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San Diego Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 2)

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former Mission Bay Visitors Center
San Diego, CA

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The Mission Bay Visitors Center was designed by Richard Lareau and built in 1969. In closed in 2010. The building was restored in 2021 and now houses the Mission Bay Beach Club with shops and an outdoor cafe. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

Mission Bay Aquatic Center
San Diego, CA
The Mission Bay Aquatic Center is also known as the Aquatic Control Center. The building now houses San Diego Lifeguard Services. It was designed by Sim Bruce Richards and built in 1960. For more, see this website. [map]

Salvation Army
San Diego, CA
This Salvation Army building was built in 1969. It is currently vacant. [map]

Mission Hills Branch Library
San Diego, CA

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IBEW Building [gone]
San Diego, CA
The Mission Hills Branch Library was designed by Robert A. Bradt and built in 1961. In 2003, the library purchased the former IBEW Building which was also built in 1961. The IBEW Building was demolished in 2017 to construct a new library on the site. The Library moved to the new building in 2019. The former library remains vacant. [2010 Library photo Gregory May] [Library map]

San Diego Central Public Library
San Diego, CA
The San Diego Central Public Library opened in 1954. This branch closed in 2013 in order to move to a larger building. This building remains vacant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]