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Spreckels attended Oakland College and then the Polytechnic College in Hanover, Germany, where he studied chemistry and mechanical engineering until 1872. He returned to California and began working for his father, Claus Spreckels, who had grown extremely wealthy in the sugar business.
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...
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...
Oct 30, 2020 · John D. Spreckels, who was the oldest son and apprenticed in his father’s company, was named vice president at only13 years old. At 14 years old, John Spreckels was sent to Germany to study mechanical engineering to enhance his scientific training and benefit the family business.
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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Empire Builder is the previously untold story of a pioneer who almost single-handedly transformed the bankrupt village of San Diego into a thriving city. When he first dropped anchor in San Diego Bay on a warm June day in 1887, John Diedrich Spreckels set into motion a series of events that later defined the city.
