San Diego's Old Town neighborhood was celebrated with the unveiling of a new neighborhood sign and the renaming of San Diego Avenue to Honorary Diane Powers Way. Diane Powers, who took over the Casa De Pico restaurant in 1971, was honored for her contributions to the area.
The brand new neighborhood sign for Old Town is shown during its unveiling ceremony on Dec. 19, 2024.
On Thursday morning, the city’s newest “neighborhood sign” was unveiled in Old Town. It says “historic old town San Diego - the birthplace of California.”in Old Town, was honored with a street renaming. San Diego Avenue will now be known as Honorary Diane Powers Way. In 1971, Powers was the only person to bid on taking over what was then the restaurant called Casa De Pico.
The Old Town arch is the second neighborhood sign to be placed this year. In October, the Convoy District in Kearny Mesa got its own sign.Diane Powers is shown with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, former County Supervisor Ron Roberts and an unnamed friend, holding the Honorary Diane Powers Way street sign on Dec. 19, 2024.John Carroll is a general assignment reporter and anchor at KPBS.
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