BlockFrom the record
One of 148 National Register listings published here for San Diego County · listed in 1984 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Panama Hotel
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 12 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1904.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 105 W. F St., San Diego, 92101
- When was it listed? March 1984
- Category. building
- Census division. San Diego
- National Register reference number. 84001182 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Then and now
1904 to 1996The ground this property stands on, surveyed 92 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Fires near this property
387 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 387 fires within 5 miles of Panama Hotel between 1994 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 79 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 209 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Smoking | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | San Diego Unit | not named |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | San Diego Unit | ASSIST 53 |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
| 30 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection | not named |
Mines and quarries near this property
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Panama Hotel: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Valley Operation | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Valley Operation Woodward | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mission Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Murray Canyon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Murray Canyon Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| San Diego Molding Sand Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names San Diego, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 6 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 lightning, 2 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 death and 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | San Diego | 1 killed, 3 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| December 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Diego | $5,000,000 | San Diego Lindbergh Field recorded a wind gust of 58 mph ahead of an approaching squall line. This was the highest wind gust ever measured at Lindbergh Field for the month of December. Just south of the airport in National City, the top 200 feet of the KSON broadcast tower snapped off. A portion of the tower fell on 20 parked cars. Winds gusts over 60 mph blew down many trees and caused damage to houses, cars, and power poles. |
| June 1999 | Wildfire | San Diego | $200,000 | A wild fire in a canyon destroyed one duplex and threatened several other residences . |
| February 2005 | Flash Flood | San Diego | $75,000 | no account filed |
| January 2017 | Flash Flood | East San Diego | $50,000 | Six feet of water inundated an apartment building in City Heights on 48th street. One family nearly drowned due to the flood. |
| February 2005 | Flash Flood | San Diego | $20,000 | Mudslides and flooding reported. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Diego | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Diego | $3,000 | The Mission Valley mesonet recorded a wind gust of 52 mph due to a thunderstorm. Media reported a tree falling on a car in Mission Valley nearby. |
| April 2012 | Lightning | San Diego | $2,000 | NBC San Diego reported a lightning strike to the Unified Port of San Diego building, resulting in part of the roof getting peeled back. The strike also took out power to the building, but no injuries were reported. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | San Diego | $1,200 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Lightning | San Diego | $1,000 | Two palm trees caught fire after a lightning strike. |
| September 2021 | Hail | San Diego | $50 | Two mping reports of pea size hail. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | San Diego | - | A series of Pacific storm systems produced widespread heavy rainfall across the San Diego metro area, producing rainfall totals of 3-5 inches near Fashion Valley from January 14-17, with the heaviest occurring the morning of January 15- the morning of January 16. The San Diego River reached 12.4-12.7 feet at Fashion Valley.||Every cross street in Mission Valley along the San Diego River was flooded, including toward the San Diego Trolley. Three vehicles were abandoned and under 2-3 feet of flowing water on Camino Del Este, Qualcomm Way and Fashion Valley Road. The San Diego River overflowed, with over 1 foot of standing water into the nearby parking structure.||Numerous swiftwater rescues were conducted, including one rescue of a woman whose car was completely submerged into the flood waters at Camino De La Reina and Avenida del No; a helicopter search for two victims was conducted near 4700 Pacific Highway, with five victims having been rescued from the water.||Hotel guests at the Riverleaf Inn were evacuated and vehicles were submerged in flowing water. |
| November 2022 | Flood | San Diego | - | Periods of moderate rainfall fell across the San Diego metro area on the afternoon of November 8. Several reports of flooding were received:|The Department of Highways reported flooding on Highway 94 and Federal Blvd, where 0.50 inch fell in three hours.|The Department of Highways also reported flooding at SR 94 and College Ave.|A National Weather Service employee reported roadway flooding on University Ave where rainfall of 0.25-0.30 inch had been reported in one hour. |
| February 2013 | Hail | San Diego | - | Accumulations of pea-sized hail resulted in multiple traffic collisions along Interstate 15 between University and El Cajon Blvd. Southbound Interstate 15 was closed for a few hours. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | San Diego | - | Lanes flooded on northbound I-5 south of Balboa Blvd. |
| January 2005 | Funnel Cloud | San Diego | - | A funnel cloud was reported just nothwest of San Diego Bay. |
| October 2004 | Flash Flood | San Diego | - | The San Diego River was near flood stage when it swept a homeless man away near Ward Road in Mission Valley. He was rescued by two men in the vicinity who happened to hear him call for help. |
| April 1997 | Lightning | San Diego | - | A cold upper-level low pressure center spawned an area of thunderstorms that affected much of southern San Diego County with gusty winds, small hail, and power outages. Lightning associated with the storm system struck a palm tree in the skyline district of San Diego, shearing off the top twenty feet. The resulting shock wave shattered all the windows of the home on the property, sent dishes and glasses cascading from cupboards, and knocked pictures off the walls. Windows were broken in Fifteen nearby homes, an elementary school, and a high school two blocks away. Also, a nearby utility pole caught fire, and the top of a wood and concrete fence was destroyed. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | San Diego | - | Wind damage to a building located at 2630 Kettner Blvd. One-half of a sheet metal roof was torn off. Wind speeds unknown. |
| February 2005 | Funnel Cloud | San Diego | - | no account filed |
Maps showing this location
12 surveysUnited States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
- 1904 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500 - 9 printings
- 1904 USGS Southern California Sheet No. 2 quadrangle1:250000 - 5 printings
- 1930 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:31680 - 2 printings
- 1950 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:250000 - 4 printings
- 1967 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:24000 - 5 printings
- 1979 USGS San Diego quadrangle1:100000 - 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Point Loma quadrangle1:24000
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | U.S. Courthouse | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
| Pythias Lodge Building | 0.1 miles | 1981 | |
 | Spreckels Theatre Building | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
| Robert E. Lee Hotel | 0.1 miles | 1980 | |
 | Grand-Horton Hotel | 0.2 miles | 1980 |
 | Balboa Theatre | 0.2 miles | 1996 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84001182 in Record Group 79. |
| San Diego County | All 148 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.