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La Mesa Village
7474 El Cajon Blvd La Mesa CA
~0.27 miles from La Mesa city center
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La Mesa (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~1.29 miles from La Mesa city center
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La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 54,749 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1869 and officially incorporated as a city on February 16, 1912. It is the hometown of NBA player Bill Walton, football stars Reggie Bush, and Alex Smith, famous actor Dennis Hopper, singer of rock band Pearl Jam Eddie Vedder, and the birthplace of heavy metal musician Dave Mustaine. Its official flower is the bougainvillea. At the beginning of each October, La Mesa holds their biggest event of the year, Oktoberfest.
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Rolando (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~1.74 miles from La Mesa city center
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Rolando is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. Rolando is mostly residential with the exception of El Cajon Boulevard, which features the Campus Plaza shopping center. Rolando is divided by University Avenue into two sections: Rolando Village to the north, and Rolando Park to the south.Rolando Village's borders are defined by College Avenue to the West, El Cajon Boulevard to the North, and University Avenue to the South. The eastern border with La Mesa is uneven, and is defined by several residential streets which lie between 67th and 73rd streets.Rolando Park's borders are defined by College Avenue to the West, University Avenue to the north, the 94 freeway to the south, and the City of La Mesa boundary to the east.Rolando hosts two elementary schools...
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San Diego State University SDSU
San Diego CA
~1.95 miles from La Mesa city center
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San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. It is the third-oldest university in the California State University system, and one of the oldest universities in California. SDSU has a student body of approximately 34,500 (as of the beginning of the Fall 2006 academic year) and an alumni base of more than 200,000.The Carnegie Foundation has designated San Diego State University a "Research University with high research activity." SDSU is the only California State University campus with this classification, which places it among the top 200 higher education institutions in the ...
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Lemon Grove (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.28 miles from La Mesa city center
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Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 24,918 as of the 2000 census.The community was settled in 1869 by its first known permanent resident, sheep rancher Robert Allison. From the 1860s to 1900 the area was known for sheep and poultry ranching and vegetable crops. In the early 1900s, the community acquired its name when large citrus groves were planted, and lemon and orange growing and shipping became the area's major industry.The Lemon Grove Incident in 1931 was a boycott of segregated schools by Mexican Americans, resulting in the first court-ordered school desegregation in the United States.By World War II, most of the citrus groves had disappeared and suburbanization had begun. By 1960, most of the easily developable land was gone. Lemon Grove...
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Del Cerro (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.44 miles from La Mesa city center
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Del Cerro (Spanish for "of the hill") is a residential neighborhood located in the Navajo Community area of eastern San Diego, California. It borders the communities of San Carlos, Allied Gardens, College Area, Grantville, the city of La Mesa and is adjacent to Lake Murray[1] and San Diego State University. Del Cerro is included with in the Navajo community plan area.
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San Carlos (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.80 miles from La Mesa city center
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San Carlos is a city in San Mateo County, California, USA on the San Francisco Peninsula, about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose. It is an affluent small residential suburb located between Belmont to the north and Redwood City to the south. San Carlos' ZIP code is 94070, and it is within the 650 area code. The population was 27,718 at the 2000 census.
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Navajo (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.87 miles from La Mesa city center
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Navajo is a hilly eastern community in San Diego, California. It is a designated planning area for the city of San Diego. It includes the neighborhoods of Del Cerro, Grantville, San Carlos, and Allied Gardens.The area encompases approximately 14 square miles. Its boundaries are Interstate 8 on the south, La Mesa on the southeast, El Cajon and Santee on the east, and the San Diego River on the north.Navajo is known for its natural attractions such as Mission Trails Regional Park, Lake Murray, and the San Diego River. The community was named for the Navajo Indian tribe.The area is also served by the San Diego Trolley.
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Oak Park (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.94 miles from La Mesa city center
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Oak Park is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California.The neighborhood's borders are defined by Euclid Avenue to the west, Chollas Parkway/Streamview Drive/College Avenue to the north, and State Route 94 to the southeast.Oak Park is located 4 miles (6 km) from San Diego State University. The community is home to a large mall, the Marketplace at the Grove Shopping Center, with anchor stores of Wal-Mart, Target, Kohls, Staples, Sam's Club and 24-Hour Fitness.The center originally opened as a traditional shopping mall called College Grove with anchors of JC Penney, Walker Scott, Sears, and various national chain retail stores. It was the first shopping center in central San Diego for the burgeoning community growing in the area in the Post-War era.Over the yea...
