Aug 30 10

Truth or fish story? The legend of Whaley House

When you start digging into the history of Old Town, San Diego, you’re bound to uncover a few skeletons. That’s certainly the case with Whaley House, which has more than its fair share. According to the Travel Channel, the site is the most haunted house in the United States today.The house was built for Thomas Whaley, a Scotch-Irishman born in New York City in 1823. He moved to California in 1849, later returning to New York to take Anna Eloise Delaunay as his wife. The couple settled in Old Town, San Diego in 1853, and their new house was completed in 1857.Supposedly, the house was haunted even before the Whaleys took up residence. The ghost of a criminal named James “Yankee Jim” Robinson was reported by the family, most evident in the footsteps which echoed through the house. Over the years, though, as members of the Whaley family met their demise, they too joined the house’s haunted history. (more…)

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Aug 30 10

The world is a stage at the Old Town Theatre

Locals know that when they enter the Old Town Theatre, they’ll be treated to a clever, thought-provoking performance, courtesy of the in-house Cygnet Theatre Company. The theatre is easily accessible in the Old Town district, located right next to the Old Town Market and across from the San Diego Avenue downtown area. The Old Town Trolley Tour will bring you right up to it.Currently, the company is offering a trilogy of rotating plays, all directed by Sean Murray and Francis Gerke. The three plays which make up The Norman Conquests“Table Manners,” “Living Together,” and “Round and Round the Garden”make up a complete story revolving around six characters. In addition to the technical skill which one can imagine it takes to star in three different plays at a time, viewers will also have incentive to check out the entire trilogy in order to get a free t-shirt. (more…)

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