San Diego County Archaeological Society’s

Summer Saturday Lecture Series

Our Saturday Night lecture will replace the usual 4th Tuesday general meetings during the summer months only (there will be no 4th Tuesday meetings in June, July, or August).

The public is invited to arrive at Los Peñasquitos Adobe Ranch House around 7:00 p.m., with a picnic dinner and drinks, along with a lawn chair.  The meeting is held outside in the courtyard due to the warm summer temperatures (indoors, especially).  But, it can be cool outside so long-sleeves/jackets and/or blankets are recommended.  SDCAS will provide dessert & the regular beverages.  The meeting begins at 8:00 p.m. (due to later sunset) with the lecture following some short announcements.

The June meeting will be the first program of the Saturday Night Summer Lecture Series for 2008.

June 28th, (Saturday), 8:00 pm
Los Peñasquitos Ranch Adobe
12122 Canyonside Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92129

Presenter: Nini Minovi and Nicole Turner

Subject: “Old Town’s Cosmopolitan Hotel:  A Study in Vertical Archaeology”

The San Diego County Archaeological Society is please to present archaeologists Nini Minovi and Nicole Turner who will speak about the vertical archaeology conducted at Old Town’s Cosmopolitan Hotel.  The California Department of Parks and Recreation and the current Old Town concessionaire (Plaza del Pasado) plan to restore the formerly known Casa de Bandini to its external appearance as the 1874 Cosmopolitan Hotel. This building holds dynamic tales in the fabric of its walls. Originally the 1827 Casa de Bandini was a U shaped adobe. In 1869, the building became the Cosmopolitan Hotel and a wooden second story was added onto the remaining L shaped adobe.  In 1928 Juan Bandini's grandson, Cave Couts, Jr. bought the then dilapidated property and remodeled it in an ornate "Steamboat Revival" style. In 1945, the Cardwells purchased the building and remodeled it again creating a 'Spanish Colonial Revival' style similar to the architecture of Richard Requa.  As layers of this building are peeled away one steps gradually back through all that has happened in its history.   This presentation will discuss the building archaeological investigations that reveal in greater detail the various phases of construction.

See the EVENTS Page for a tour of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, the same day as the presemtation.

July 25th, (Saturday), 8:00 pm
Los Peñasquitos Ranch Adobe
12122 Canyonside Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92129

Presenter: Dr. Steve Bouscaren

Subject: To be announced

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