Editing Albert Spalding (section)

==Other activities==
Spalding had been a prominent member of the Theosophical Society under [[William Quan Judge]]. In 1900, Spalding moved to [[San Diego]] having recently married his second wife, Elizabeth<ref name="Starr" /> and became a prominent member and supporter of the [[Theosophy (Boehmian)|Theosophical]] community [[Lomaland]], which was being developed on [[Point Loma, California|Point Loma]] by [[Katherine Tingley]]. He built an estate in the [[Sunset Cliffs, San Diego|Sunset Cliffs]] area of Point Loma where he lived with Elizabeth for the rest of his life. The Spaldings raised race horses and collected Chinese fine furniture and art.

The Spaldings had an extensive library which included many volumes on Theosophy, art, and literature. In 1907–1909 he was the driving force behind the development of a paved road, known as the "Point Loma boulevard," from downtown San Diego to Point Loma and [[Ocean Beach, San Diego|Ocean Beach]]; the road also provided good access to Lomaland. It later provided the basis for [[California State Route 209]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Street Work Pay is Puzzle |work=The San Diego Union and Daily Bee |date=April 23, 1909 |author=Staff |page=8}}</ref> He proposed the project, supervised it on behalf of the city, and paid a portion of the cost out of his own pocket. He joined with [[George Marston (California politician)|George Marston]] and other civic-minded businessmen to purchase the site of the original [[Presidio of San Diego]], which they developed as a historic park and eventually donated to the city of San Diego.<ref name="Marston">{{cite journal|last=Epstein |first=Michael J.|date=Summer–Fall 2004|title=George White Marston: Baseball Player|journal=Journal of San Diego History|volume=50|issue=3–4|page=93 |url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/v50-3/baseball.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/v50-3/baseball.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> He ran unsuccessfully for the [[United States Senate]] in [[1911 United States Senate election in California|1911]] as a Republican, but lost to eventual winner [[John D. Works]] by a vote of 92–21 in the California legislature.<ref name="Marston" /> He helped to organize the 1915 [[Panama–California Exposition]], serving as second vice-president.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/pancal/sdexpo30.htm|title=Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, 1915–1916|work=San Diego History Center|access-date=19 November 2013|archive-date=3 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403135711/https://www.sandiegohistory.org/pancal/sdexpo30.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>