1935 aerial view of downtown San Diego with the El Cortez Hotel - a leading landmark since its first grand opening in 1927 - and Balboa Park and Cabrillo Bridge in the background. Other buildings include the original San Diego Union Tribune building, Southern Electrical Co., the U.S. Grant Hotel, the Knickerbocker Hotel at 3rd and E, and the Barbara Worth Hotel. (Photo by Erickson)