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Talmadge (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.03 miles from La Mesa city center
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Talmadge is a neighborhood of the mid-city region of San Diego, California. Its borders are defined by Fairmount Avenue to the West, Montezuma Road/Collwood Boulevard to the Northeast, and El Cajon Boulevard to the South.It is named after the Talmadge sisters (Norma, Natalie and Constance), who were silent film stars. In 1927, the Talmadge sisters opened the Talmadge Park real estate development, which contains streets named for each of the sisters.The architecture in Talmadge is eclectic, with styles including Spanish Revival, California bungalows, Cape Cod cottages and Normandy Style homes. Cliff May, a renowned Southern California architect, designed several homes in Talmadge. Kensington and Talmadge are sometimes grouped together as one community for official purposes.
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North Encanto (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.14 miles from La Mesa city center
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Encanto is a hilly neighborhood located in the southeastern part of San Diego, California. The neighborhood of Encanto is split into two sections, North Encanto (which lies north of Broadway), and South Encanto (which lies south of Broadway).The name Encanto usually refers to the neighborhood of Encanto, but it can also refer to the Encanto Neighborhoods planning area, which consists of Chollas View, Lincoln Park, Emerald Hills, Valencia Park, Encanto, South Encanto, Broadway Heights and Alta Vista.Encanto is a predominantly a low-density residential community, with commercial and industrial businesses located near major streets. Encanto and the adjacent neighborhoods are going through revitalization with such programs as the Chollas Creek Enhancement Program, which focuses on open spa...
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Grantville (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.17 miles from La Mesa city center
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Grantville is a middle-class neighborhood in the city of San Diego, in California. It borders the communities of Allied Gardens, San Carlos, Serra Mesa and Mission Valley East.Its main roads are Friars Road (which also serves Mission Valley) and Mission Gorge Road which leads into Mission Trails Regional Park to the north and continues south of Interstate 8 as Fairmount Road. Grantville is also served by public transit including San Diego Transit buses along major arteries and the San Diego Trolley's Green Line, whose Grantville station is situated on Alvarado Canyon Road near Fairmount Avenue adjacent to Interstate 8.
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Fletcher Hills (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.21 miles from La Mesa city center
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Allied Gardens (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.42 miles from La Mesa city center
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Mount Helix (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.49 miles from La Mesa city center
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Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, USA. The CDP encompasses several neighborhoods in unincorporated parts of the cities of El Cajon and La Mesa as well as part of the unincorporated community of Spring Valley. The CDP gets its name from the neighborhood of Casa de Oro, which straddles the line between Spring Valley and unincorporated El Cajon, and Mount Helix, a prominent hill in La Mesa. The population was 18,874 at the 2000 census.
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Jamacha (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.55 miles from La Mesa city center
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Mission Trails Regional Park
San Diego CA
~3.65 miles from La Mesa city center
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The sunny San Diego weather allows for many outdoor adventures, and here you'll find a variety. This park is spread over 5,200 acres and has a visitor station open daily. You'll also find Lake Murray and the Cowles and Fortuna mountains here. You can select numerous hiking trails scattered throughout the park, all offering scenic views. The visitor center is architecturally outstanding, and worth a visit for the dramatic views.
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Kensington (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.72 miles from La Mesa city center
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The neon "Kensington" sign used to hang over Adams Avenue, which acts as the neighborhood's cultural and business center.This sign, after almost a year of needing repair (see picture to the left), was taken down and sent to be fixed. While it was there, mechanics realized that the sign was so old and outdated, it would be nearly impossible to fix, and would cost the city almost as much as building an entire new sign. They also found it to be an incredibly health hazard. After careful consideration the town council decided to have a new sign to be installed in place of the old one. Many street names in the community have English origins. The residential area has an impressive collection of Spanish Revival style homes, this being the most popular style in San Diego during the late 1920s when...
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City Heights (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.76 miles from La Mesa city center
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City Heights is a large community in the eastern part of San Diego, California, known for its ethnic diversity. Along the main streets (which include University Avenue, El Cajon Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue) one can find Hispanic, East African, African American, Indian, Middle Eastern, and Southeast Asian businesses.Socially and economically, City Heights has a high concentration of lower income businesses and households, resulting from the newly arrived immigrant communities. Businesses tend to be smaller and wider spread than to the north and east. Like other urban mesa neighborhoods north of Balboa Park, City Heights has a high rate of pedestrian activity, relative to the rest of San Diego. Crime rates were quite high until the recent renaissance, which ushered in one of the highest...
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Spring Valley (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~3.77 miles from La Mesa city center
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Spring Valley is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. The community includes the neighborhood of La Presa and part of the neighborhood of Casa de Oro (which extends into La Mesa). The United States Census Bureau has divided Spring Valley into two census-designated places (CDPs), Spring Valley and La Presa. The population of Spring Valley was 59,384 at the 2000 census. This figure combines the population of the Spring Valley CDP (26,633) and the La Presa CDP (32,721). There are claims that the Greater Spring Valley area has over 100,000 residents although this claims large areas that are actually unincorporated parts of La Mesa and El Cajon.Spring Valley is served by the 91977 and 91978 ZIP codes.
