Glenn A. Rick at the Mission Bay Park diorama in 1946. Rick (1899-1983) was known as the 'Father of Mission Bay Park' and the Ventura Bridge was renamed 'Glenn A. Rick Bridge' in his honor by the mayor and council in 1979. He was the planning director of the City of San Diego from 1928 to 1955, and planned and executed Mission Bay Park. He founded Rick Engineering in 1955. Projects included Fashion Valley and University
Towne Centre malls, Scripps Ranch, Sabre Springs, Black Mountain Ranch, and EastLake
Residential / Golf Course Community.