History of the Bungalow in La Jolla: Did you know these seasonal homes got their start at the foot of the Himalayas in the 1800s?

As part of this year’s La Jolla Landmarks Week, the La Jolla Historical Society hosted architectural historian Diane Kane with a presentation on the California-style bungalow, which has become an iconic local treasure.

While many associate construction of these houses with the 1920s, Kane told...