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San Diego Viejo Plaza

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Flag Pole and Cosmopolitan Hotel San Diego Plaza
Flag Pole and Cosmopolitan Hotel San Diego Plaza

San Diego Viejo Plaza, (San Diego Old Plaza), also called Plaza de Las Armas (Plaza of the Cannon), Old Town Plaza, Washington Square, is a historical site in San Diego, California. San Diego Viejo Plaza site is a California Historical Landmark No. 63, listed on December 5, 1932. The plaza (town square) was the center of Pueblo de San Diego founded in 1835 in Alta California.

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San Diego Viejo Plaza
Calhoun Street, San Diego Old Town

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N 32.754 ° E -117.196 °
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Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaurant

Calhoun Street 2660
92110 San Diego, Old Town
California, United States
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