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Barrio Logan, San Diego

Coordinates:32°41′51.14″N117°8′31.29″W/ 32.6975389°N 117.1420250°W/32.6975389; -117.1420250
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32°41′51.14″N117°8′31.29″W/ 32.6975389°N 117.1420250°W/32.6975389; -117.1420250

Barrio Logan, San Diego
Barrio Logan
Barrio Logan neighborhood sign near corner of Cesar E. Chavez Parkway and Main Street
Barrio Logan neighborhood sign near corner ofCesar E. ChavezParkway and Main Street
Barrio Logan, San Diego is located in San Diego
Barrio Logan, San Diego
Barrio Logan, San Diego
Location within Central San Diego
Coordinates:32°41′51″N117°08′31″W/ 32.697539°N 117.142025°W/32.697539; -117.142025
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
CitySan Diego

Barrio Loganis a neighborhood in south centralSan Diego, California.It is bordered by the neighborhoods ofEast VillageandLogan Heightsto the north,ShelltownandSouthcrestto the east,San Diego Bayto the southwest, andNational Cityto the southeast.Interstate 5forms the northeastern boundary.[1]The Barrio Logan Community Plan Area comprises approximately 1,000 acres, of which slightly more than half is under the jurisdiction of thePort of San Diegoor theUnited States Navyrather than the city of San Diego.[2]The community is subject to the California Coastal Act. Though located near the city's central core, it has long been considered part ofSoutheast San Diegoby many locals, being directly southeast ofdowntown San Diego,and with previous historical records labeling it as part of "Western Southeast San Diego."[3][4]

History

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When the Spanish first entered the region, they found a Kumeyaay rancheria at the mouth ofChollas Creek.[5][6]

In 1871,CongressmanJohn A. Loganwrote legislation to provide federal land grants and subsidies for a transcontinental railroad ending in San Diego. A street laid in 1881 was named Logan Heights after him, and the name came to be applied to the general area.[7]Plans for a railroad never successfully materialized, and the area was predominantly residential by the turn of the century, becoming one of San Diego's oldest communities. Its transformation began in 1910 with the influx of refugees from theMexican Revolution,who soon became the majority ethnic group. For this reason, the southern part of the original Logan Heights neighborhood came to be called Barrio Logan.[8](Barriois a Spanish word for "neighborhood".)

From the early 1900s, Barrio Logan also became home to San Diego's tuna industry, particularly Pacific Tuna Canning Company andVan Camp Seafood Company(which is now Chicken of the Sea), providing employment to Italian, Mexican, Japanese, and Portuguese workers.[9]The bayside served as residence for the localIssei Japanesecommunity at Fish Camp (a community of four "camps" or キャンプ ofstilt houses) before the community was demolished in WWII.[10]

The area was originally residential with access to the beach atSan Diego Bay.During World War II this beach access was lost due to the expansion ofNaval Station San Diegoand other military facilities on the waterfront. The neighborhood continued to degrade during the 1950s and 1960s due to rezoning that permitted industrial uses, the construction ofInterstate 5through the heart of the community in 1963, and the construction of theSan Diego-Coronado Bridgein 1969, which covered much of the community with a concrete "roof" supported by gray concrete pillars.[11]The city council promised to build a community park under the bridge approaches, and a site was approved in June 1969. When construction began in April 1970 at the designated site, but the community learned that the work was intended to create a state building instead of a park, there was a nonviolent community uprising. Students and others occupied the site and forced a halt to the construction. The occupation of the site lasted twelve days. Residents planted landscaping, and a local artist,Salvador Torres,proclaimed his vision of covering the freeway support pillars with murals. After intense negotiation between the city and the state (which owned the land in question), the site was reclaimed for park use, and Chicano Park was built and dedicated. It was expanded several times and in 1990 it was extended all the way to the bay, restoring beach access to the community.[12]

An industrial area and port facilities on the San Diego Bay

The community contains many industrial areas, primarily shipbuilding and maritime uses, as well as many residences. In 2013 the neighborhood planning group drew up, and the City Council approved, a revised community plan which would have created a "buffer zone" of a commercial area separating residential uses from industrial uses.[13]However, the ship-building industry, which objected to the buffer zone, organized and led a petition drive to overturn the plan via citywide vote. In June 2014 the voters rejected the community plan.[14]A revised plan is in the draft stage as of 2015.

Since 2015, during the same time asSan Diego Comic-Conis occurring less than two miles away, there has beenChicano-Con.[15]

In 2017, the State of California designated Barrio Logan as a cultural district, recognizing the cultural significance of Chicano history in California.[16]

Chicano Park

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Barrio Logan, insoutheast San Diego,is referred to asel ombligoor navel, the center of the world.[17]

Murals in Chicano Park

Barrio Logan is the home ofChicano Park,aChicano-themed public park created in large part by the local residents. It is located at the site of a 1970s demonstration, land takeover, and cultural renaissance for the Mexican-American community. It features more than 60 colorful murals painted on the concrete support piers for theSan Diego-Coronado BridgeandInterstate 5.It was designated an official historic site by the San Diego Historical Site Board in 1980 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

Economy

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Barrio Logan is home to Naval Base San Diego, also known as 32nd Street Naval Station, as well as theNASSCOshipyard and other military-related facilities.

