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Loma Portal (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~0.37 miles from Hillcrest city center
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San Diego's Loma Portal neighborhood is not the city's oldest stand of houses; nor indeed, is it rich old hardwood growth. There are pristine groves of bungalows elsewhere in San Diego comparable to the best in the Bay Area, and noble forests of mostly unaltered late 50s and early 60s ranch houses. But I believe that Loma Portal is the most interesting of them all because of the variety of styles within it and the care with which the neighborhood has been kept. Various parts of it were built (after being platted in the 1920s) through the 1950s, with the houses ranging from quite small single-story bungalows up to variants of the American four-square. But it is the stylistic variation of the houses, achieved despite modest building costs in difficult times, and the bravery and intell...
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Old Town (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~0.71 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California, is a state protected historical park in San Diego. The park preserves and recreates the old town of the city, from shortly after the Mexican War of Independence during its pueblo Alta California period beginning in 1821, through the Bear Flag Revolt, the American period, and ending in 1872, 22 years after statehood (about the time the central focus of the city shifted to the current Downtown area). Between 2005 and 2006, California State Parks listed Old Town San Diego as the most visited state park in California.On September 3, 1971, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Old Town San Diego Historic District.
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Old Town San Diego State Park
San Diego CA
~0.79 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Old Town San Diego State Historic Park presents the opportunity to experience the history of early San Diego by providing a connection to the past.Learn about life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. Even today, life moves more slowly in this part of San Diego, where the hustle and bustle is balanced with history and fiestas. Visitors are offered a glimpse into yesteryear, as converging cultures transformed San Diego from a Mexican pueblo to an American settlement. The core of restored original historic buildings from the interpretive period are complemented by reconstructed sites, along with early twentieth century buildings designed in the same mode. The Historic Plaza remains a gathering place for community events and historic activity. Five original adob...
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Midway (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~0.80 miles from Hillcrest city center
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The Midway area, also called the North Bay area, is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is located at the northern (mainland) end of the Point Loma peninsula, northwest of downtown San Diego and just west of Old Town San Diego. It is often considered to be part of Point Loma, although the city treats it as a separate Planning Area.The boundaries of the Midway community plan are the San Diego River and Interstate 8 to the north, Interstate 5 to the east, Laurel Street to the south, and Lytton Street and the bluffs above Kenyon Street to the west. The area encompasses approximately 800 acres (320 ha) of mostly flatland.The area is primarily commercial and industrial, and contains only a few small pockets of multi-family residential development.
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Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego CA
~0.87 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Marine Corps Recruit Depot (commonly referred to as MCRD or M-Crud) San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to San Diego International Airport and the former Naval Training Center San Diego. MCRD San Diego's main mission is the initial training of enlisted male recruits living west of the Mississippi River. Over 21,000 recruits are trained each year. The Depot also is the home to the Marine Corps' Recruiter School and Western Recruiting Region's Drill Instructors School.
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Presidio Park
San Diego CA
~1.07 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Presidio Park is a city historic park in San Diego, California. It is the site where the San Diego Presidio and the San Diego Mission, the first European settlements in what is now the western United States, were founded in 1769. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.In 1773 the mission moved a few miles upriver while the fort remained on Presidio Hill. The presidio had been established to protect against Indian attacks or foreign invasions. As the need for such protection disappeared, people preferred to live in Old Town at the foot of the hill, and the fort was gradually abandoned. It was in ruins by 1835.In 1907, George Marston, a wealthy department store owner, bought Presidio Hill with an interest to preserve the site. Unable to attract city fundi...
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SeaWorld San Diego
San Diego CA
~1.25 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Venture beyond the ocean's surface at Sea World San Diego. Get close enough to touch a dolphin's fin, stare down a shark and connect with all the sea's creatures. Experience Believe — the visually stunning Shamu show; encounter polar bears at Wild Arctic Interaction and brave the daring drop on the Journey To Atlantis water coaster. The energy and wonder of the sea surround you in the sights and sounds of SeaWorld. Just dive in. See website for full ticketing info.
