{"id":5575,"date":"2026-04-01T20:19:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/?page_id=5575"},"modified":"2026-05-01T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:00:07","slug":"article","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/article\/","title":{"rendered":"Article"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5575\" class=\"elementor elementor-5575\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a277761 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a277761\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f1d8e elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"a4f1d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:21,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/joyce-beers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/joyce_beers1-150x150-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/joyce_beers1-150x150-1.webp 150w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/joyce_beers1-150x150-1-100x100.webp 100w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/elementor\/thumbs\/joyce_beers1-150x150-1.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/joyce-beers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJoyce Beers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Joyce Beers Her name appears on our community center in the Uptown District, but who was Joyce Beers? She was an active and community-minded woman<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/joyce-beers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Joyce Beers\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/whos-who-in-metro-san-diegos-hippest-community\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kate_ruthhayward.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kate_ruthhayward.webp 390w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/kate_ruthhayward-300x211.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/whos-who-in-metro-san-diegos-hippest-community\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKate the Great\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>One of her favorite sayings: \u201cA 50\u00a2 tree should be planted in a $5 hole.\u201d Katherine Olivia Sessions (1857-1940) was known to many as \u201cKate.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/whos-who-in-metro-san-diegos-hippest-community\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kate the Great\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-405 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/the-father-of-hillcrest\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/34-Hillcrest-bowl_small-150x146-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5421\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/the-father-of-hillcrest\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Father of Hillcrest\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Amid a scattering of homes and handful of businesses to the east, our community started being called \u201cHillcrest\u201d in 1907 thanks to a 40-year-old entrepreneur.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/the-father-of-hillcrest\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Father of Hillcrest\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/gwladys-and-her-group\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/145-gwladys_morgan-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/145-gwladys_morgan-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/145-gwladys_morgan-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/gwladys-and-her-group\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tGwladys and her Group\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The 1920 census shows Hillcrest resident and doctor Gwladys Morgan, 39, living at 3768 Eighth Street (now called avenue) with her older sister Mabel Elliott,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/gwladys-and-her-group\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Gwladys and her Group\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-397 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/san-diegos-first-female-architect\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/87-watreman_wednesday_club1-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-5585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/87-watreman_wednesday_club1-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/87-watreman_wednesday_club1-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/san-diegos-first-female-architect\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSan Diego&#8217;s First Female Architect\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Hazel Wood Waterman (1865-1948) may never have received a license to hang on the wall, but she gets credit for several neighborhood landmarks including the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/san-diegos-first-female-architect\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about San Diego&#8217;s First Female Architect\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-390 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-people\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/decades-of-activism-leo-wilson\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leo_wilson-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-6073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leo_wilson-1.jpg 250w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leo_wilson-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/leo_wilson-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/decades-of-activism-leo-wilson\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDecades of Activism \u2014 Leo Wilson\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 16, 2013\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Park West\u2019s Leo Wilson is a third generation Uptown resident \u2014 his family moved to Hillcrest 90 years ago. A 1946 article in the Pacific<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/16\/decades-of-activism-leo-wilson\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Decades of Activism \u2014 Leo Wilson\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5575"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6432,"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5575\/revisions\/6432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hillcresthistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}