The neighborhood is also home to artist studios and galleries and hosts periodic Art Crawl.[18][19] The painting of murals in Chicano Park had been discussed as part of the total park development since 1967.[20]

Governance

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Barrio Logan is part of City Council District 8 represented by CouncilmanVivian Moreno.The Barrio Logan Community Planning Group was established in October 2014 when City Council gave approval at the recommendation of representative Alvarez.[21]The Barrio Logan Community Planning Area was granted status as a redevelopment area,[22]but the state of California abolished all redevelopment areas in 2012.

Transportation

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San Diego Trolley station in Logan

The area is served by theSan Diego Trolleyat theBarrio Logan station.

References

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  1. ^"Central Neighborhood | Neighborhood Maps".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-11-06.Retrieved2009-09-14.
  2. ^"Draft Barrio Logan Community Plan"(PDF).Planning Department.City of San Diego.Retrieved31 January2016.
  3. ^"Barrio Logan Western Southeast Survey"(PDF).City of San Diego.Retrieved2020-11-18.
  4. ^"Murals Appear in Chicano Park".The History of Chicano Park.Retrieved2020-11-25.
  5. ^Brian F. Smith and Associates; Brian F. Smith; Melanie D. Lytle; Larry J, Pierson; Sara Clowery-Moreno; Tracy Stropes; Andrew Hoge; Ms. Ltyle; Mr. Smith; Matthew Smith (1 February 2011).Barrio Logan Historical Resources Survey(PDF)(Report). Dylan Amerine, Nora Thornbury, Adrian Moreno, and Jenni Kraft. City of San Diego City Planning & Community Investment. pp. 17, 20.
  6. ^Schoenherr (29 October 2004)."Otay Valley".Sunny Chula Vista.Retrieved2 September2018.
    Erwin Gustav Gudde (1949).California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary.University of California Press. p. 16. GGKEY:7P0ULP443T5.
    Mogilner, Geoffrey (Spring 2016)."Cosoy: Birthplace of New California".Journal of San Diego History.62(2).Retrieved2 September2018.
  7. ^timeline of Barrio Logan history, University of San DiegoArchivedOctober 15, 2009, at theWayback Machine
  8. ^"Community Profiles Barrio Logan | City of San Diego Official Website".Sandiego.gov.Retrieved2016-11-12.
  9. ^"Logan Heights Canneries".Chicano Park Museum.2016-04-22.Retrieved2024-05-26.
  10. ^Himaka, Michio; Kawamoto, Sakayako (Spring 1993)."FISH CAMP. KUSAI!"(PDF).Footprints.2(1): 1–4.
  11. ^"Journal of San Diego History".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-05-30.Retrieved2010-01-30.
  12. ^"Chicano Park".Chicanoparksandiego.Retrieved2016-11-12.
  13. ^Keatts, Andrew (September 16, 2013)."Everything You Need to Know About the Barrio Logan Community Plan".Voice of San Diego.Retrieved31 January2016.
  14. ^"San Diego Voters Reject Barrio Logan Community Plan".KPBS.June 4, 2014.Retrieved31 January2016.
  15. ^Bowler, Matthew (9 July 2015)."Barrio Logan Wants In On Comic-Con Spotlight".KPBS.San Diego.Retrieved5 September2018.
    Zaragoza, Alex (16 July 2015)."Chicano-Con Is San Diego's Latino-Focused Comic-Con".KCET.Burbank.Retrieved5 September2018.
    Valenzuela, Beatriz E. (21 July 2018)."Comic-Con meet Chicano-Con, which brings comics, artists together at Barrio Logan brewery".San Bernardino Sun.Retrieved5 September2018– via OC Registrar.
  16. ^"Balboa Park and Barrio Logan Designated State Cultural Districts"https:// sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/07-13-2017_balboa_park_and_barrio_logan_designation.pdf
  17. ^"The Takeover of Chicano Park".The History of Chicano Park.Retrieved2020-11-25.
  18. ^"The new North Park".The San Diego Union-Tribune.Retrieved2016-03-30.
  19. ^"Home".Barrio Art Crawl.Retrieved2016-03-30.
  20. ^"Chicano Park".Chicanoparksandiego.Retrieved2016-11-12.
  21. ^"Barrio Logan group formed review projects, advise on new community plan - The San Diego Union-Tribune".
  22. ^Redevelopment Project Area webpageArchivedNovember 6, 2009, at theWayback Machine