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John Diedrich Spreckels (August 16, 1853 – June 7, 1926), the son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
John Diedrich Spreckels was born in Charleston, South Carolina, August 16th, 1853. The family moved to New York and then to San Francisco where he grew up. He studied at Oakland College and then in Hanover, Germany, where he studied chemistry and mechanical engineering in the Polytechnic College until 1872.
Feb 25, 2018 · A century ago, brothers John D. and Adolph Spreckels owned much of downtown San Diego and all of Coronado. Their father, Claus Spreckels, amassed a fortune by dominating Hawaii’s sugar...
Mar 15, 2023 · The Spreckels Theatre building on Broadway in downtown San Diego opened in 1912; this snapshot is from 1920. Spreckels. That name is all over San Diego’s biggest landmarks — a nod to John D. Spreckels, the sugar magnate and businessman who helped develop our city into a thriving commercial hub.
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Apr 7, 2020 · John Diedrich Spreckels grew up in San Francisco where he later worked for his father, Claus Spreckels Sr. in the 1870s. Due to their successful sugar company, Spreckels Sr. was known as the Sugar King, and John became known the Sugar Prince.
Oct 18, 2020 · But before he was the man who gave San Diego electric streetcars, its first skyscraper and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, John D. Spreckels was the son of a hardworking German immigrant, a ...
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