Tracing our origins back to 1923, Forever Balboa Park has a long history as an advocate for Balboa Park.
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1923
Balboa Auditorium Association is formed to operate the House of Hospitality for civic and community use.
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1937
City calls upon the Balboa Auditorium Association to operate the House of Hospitality following the 1935–1936 Exposition. Organization is renamed the House of Hospitality Association (HHA) soon after.
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1946
City asks the House of Hospitality Association to resume operations of the building following its use by the US Navy during World War II.
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1950
Balboa Park Visitors Center established and operated by the House of Hospitality Association.
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1998
House of Hospitality Association launches BalboaPark.org and parkwide marketing.
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1999
The Balboa Park Millennium Society, a nonprofit 501c3 was formed, later renamed Friends of Balboa Park.
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2011
Balboa Park Conservancy, a nonprofit 501c3, was established at the recommendation of a mayoral taskforce.
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2014
Balboa Park Central merges with Balboa Park Conservancy.
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2017
Friends of Balboa Park acquires the Balboa Park Carousel.
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2019
Forever Balboa Park donates original construction documents for the Botanical Building to the City of San Diego
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2021
Friends of Balboa Park and Balboa Park Conservancy merge and become Forever Balboa Park.
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2023
Forever Balboa Park Parkwide Special Use Permit
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2024
Forever Balboa Park embarks on Phase 2 of the Botanical Building Revitialization: The Central Gardens