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Harbor Island
Coronado CA
~1.55 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Formed by the dredging of San Diego Bay in order to deepen the berths for military ships, the U.S. Navy built this recreational island in 1961. More than 12 million cubic yards of sand and mud created this mile-and-a-half long tropical island, now home to upscale hotels, restaurants and marinas. Along the bay side, you can see the view from the tip of Point Loma, across to the island of Coronado and southward to the U.S & Mexican border. This is a beautiful spot to watch the sunset and a breath-taking skyline vantage point at night.
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Middletown (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~1.66 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Middletown is a neighborhood located north of Little Italy (Downtown San Diego), south of Mission Hills and Hillcrest, east of San Diego International Airport, and west of Bankers Hill. Interstate 5 passes through this neighborhood and San Diego Trolley has one station in this neighborhood.
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Mission Hills (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~1.78 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Mission Hills is a neighborhood of San Diego, California, USA. It is located on hills just south of the San Diego River valley and north of downtown San Diego, overlooking Old Town and San Diego Bay. It was subdivided on January 20, 1908 as a smaller portion of what is now referred to as Mission Hills. The City of San Diego describes Mission Hills as being the area north of Horton Avenue, South of Mission Valley, West of Goldfinch Streer and Reynard Way, and East of the Old Town community area.[1] Mission Hills is part of the 92103 zip code area. It is part of the Uptown community planning area.The area is primarily residential, with some small shops and restaurants. The area was developed in the early 20th century and most of the houses are still from that era, often carefully preserved...
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Hotel Circle
Mira Mesa CA
~1.83 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Fleetridge (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~1.94 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Roseville-Fleetridge is a neighborhood in Point Loma, San Diego, California. it is bounded by Rosecrans Street on the east, Cañon Street on the south, Catalina Blvd. on the west and Nimitz Blvd. on the north.[1] It is actually two separate neighborhoods, Roseville and Fleetridge, which the city lumps together for policing purposes.Roseville is the oldest settled part of Point Loma. It is named for its developer, San Diego pioneer Louis Rose.[2] Rose bought the area in 1866, laid out streets, and built a wharf and a hotel. For a time Roseville functioned as a separate city from San Diego. Many Portuguese fishermen and fishing boat owners settled in the area and it is still the focus of San Diego's large Portuguese community. A church in the area holds services in Portuguese every week and...
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Roseville (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.07 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Roseville is a city in Placer County, California, United States. As of January 1, 2009 the population was 112,343. Roseville's population is expected to reach 133,680 by 2015. Interstate 80 runs through Roseville and State Route 65 bisects the northern part of the city.
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Humphreys By The Bay
2241 Shelter Island Dr. San Diego CA - 619-224-3577
~2.09 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Humphrey's by the Bay - The lounge hosts jazz, rock and blues acts for a yuppie crowd, while a mix of acts like the Cowboy Junkies and Emmylou Harris, probably best described as adult alternative, play concerts during the summer. The restaurant serves California cuisine and featurs a excellent view of the bay.Name: Humphrey's by the BayAddress:2241 Shelter Island DriveCity, State:San Diego, CAZip:92106Telephone:619-224-3577Website: http://www.humphreysbythebay.com/ Type (genre): Afterhours, Afterwork / Happy Hour, Bar, Live Music, Outdoors / Patio, Pickup / Singles, Restaurant / Bar, Special EventMusic: Jazz, Alternative , Country, Funk / Soul / R&B
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University of San Diego
San Diego CA
~2.11 miles from Hillcrest city center
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The University of San Diego (USD) is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs. The university consists of six schools: the School of Business Administration, the School of Leadership and Education Sciences, the School of Law, the School of Nursing & Health Science, the College of Arts & Sciences, and the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies.Chartered in 1949, the University opened its doors to its first class of students in 1952 as the San Diego College for Women.
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Liberty Station (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.13 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Liberty Station is a 361-acre (1.46 km2) project that involves the conversion of San Diego, California's former Naval Training Center into a mixed-use community that includes several distinct districts. The Naval Training Center site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and many of the individual structures are designated as historic by the city of San Diego.The development is located in the Point Loma community of San DIego. It has a waterfront location, on a boat channel off of San Diego Bay, just west of the San Diego Airport and a few miles north of Downtown San Diego. Dozens of the historical buildings are being adapted for stores, offices, schools, and other purposes.The project started when the Navy announced in 1993 that it was closing its training center. The...
