{"product_id":"abandoned-san-diego","title":"Abandoned San Diego","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1880, San Diego was a sleepy, dusty, western border town of about 2,500 souls. Today, it is a modern, world-class city with a greater metropolitan area population of more than three million residents (five million if the Mexican border city of Tijuana is included), a diverse economy, and tourist attractions that draw an estimated thirty-five million visitors each year. Its history was written by a fascinating group of friars, explorers, miners, entrepreneurs, educators, and inventors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a thriving modern city like San Diego, little stays the same for long. Today's skyline would be virtually unrecognizable to a time traveler from the 1950s, but when you explore a little, you find fascinating vestiges of the San Diego of our great grandparents tucked away. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbandoned San Diego\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a trip back in time, visiting nineteen sites that are in some level of deterioration, but still offer a glimpse into a different period in San Diego's past. Along the way, we will take a richly illustrated journey to old mines, fading towns, burned out ruins, and pioneer cemeteries, among other fascinating places.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Content Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46364617506873,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/9868\/2425\/files\/9781634991049_1024x1024_903034ed-d1de-4154-b9d1-dc7631048c30.webp?v=1787021330","url":"https:\/\/youshouldreadbox.com\/products\/abandoned-san-diego","provider":"You Should Read","version":"1.0","type":"link"}