South Park, San Diego, California

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South Park is a neighborhood of San Diego, California, East of Balboa Park, North of Golden Hill and Grant Hill and South of North Park, the boundary being Juniper Street. The area is part of Greater Golden Hill for San Diego city planning purposes. While some believe that it is part of Golden Hill, the South Park name dates back to the original South Park Addition designation registered on May 17, 1870.^[1] Serious development in the neighborhood started around 1905/6 with the extension of streetcar service by the Bartlett Webster developing company.

Predominantly a single-family residence area, with some duplexes and small apartment buildings or bungalow courts, it is noteworthy for its fine and varied collection of Craftsman and Spanish Colonial style homes built in the 1905-1930 period. Historic architects whose work is here include Irving Gill, William S. Hebbard, and Richard Requa. South Park is gaining repute for its interesting small businesses, and has long been home to a diverse group of residents, regarding income, age, sexual orientation, and race. Pedestrianism, like in other urban mesa neighborhoods north of Balboa Park, is high relative to the rest of San Diego. The elevation is about 200 feet above sea level but still reasonably flat within most of the area. Visitors can most easily find South Park off of 30th street via auto or bicycle, or served by the number 2 line bus. Zip codes are 92102 and 92104.

Elementary Schools in the neighborhood are the Albert Einstein Academy charter school and Brooklyn/Golden Hill Elementary.

Community events include the annual Old House Fair and the quarterly Walkabout business open house. The Einstein Academy school hosts an open-air marketplace each Saturday morning from 8:30-12:30.

[edit] References

1. ^ Montes, Beth "The Early History of South Park", South Park neigborhood web site

[edit] External links

• Greater Golden Hill Planning Committee
• Unofficial neighborhood web site
• Official City of San Diego website map
• Business Directory / Localized wiki