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Elsa: Coming up next, the Balboa Theatre sat vacant for decades.

It was nearly demolished to make room for a parking structure.

It will soon debut this historic rare Wonder Morton organ.

I'll give you a sneak peek at the restored one of a kind.

♪♪♪♪♪ Elsa: The North Park Theatre was once condemned, it was ready for demolition.

I'll explain how the community saved it and you'll see a wonderfully preserved eight millimeter film about the theater's construction.

I'll tell you who had the film all these years.

♪♪♪♪♪ Elsa: Spreckels Theatre is grand and beautiful.

You'll find out what Hollywood movie pioneer once operated the theater.

It's been in the same family since 1931.

♪♪♪♪♪ Elsa: And the stories about the historic theaters that didn't survive.

I'll tell you why they began to disappear in the '40s, '50s, and '60s.

Some great black and white photos from the San Diego Historical Society show an era that's been lost, but certainly not forgotten.

That's all next.

♪♪♪♪♪ ♪♪♪♪♪ ♪♪♪♪♪ Elsa: Hello and welcome to "San Diego's Historic Places" where you get a glimpse of the past and a look at the city's history.

I'm Elsa Sevilla.

On this episode, I visit three historic theaters.

I'll also show you some of the most lavish beautiful theaters that have been lost.

But we began with the Balboa.

Like many, the historic theater had been abandoned.

It was a familiar sight in downtown during the '70s.

All that would change after th

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Be part of our event, as we unveil Historic Places in the Classroom, a behind-the-scenes for Season 10, and a fundraiser for Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla on KPBS-TV.

In the new season, we learn new details about how the First People of the Kumeyaay Nation are extremely adaptive, resourceful and knowledgeable about astrology, astronomy, medicine, tool making, hunting, harvesting, trading, nutrition, arts and culture, and more. It was in 1769 when the First People of the Kumeyaay Nation came upon the Spanish, an encounter that dramatically altered the course of history. It’s all part of the two-year documentary series of Historic Places as we approach the 250th anniversary of this encounter.

The two-year series is part of KPBS-TV local programming and it will be incorporated into the San Diego History Center’s school and public programs for students and museum visitors. It will also be incorporated into the Kumeyaay Community College, First People museums & schools, and the San Diego City Schools curriculum (select campuses). Historic Places and Historic Places in the Classroom, are a Sevilla Productions, LLC Project.

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