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Linda Vista (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.51 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Linda Vista (Spanish for "Pretty View") is a community in San Diego, California, United States. It is east of Mission Bay, north of Mission Valley, and south-east of Tecolote Canyon. It lies on a mesa overlooking Mission Valley. It is also home to the University of San Diego.Many of the homes in Linda Vista were built in 1940 as part of a government project to house aircraft workers for the war effort.Linda Vista was home of the very first mall-type shopping center in the United States, which was dedicated by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt herself, in honor of this new planned community with all the amenities that an American could want, including a movie theater. She also visited Old Town of San Diego (known as the birthplace of the California), at the foot of the Linda Vista mesa and just ac...
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Maritime Museum of San Diego
Coronado
~2.61 miles from Hillcrest city center
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The Maritime Museum of San Diego, established in 1948, preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Located in the San Diego Bay, the centerpiece of the museum's collection is the Star of India, an 1863 iron bark. The museum maintains the MacMullen Library and Research Archives aboard the 1898 ferryboat Berkeley. The museum also publishes the quarterly peer-reviewed journal Mains'l Haul: A Journal of Pacific Maritime History.The Maritime Museum is located on the west side of North Harbor Drive, between the ends of Ash Street and Grape Street, south of San Diego International Airport.
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Ocean Beach (Neighborhood)
Ocean Beach CA
~2.63 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Ocean Beach is a beach that runs along the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States, at the Pacific Ocean. It is adjacent to Golden Gate Park, the Richmond District and the Sunset District. The Great Highway runs alongside of the beach, and the Cliff House and the site of the former Sutro Baths sits at the northern end. The beach is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and operated by the National Park Service.The beach throughout the late spring and summer is almost always enveloped in San Francisco's characteristic foggy weather leaving average temperatures there at 50 - 55 °F (9 - 12 °C), thus scaring away many tourists and beach goers[citation needed]. Conversely, the beach is popular with surfers, and bonfire parties[citation needed]. More beach-friendly ...
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Banker's Hill (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.65 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Mission Bay Park
San Diego CA
~2.72 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Mission Bay is a salt-water bay or lagoon located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California.The bay is part of the recreational Mission Bay Park, which is the largest man-made aquatic park in the country, consisting of 4,235 acres (17.14 km2), approximately 46% land and 54% water. The combined area makes Mission Bay Park the ninth largest municipally-owned park in the United States.Wakeboarding, jet skiing, sailing, and camping are popular on the bay. With miles of light color sandy beaches and an equally long pedestrian path, it is equally suitable for cycling, jogging or sunbathing.Fiesta Island, a large peninsular park located within Mission Bay, is a popular location for charity walks and runs, bicycle races, time trials and other special events. It is also th...
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Shelter Island (Neighborhood)
San Diego
~2.73 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Shelter Island is a town at the eastern end of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. It forms the tip of Suffolk County and is separated from the rest of the county by water. The population was 2,228 at the 2000 census.Shelter Island is nestled between the North and South Forks of Long Island. The island is surrounded on three sides by Shelter Island Sound. The fourth side, on the east, is adjacent to Gardiners Bay. It can be reached via ferry from Greenport to the north (approximately 8-minute trip) or from North Haven to the south (approximately 5-minute trip). New York State Route 114 runs through the island.The island is around 8,000 acres (32 km2) in size. However, vast tracts are protected wetlands nature preserve marshland. Nearly one-third of the island is owned by The N...
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Little Italy (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.82 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Little Italy's throughout the United States have symbolized the tremendous contributions Italians have made to this country. Unfortunately, many of these historically established business districts are disappearing before our eyes. These Little Italy's are either declining due to growth of other adjacent ethnic neighborhoods or are a shadow of their former glory due to the dispersion of Italian families from these districts.Little Italy in San Diego is different. A stable ethnic business and residential community since the 1920's, Little Italy today represents Downtown San Diego’s oldest continuous neighborhood business district. At one time, more than 6,000 Italian families lived in Little Italy and toiled to build San Diego into the center of the world tuna industry.With the declin...
