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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, different proposals for developing sections of the canyon were floated before the city council. The
Burlingame Homeowners' Association formed in 1980 with a primary objective of canyon preservation. All development proposals eventually failed, and in 1987 Switzer
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that remains to this day. This causeway was constructed of landfill material that was transferred from Nile Street in North Park, and its poor soil conditions allowed few plants to grow. Since 1957, Switzer Canyon has been divided in half by this fill dirt, except for a drainage tunnel connecting
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San Diego's first suburbs began appearing in the late 19th century, including South Park in 1870 and North Park in 1893. The development of the area of East San Diego called the "Steiner, Klauber, Choate and Castle
Addition", now known as City Heights, was facilitated by a railroad which began
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Switzer canyon to be used as an isolation camp during the city's smallpox scare of 1887. At the bottom of the canyon east of 30th Street was a group of small houses outfitted to receive patients who were afflicted with the disease.
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Bartlett Webster developing company extended streetcar service through South Park, ushering in a period of rapid growth. Also in 1905, North Park's first high-rise, known today as the Western Dental Building, was built on the corner of
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Friends of Switzer Canyon organization became a model for what is now over 40 groups dedicated to canyon preservation in
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