page_title: Balboa Park (San Diego)
section_title: Cultural references
hierarchical_section_title: Balboa Park (San Diego) / Cultural references
caption_attribution_description: Statue of El Cid by Anna Hyatt Huntington located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The sculpture was created in 1923 and installed in 1930. Español: Estatua del Cid en el parque Balboa, creada por Anna Hyatt Huntington Anna Hyatt Huntington &#160;(1876–1973)&#160;&#160;Alternative namesAnna Vaughn Hyatt HuntingtonDescriptionAmerican sculptorDate of birth/death10 March 18764 October 1973Location of birth/deathCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.ConnecticutWork locationU.S.Authority control VIAF: 5201722 ULAN: 500028984 LCCN: n85119898 GND: 118933094 SUDOC: 061730602 WorldCat
context_page_description: Balboa Park is a 1,200-acre historic urban cultural park in San Diego, California, United States. In addition to open space areas, natural vegetation zones, green belts, gardens, and walking paths, it contains museums, several theaters, and the world-famous San Diego Zoo. There are also many recreational facilities and several gift shops and restaurants within the boundaries of the park. Placed in reserve in 1835, the park's site is one of the oldest in the United States dedicated to public recreational use. Balboa Park is managed and maintained by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of San Diego.
  Balboa Park hosted the 1915–16 Panama–California Exposition and 1935–36 California Pacific International Exposition, both of which left architectural landmarks. The park and its historic Exposition buildings were declared a National Historic Landmark and National Historic Landmark District in 1977, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: The 1915 silent film Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition takes place at the 1915 Exposition and stars Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Mabel Normand.
  Citizen Kane has scenes from Charles Kane's mansion "Xanadu" filmed at buildings in Balboa Park, with the San Diego Zoo standing in for Kane's private bestiary.
  Portions of the 1979 movie Scavenger Hunt were filmed in and around Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo.
  MyNetworkTV's Desire filmed a 2006 episode scene in the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.
  The California Tower appears in the film Almost Famous.
  The video games Tony Hawk's Underground and Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition use Balboa Park for their San Diego levels.
  The internet series Mega64 often films their sketches at Balboa Park.
  Bruce Springsteen's album The Ghost of Tom Joad includes a song about Balboa Park.
  The cover photo of the Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds was taken at the San Diego Zoo's children's petting zoo.
  The 2003 movie National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze's exterior shots of the "college campus" are from Balboa Park.
  The 2nd copy of the iconic statue from the film Rocky III is featured in the San Diego Hall of Champions.
  The 1995 Chuck Norris film Top Dog was set in Balboa Park.
  Balboa Park is prominently featured as a setting for the 2007 naval thriller, Defiance, by Don Brown.
caption: The El Cid sculpture, by artist Anna Hyatt Huntington. Dedicated in July 1930, the 23-foot bronze statue, along with an art library, was donated by Huntington and her husband.[113][114]
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