Before the dredges: The marsh that became Mission Bay

Long before it was Mission Bay, 19th-century maps labeled the area “False Bay,” a tidal landscape of mudflats, creeks, and salt marsh.
San Diego Union-Tribune

How to end City Hall’s neglect of Mission Beach

Mission Beach has been left to decay under a planning structure that no longer works. The city has ignored nearly every issue identified in the 1970s Precise Plan — crumbling seawalls, failing ...
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Mission Beach takes shape — Early days of San Diego’s shoreline playground

Before the boardwalk bustle and amusement park era defined Mission Beach, this long stretch of sand was carving out a quieter seaside identity — one grounded in simple recreation, early promotion, and ...
CBS News 8

Mission Beach's legendary 'Miss B' lives on in San Diego community

SAN DIEGO — A fictional bathing beauty created over a century ago continues to captivate Mission Beach residents and visitors, embodying the spirit of a neighborhood that transformed from a vacant ...
Times of San Diego

Mission Beach – Recall the early days of San Diego’s shoreline playground

1928 photo of children standing on the Mission Beach Seawall, which was built in 1926. (Photo by L.K. Dewein/courtesy of the city of San Diego Digital Archives) Before the boardwalk bustle and ...