Woolworth Building (San Diego)

Woolworth Building
Woolworth Building
	The Woolworth Building
Former names	F. W. Woolworth Co.
General information
Status	Closed
Type	Victorian (originally)
Town or city	Gaslamp,; San Diego
Country	United States
Named for	F. W. Woolworth Co.
Construction started	1800s
Construction stopped	1885
Opened	1886
Renovated	1922
Design and construction
Developer	Woolworth & Co.
Main contractor	Wheelihan
Known for	F. W. Woolworth Co.
Other information
Parking	Street
Public transit access	Metropolitan Transit

Last updated September 03, 2025

The Woolworth Building is an historic structure located at 953 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, in the U.S. state of California. It was built in 1886, originally as a store for the F. W. Woolworth Company.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "A Million Gilded Treasures…… – Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation". Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation (GQHF). September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
↑ Schulte, Richard (January 10, 2021). "A look at the Woolworth Building in the Gaslamp. – Cool San Diego Sights!". Cool San Diego Sights!. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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[1] "A Million Gilded Treasures…… – Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation". Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation (GQHF). September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[2] Schulte, Richard (January 10, 2021). "A look at the Woolworth Building in the Gaslamp. – Cool San Diego Sights!". Cool San Diego Sights!. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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v t e Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
Buildings	Alan John Factory Backesto Broker's Brunswig Drug Company Buel–Town Callan Hotel Carriage Works Casino Theatre Chinese Laundry Cole Block Combination Store Cotheret Exchange Club Frey Block George Hill Grand Pacific Hotel Granger Higgins–Begole Horton Grand Hotel Horton Plaza Hubbell Ingersoll–Tutton Ingle Keating Labor Temple Lester Hotel Lewis Brick Block Lincoln Hotel Llewelyn Loring Louis Bank of Commerce Manila Cafe McGurck Block Montijo Nesmith–Greely Onyx Hotel Pacifica Hotel Panama Cafe Paris Hotel Pat's Little Theater Pioneer Warehouse Quin Royal Pie Bakery Samuel I. Fox Sheldon Block Simmons Hotel Sterling Hardware Timkin Tivoli Bar and Grill Watts–Robinson William Penn Hotel Windsor Hotel Woolworth Yamada Yuma
Geography	Horton Plaza Park
Transit	Gaslamp Quarter station
Related	Jessop's Clock List of Gaslamp Quarter historic buildings
Category Commons

v t e F. W. Woolworth Company—Foot Locker
Company	F. W. Woolworth Company Champs Sports Eastbay Foot Locker Kinney Shoes Woolco Claire's Afterthoughts Other divisions and namesakes
Buildings	List of Woolworth buildings Woolworth Building St. Louis Office Shadow Lawn Columbus Store Evansville Store Kansas City Store Broadway, Los Angeles Store Hollywood, Los Angeles Store Lexington Store Renton Store San Diego Store Watertown Store Wilmington Store Winfield Hall Winfield House
Culture	"Love at the Five and Dime" Seafoam salad Woolworth v. Contemporary Arts
Events	Foot Locker Cross Country
Civil rights	Greensboro sit-ins Ezell Blair Jr. Franklin McCain Joseph McNeil David Richmond International Civil Rights Center and Museum February One Clarence Harris Lexington Woolworths Nashville sit-ins
Family	Frank Winfield Woolworth Barbara Hutton Poor Little Rich Girl Lance Reventlow Seymour H. Knox I

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