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John D. Spreckels

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Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels

 

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The Spreckels Family, Then & Today | San Diego Union-Tribune

 

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About San Diego: The Mysterious Stairs Beneath the Spreckels Organ Pavilion

 

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Do you know John D. Spreckels? HE SMOKED!!!

 

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John D Spreckles

John Diedrich Spreckels, the son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The entrepreneur's many business ventures included the Hotel del Coronado and the San Diego and Arizona Railway, both of which are credited with helping San Diego develop into a major commercial center.
  • Personal 

  • Early years 

  • Entrepreneur beginnings 

  • Relocation to San Diego 

  • Spreckels Mansion 

  • San Diego Electric Railway 

  • San Diego Class 1 Streetcars 

  • San Diego and Arizona Railway 

  • Southern California Mountain Water Company 

  • Legacy