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Historical neighborhood in Downtown San Diego; development began in 1867, when Alonzo Horton bought the land in hopes of creating a new city center closer to the bay; underwent urban renewal in the 1980s and 1990s 128: Heritage Place La Jolla: 7210 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla July 7, 1978 129: Sherman Judson House: 1930 First Avenue 9/1/1978 130
Bird Rock is a seaside neighborhood within the larger community of La Jolla in San Diego, California. It lies on the Pacific Ocean at the southernmost end of La Jolla, just north of Pacific Beach. The mostly residential neighborhood includes homes for 1,400 to 1,500 families, with a commercial district along the main street, La Jolla Boulevard.
They occupy a site directly across the street from La Jolla Cove and the Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve. The Red Rest, 1187 Coast Blvd. is located east of the Red Roost, 1179 Coast Blvd. They are situated between two tall, 30 feet (10 m), condominium buildings dating from 1974 to 2000.
SDHL # [1] Landmark name [2] Image Address [2] Designation Date [2] Description [3]; 10: Torrey Pines Area: Torrey Pines State Reserve: 11/21/1969 Coastal park remains one of the wildest stretches of land (8 km²) on the Southern California coast; consists of a plateau with cliffs that overlook Torrey Pines State Beach, and a lagoon used by migrating seabirds
Downtown La Jolla is noted for jewelry stores, boutiques, upmarket restaurants and hotels. Prospect Street and Girard Avenue are also shopping and dining districts. [78] The Museum of Contemporary Art, founded in 1941, is located just above the waterfront in what was originally the 1915 residence of philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps.
As of the Census of 2010, there were 5,783 people living in 3,283 households in La Jolla Village.The population density was 9,064 people per square mile. The racial makeup of La Jolla Village was 69.03% White, 22.10% Asian, 1.68% African American, 0.07% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.03% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.80% from other races and 4.29% from two or more races.
The original wooden cross on Mt. Soledad was erected in 1913 by private citizens living in La Jolla and Pacific Beach, but was stolen in 1923; later that year it was affixed back in the ground in Mt. Soledad Natural Park and later burned. [5]
A Map of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla, located at Kellogg Park, was opened to the public in October 2020. The 2,200-square-foot mosaic map, embedded in the ground, shows more than 100 life-size images of creatures found just offshore. Significant underwater canyons are indicated by varying shades of blue to mark ocean depths.