{"id":497916,"date":"2026-10-16T09:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/497916\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:28:08","slug":"jewel-awards-honor-la-jollas-architectural-preservation-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/497916\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel Awards honor La Jolla\u2019s architectural preservation \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Museum of History and Culture La Jolla concluded its La Jolla Modernism &amp; Architecture Week on Oct. 11 with its annual Jewel Awards.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Jewel Awards were presented Oct. 11 at the La Valencia Hotel, doling out awards to the people and businesses that \u201cpreserve and enrich La Jolla\u2019s distinctive architectural and cultural heritage,\u201d according to the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Each winner is given a tray with a printed image of the honoree\u2019s property or project.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, local architect Ione Stiegler received the preservation champion award for her years of preservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Representing the bridge rehabilitation effort on La Jolla\u2019s Coast Walk...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ljl-l-jewel-award-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Representing the bridge rehabilitation effort on La Jolla\u2019s Coast Walk Trail, Dave and Joyce Abrams, Susie Murphy and Ben Stone accept the Jewel Award for rehabilitation pre-1940. Museum of History and Culture La Jolla board member Meredith Baratz is at the podium. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lani Meanley Collins, Bob Meanley and Bill Meanley accept the...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ljl-l-jewel-award-2-rotated-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lani Meanley Collins, Bob Meanley and Bill Meanley accept the Legacy Business Jewel Award. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joan Gand accepts the Jewel Award for rehabilitation post-1940 for...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ljl-l-jewel-award-3-rotated-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joan Gand accepts the Jewel Award for rehabilitation post-1940 for her house at 801 La Jolla Rancho Road. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"La Jolla Bike Path volunteers Glen Rasmussen and Debbie Adams...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ljl-l-jewel-award-4-rotated-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>La Jolla Bike Path volunteers Glen Rasmussen and Debbie Adams accept the Jewel Award for Preservation Stewardship. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Trace and Kristen Wilson accept the Jewel Award for restoration...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ljl-l-jewel-award-5-rotated-1.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Trace and Kristen Wilson accept the Jewel Award for restoration post-1940 for their house at 222 Winamar Ave. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Representing the bridge rehabilitation effort on La Jolla\u2019s Coast Walk Trail, Dave and Joyce Abrams, Susie Murphy and Ben Stone accept the Jewel Award for rehabilitation pre-1940. Museum of History and Culture La Jolla board member Meredith Baratz is at the podium. (Ashley Mackin-Solomon)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Museum of History and Culture La Jolla concluded its La Jolla Modernism &amp; Architecture Week on Oct.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":497917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[11705,7,930,5184,6804,6953,74,84,76,75],"class_list":["post-497916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-bird-rock","tag-california","tag-la-jolla","tag-la-jolla-light","tag-la-jolla-light-news","tag-la-jolla-shores","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-county","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=497916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/497917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=497916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=497916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=497916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}