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Chollas Creek (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.21 miles from La Mesa city center
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One gateway to Chollas Creek lies from Sunshine Bernadine Baseball Field at Federal Blvd. to 54th Street in a little San Diego community called Webster. There is an access point along a stretch of designated open space owned by the city below Fairmount Ave. at 47th Street. As you come down the hill from the Fairmount Bridge on 47th, there’s a lush riparian woodland/wetland that is fed by the drainage coming off the two streets
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Skyline (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.23 miles from La Mesa city center
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The Skyline-Paradise Hills Community is approximately 4,500 acres in area and is located in the southeastern portion of the City of San Diego. The community is bordered by the City of Lemon Grove and the Southeastern San Diego community planning area to the north; the South Bay Freeway (SR-54) and an unincorporated area of San Diego County to the south; National City and the Southeastern San Diego community planning area to the west; and an unincorporated area of San Diego County to the east. This community includes the neighborhoods of Skyline, Paradise Hills, South Bay Terraces, North Bay Terraces, Lomita and Jamacha.The Skyline-Paradise Hills community planning area is predominantly a low-density single-family residential community. Commercial services are provided by several small ...
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Emerald Hills (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.30 miles from La Mesa city center
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Lomita (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.36 miles from La Mesa city center
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Lomita is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 20,046 at the 2000 census. Lomita is Spanish for "little knoll".Lomita was originally part of Rancho San Pedro, granted by the Spanish Empire to Juan Jose Dominguez by King Carlos III of Spain in 1784.Lomita established a sister city relationship with Takaishi, Osaka, Japan in October 1981.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.Lomita originally spanned 7 square miles. However, over time, much of this area was annexed by neighboring cities. A notable example is "Lomita Fields," now Zamperini Field (the Torrance Municipal Airport).
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Normal Heights (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.50 miles from La Mesa city center
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Normal Heights is a neighborhood of the mid-city region of San Diego, California. It is known for its affordable pubs, restaurants, coffee houses, antique shops, book shops, and burgeoning arts community.The "Normal" part of "Normal Heights" is not a reference to mundanity; instead it refers to the State Normal School, which is the predecessor to San Diego State University (formerly located in nearby University Heights). The State Normal School building now serves as the Eugene Brucker Education Center, the central office for the San Diego Unified School District.
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South Encanto (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.63 miles from La Mesa city center
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Encanto is a hilly neighborhood located in the southeastern part of San Diego, California. The neighborhood of Encanto is split into two sections, North Encanto (which lies north of Broadway), and South Encanto (which lies south of Broadway).The name Encanto usually refers to the neighborhood of Encanto, but it can also refer to the Encanto Neighborhoods planning area, which consists of Chollas View, Lincoln Park, Emerald Hills, Valencia Park, Encanto, South Encanto, Broadway Heights and Alta Vista.Encanto is a predominantly a low-density residential community, with commercial and industrial businesses located near major streets. Encanto and the adjacent neighborhoods are going through revitalization with such programs as the Chollas Creek Enhancement Program, which focuses on open spa...
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Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego Chargers
Mira Mesa CA
~4.74 miles from La Mesa city center
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Qualcomm Stadium (a.k.a. "The Q", "The Murph"), formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in San Diego, California. It is the current home of the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League and of the San Diego State University Aztecs college football team. It hosts the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl college football games every December. Until 2003, it served as the home of San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. The stadium has hosted three Super Bowl games: Super Bowl XXII in 1988, Super Bowl XXXII in 1998, and Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. It has also hosted the 1978 and 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Games, the 1996 and 1998 National League Division Series, the 1984 and 1998 Nati...
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La Presa (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.86 miles from La Mesa city center
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La Presa is a neighborhood in the community of Spring Valley in San Diego County, California.The population of the La Presa census-designated place (CDP) was 32,721 at the 2000 census. The neighborhood was part of neighboring Spring Valley's census area from 1970 to 1990.The neighborhood is served by a 91977 ZIP code, which is considered Spring Valley according to the USPS.La Presa is Spanish for "The Dam".
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El Cajon (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.95 miles from La Mesa city center
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El Cajon (pronounced /?lk?'ho?n/; Spanish: [elka'xon]) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 94,869 at the 2000 census. El Cajón is Spanish for "The Drawer", relating to it being surrounded by mountains in a nestled valley.This geography also gave rise to the town nickname of "The Big Box."
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North Bay Terraces (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~4.97 miles from La Mesa city center
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