San Diego County Biographies
 
A. PAPE

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San Diego, of German descent, emigrated to America in 1880, filled with the 
thrift, enthusiasm and integrity of his country, and landing in New York for 
four years followed his trade of carpenter, which he had learned in the mother 
country. In 1884 he was attracted to southern California, and upon his arrival 
at San Diego began work at his trade, which he followed for five years, and in 
September, 1889, he purchased of Mr. Pierce the nucleus of his present handsome 
establishment, known as the Tropical Natatorium, at the foot of D street. He 
immediately enlarged his facilities and is now prepared to give hot and cold 
salt-water baths at all hours during the winter and for his summer patrons has 
two large swimming tanks, with convenient dressing rooms adjoining. His building 
covers a frontage of seventy-five feet, with facilities and space for the 
residence of his family. It is 200 feet deep, with wharves and floats in the 
rear for outside bathing. He also has a fine chicken ranch in Switzer valley of 
three and one-half acres, which he is just establishing, starting with a flock 
of 150 fowls.
        In 1885 he was married in San Diego to Miss Dorothea Broetther, who is 
an able assistant in his several enterprises.
 
SOURCE:  An Illustrated History of Southern California:  Embracing the Counties 
of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Orange, and the Peninsula of Lower 
California� Chicago:  The Lewis Publishing Company, 1890.  p.-  373