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[[Image:Pointloma2.jpg|right|thumb|Old Point Loma Lighthouse]]▼
'''Point Loma''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Punta de la Loma'', meaning "Hill Point"; [[Kumeyaay language|Kumeyaay]]: ''Amat Kunyily'', meaning "Black Earth")<ref name="Kumeyaay.com"/> is a seaside community within the city of [[San Diego]], [[California]], United States. Geographically it is a hilly [[peninsula]] that is bordered on the west and south by the [[Pacific Ocean]], the east by
[[File:Shelter Island & San Diego Bay postcard (1960s-70s).JPG|thumb|right|A 1960s era postcard showing the view from Point Loma looking out over San Diego Bay]]▼
▲'''Point Loma''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Punta de la Loma'', meaning "Hill Point"; [[Kumeyaay language|Kumeyaay]]: ''Amat Kunyily'', meaning "Black Earth")<ref name="Kumeyaay.com"/> is a seaside community within the city of [[San Diego]], [[California]]. Geographically it is a hilly [[peninsula]] that is bordered on the west and south by the [[Pacific Ocean]], the east by the [[San Diego Bay]] and [[Old Town, San Diego|Old Town]], and the north by the [[San Diego River]]. Together with the [[Silver Strand (San Diego)|Silver Strand]] / [[Coronado, California|Coronado]] peninsula, the Point Loma peninsula defines San Diego Bay and separates it from the Pacific Ocean. The term "Point Loma" is used to describe both the neighborhood and the peninsula.
Point Loma has an estimated population of 47,981 (including [[Ocean Beach, San Diego|Ocean Beach]]), according to the 2010 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/92107/zip-code-92107-2010-census.asp|title=2010 Census Population for ZIP Code 92107|work=Zip-codes.com|access-date=January 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code/92106/zip-code-92106-2010-census.asp|title=2010 Census Population for ZIP Code 92106|work=Zip-codes.com|access-date=January 5, 2013}}</ref> The Peninsula Planning Area, which includes most of Point Loma, comprises approximately {{convert|4400|acre|ha}}.<ref name="Plan">{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/peninsula/pdf/pcpfullversion.pdf|title=Peninsula Community Plan|work=City of San Diego|access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>
Point Loma is historically important as the landing place of the first European expedition to come ashore in present-day California.
== History ==
[[File:The landing of Cabrillo on California (detail from mural by Daniel Sayre Groesbeck at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse).tif|thumb|left|Portuguese explorer [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] claiming California for the [[Spanish Empire]] in 1542.]]
[[File:1857 U.S.C.S. Map of San Diego Bay, California - Geographicus - SanDiegoBay-uscs-1857.jpg|thumb|left|1857 map showing Point Loma in relation to San Diego Bay]]▼
Loma is the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word for hill. The original Spanish name of the peninsula was La Punta de la Loma de San Diego, translated as Hill Point of San Diego. This was later [[Anglicisation|anglicized]] to Point Loma.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AOVyQyWDyqUC
There were no permanent indigenous settlements on Point Loma because of a lack of fresh water. [[Kumeyaay people]] did probably have a seasonal village remembered by them as ''Totakamalam'' and visited [[Ocean Beach, San Diego|Ocean Beach]] periodically to harvest mussels, clams, abalone and lobsters.<ref>Held, Ruth Varney, "Beach Town", privately published, San Diego, 1975, page 1</ref><ref name=":0" />
Point Loma was discovered by Europeans on September 28, 1542, when [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] navigator [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] (''João Rodrigues Cabrilho'' in Portuguese) departed from Mexico and led an expedition for the [[Spanish Empire|Spanish]] crown to explore the west coast of what is now the United States. Cabrillo described San Diego Bay as "a very good enclosed port". Historians believe he docked his flagship on Point Loma's east shore, probably at [[Ballast Point Light|Ballast Point]]. This was the first landing by a European in present-day California, so that Point Loma has been described as "where California began".<ref>Davidson, Winifred, ''Where California Began'', 1929, McIntyre Publishing Company, San Diego</ref>
