Tag: Friends of Balboa Park
Friends of Balboa Park Receives $1 Million Donation
Friends of Balboa Park has received a landmark donation from longtime benefactor and local philanthropist Dorothea Laub toward the historic Balboa Park Carousel. This gift brings her aggregate support of the Carousel to $1 million, one of the largest sums contributed to the organization since it was established in 1999. “For an organization our size to […]
Historical Lecture of the Balboa Park Carousel
Local nonprofit Friends of Balboa Park will be hosting a historical lecture about the historical significance of the iconic Balboa Park Carousel and Friends’ plans for its future. The event, which takes place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, August at the Balboa Park Carousel, located at 1889 Zoo Place in Balboa Park, will […]
Friends of Balboa Park Announces Annual Award Honorees
Friends of Balboa Park (FoBP), a nonprofit that preserves the legacy and beauty of the Park, this week celebrated the honorees of its 17th Annual Awards Luncheon. This year’s event, themed “Magical Menagerie,” commemorated the nonprofit’s recent acquisition of the historic Balboa Park Carousel. The event also recognized institutions and organizations throughout the Park that […]
Friends of Balboa Park Completes Restoration
Structures Served As Ticket Booths During 1915 Panama-California Exposition Friends of Balboa Park have completed the restoration of the historic gate houses that welcome visitors into the Park on the west side of the Cabrillo Bridge. The Gate Houses are located at Balboa Drive and El Prado at the west entrance of the Cabrillo Bridge. […]
Friends of Balboa Park Initiate Water Conservation Efforts
By Patty Ducey-Brooks For all of us who live in California, water is precious and we know we need to do our part to protect and preserve it. Fortunately, there are many San Diegans who feel the same and are actively doing their part for this effort. Recently I learned that Friends of Balboa Park […]
