East Village, San Diego
Coordinates: 32°42′45″N 117°09′15″W / 32.712489°N 117.154083°W
East Village is a neighborhood in San Diego, California. It is the largest district in the downtown of San Diego, and is located east of the Gaslamp Quarter and southeast of the Core district and Cortez Hill.[1] East village has gone through extensive and rapid redevelopment,[2] especially near Petco Park, which opened its doors in 2004.[3] Out of the eight neighborhoods in the downtown area, East Village is the largest.[4]
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[edit] History
The East village was traditionally a series of warehouses and vacant lots. It wasn't until the 1990s that it became a community for artists and social services. Residential aspects of the East Village became a reality in 2005,[5] after Petco Park was established.
[edit] Urban renewal
In the latter part of the 20th century the East Village became known for its vacant buildings, dive-bars and eclectic dwellings of artists. Prostitutes, drug addicts and homeless people were common. Beginning with redevelopment, and particularly after the opening of Petco Park in 2004, the area became known instead for upscale restaurants and trendy shops. The neighborhood is now a hub of construction including condominium projects, performance spaces, and the central San Diego library now under construction.[3] The Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge, which opened in Spring 2011, made it easier for pedestrians to access the East Village from the harbor area and the Convention Center. A warehouse on Newton Avenue is being remodeled into a new campus for the Monarch School, a K-12 school for students affected by homelessness.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ sdeastvillage.com. "About East Village". http://www.sdeastvillage.com/. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ Downtown San Diego Partnership. "East Village". Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20080528060833/http://www.sandiegodowntown.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/res.neighborhood/districtName/East_Village/DistrictID/3. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ a b Levin, Dan (2006-12-24). "East Village, Out West in San Diego". New York Times. http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/travel/24surfacing.html. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ "East Village". Union-Tribune Publishing Co.. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040407/news_lz1x7eastvil.html. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "The new face of East Village San Diego". Downtown San Diego Living. http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/220/220/. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "New campus for school for homeless", San Diego Union-Tribune, February 16, 2012
[edit] External links
- Downtown Neighborhoods Map
- East Village at Yelp.com
- Information about East Village
- Information about East Village BallPark Neighborhood
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