576 tiles.
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