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Hillcrest (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.85 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Hillcrest is a neighborhood in San Diego northwest of Balboa Park.Hillcrest is known for its tolerance, diversity, and locally-owned businesses, including restaurants, cafés, bars, clubs, trendy thrift-stores, and other independent specialty stores.[1] Hillcrest has a high population density, compared to many other neighborhoods in San Diego, and it has a large and active lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
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Cruise Line Terminal
Coronado CA
~2.86 miles from Hillcrest city center
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The San Diego Cruise Ship Terminal is located at 1140 North Harbor Drive on the B Street Pier. It is conveniently located in downtown San Diego a short distance from countless attractions. The cruise ship terminal is a comfortable, colorful place for passengers. There are wheelchair accessible elevators and a passenger gangway. Customer service representatives are available to help if there are any special needs.
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La Playa (Neighborhood)
San Diego CA
~2.93 miles from Hillcrest city center
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La Playa (Spanish for "the beach") is a bayfront neighborhood in Point Loma, San Diego, California. It is bordered by the San Diego Bay on the west, Naval Base Point Loma on the south, the Wooded Area neighborhood to the east and Point Loma Village to the north. It lies across a channel from Shelter Island, which is actually not under the jurisdiction of the city of San Diego, but is controlled by the Port of San Diego.La Playa played an important role in the early history of San Diego. The first European to set foot in the area, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, came ashore at La Playa, probably at a small rocky peninsula called Ballast Point. When a permanent European settlement was established a few miles inland in 1769, La Playa was the town's "harbor", actually an anchorage where cargo was...
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Aircraft Carrier Museum
910 N Harbor Drive San Diego CA - 619-544-9600
~2.98 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
San Diego CA
~3.07 miles from Hillcrest city center
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The city's latest cultural icon is the Museum of Contemporary Art's new downtown space, known as the Jacobs and Copley Buildings. The annex is boldly grafted onto the end of the historic Santa Fe Depot, built in 1915; it transforms what had been the train station's baggage building into a state-of-the-art museum and educational facility. Designed by the architect responsible for the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh and the Museo Picasso in Málaga, Spain, the new wing provides an additional 30,000 feet of programming space. The expansion also features permanent, site-specific work by artists Richard Serra, Jenny Holzer, and others. Across the street at America Plaza are MCASD's original downtown galleries and gift store (MCASD's flagship museum is in La Jolla). Lectures and special events for ad...
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Belmont Park
Mission Bay CA
~3.12 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Belmont Park is an historic theme park located in the Mission Bay area of San Diego, California. Located on the beach, it attracts thousands of people each year. The attractions and rides include the Giant Dipper, a roller coaster that opened in 1925, a Tilt-A-Whirl, a three-story drop tower (the "Vertical Plunge"), the Liberty Carousel, the Wave House Athletic Club, and The Plunge, a historic indoor swimming pool that opened in 1925 and features a "Whaling Wall" painting by artist Wyland titled Orcas off Point Loma.The Wave House Bar and Grill overlooks the ocean and features two artificial waves. The larger wave is a FlowBarrel® called "Bruticus Maximus" (or "bmax") and features an 8-foot barreling wave. The other wave is a smaller sheet wave known as a FlowRider®. In Spring 2006, th...
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Mission Beach
Mission Beach CA
~3.21 miles from Hillcrest city center
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Mission Beach is a community built on a sandbar between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay. It is part of the city of San Diego, California.Mission Beach spans nearly two miles of ocean front. It is bounded by the San Diego River estuary on the south, Mission Bay Park on the east, and the community of Pacific Beach on the north. A boardwalk runs along the beaches on both the ocean and bay sides of the community. The main artery through Mission Beach is Mission Boulevard. The community is divided into South Mission, a peninsula, and North Mission. At the south end of the beach a jetty, with grass, parking and a walk, extends into the ocean.
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