John D. Spreckels owned much of San Diego and built a railroad to Arizona
Sugar heir John D. Spreckels owned the Hotel del Coronado, the streetcars and two newspapers, and built the San Diego and Arizona Railway.
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Sugar heir John D. Spreckels owned the Hotel del Coronado, the streetcars and two newspapers, and built the San Diego and Arizona Railway.