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More than 200 years were to pass before a permanent European settlement was established in San Diego in 1769. [[Mission San Diego de Alcala|Mission San Diego]] itself was in the [[San Diego River]] valley, but its port was a bayside beach in Point Loma called [[La Playa, San Diego|La Playa]] (Spanish for beach). The historic [[La Playa Trail]], the oldest European trail on the [[Western United States|West Coast]],<ref>[http://www.laplayatrail.org/ Historic La Playa Trail Association website]</ref> led from the Mission and Presidio to La Playa, where ships anchored and unloaded their cargoes via small boats. Part of the route became present-day Rosecrans Street.<ref name = "Scott">Scott, Byron N. [https://archive.org/stream/california193940highwacalirich#page/n607/mode/2up "Old La Playa Trail Becomes Modern 4-Lane Divided Highway"]. California Highways and Public Works. Vol. 18, no.7. July 1940. p. 10.</ref> In his book [[Two Years Before the Mast]], [[Richard Henry Dana Jr.]] describes how sailors in the 1830s camped on the beach at La Playa, accumulated cattle hides for export, and hunted for wood and jackrabbits in the hills of Point Loma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/books/pourade/time/timechapter14.htm|title=Chapter 14: Richard Henry Dana|last=Pourade|first=Richard F.|work=The History of San Diego|publisher=San Diego History Center|access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> The beach at La Playa continued to serve as San Diego's "port" until the establishment of New Town (current [[Downtown San Diego|downtown]]) in the 1870s.
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The longtime association of San Diego with the U.S. military began in Point Loma. The southern portion of the Point Loma peninsula was set aside for military purposes as early as 1852. Over the next several decades the [[United States Army|Army]] set up a series of coastal artillery batteries and named the area [[Naval Base Point Loma#History|Fort Rosecrans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/FtRosecrans.html|title=Historic California Posts: Fort Rosecrans|work=California State Military Museum|access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> Significant [[U.S. Navy]] presence in San Diego began in 1901 with the establishment of the Navy Coaling Station in Point Loma.<ref>[http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/local/kearny/page00d.html University of San Diego: Military Bases in San Diego] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070411224332/http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/local/kearny/page00d.html |date=April 11, 2007 }}</ref> The [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego]] was commissioned in 1921 and the [[Naval Training Center San Diego|San Diego Naval Training Center]] in 1923, both in Point Loma;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/NTCSanDiego.html|title=Naval Training Center, San Diego|work=California State Military Department|access-date=October 26, 2012}}</ref> the Naval Training Center was closed in 1997. During [[World War II]] the entire southern portion of the peninsula was closed to civilians and used for military purposes, including a battery of [[3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)|coast artillery]]. Following the war the area retained multiple Navy commands, including a submarine base and a [[Naval Electronics Laboratory]]; they were eventually consolidated into [[Naval Base Point Loma]]. Other portions of Fort Rosecrans became [[Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery]] and [[Cabrillo National Monument]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ruhlen|first=George|date=October 1959|title=Fort Rosecrans, California|journal=The Journal of San Diego History|volume=5|issue=4|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/59october/fortrosecrans.htm}}</ref>
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[[File:PL-amphitheater.jpg|thumb|right|The Greek theatre the [[Theosophical Society|Theosophists]] built in 1901.]]
Following the death in 1891 of [[Helena Blavatsky]], its founder, [[Katherine Tingley]] moved the headquarters of the [[Theosophical Society Pasadena|Theosophical Society]] to "[[Lomaland]]", a hilltop campus in Point Loma overlooking the ocean.<ref name=Harris /> The facility with its unusual architecture and even more unusual lifestyles became an important source of music and culture for residents of San Diego between 1900 and 1920.<ref name=Harris /> Producing most of its own food,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Kirkley, Evelyn A.|title="Starved and Treated Like Convicts": Images of Women in Point Loma Theosophy|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/97winter/theosophical.htm|date=Winter 1997|journal=The Journal of San Diego History|publisher=San Diego History Center|volume=43|issue=1}}</ref> the Society also experimented widely with planting trees and crops such as [[eucalyptus]] and [[avocado]], giving that formerly barren part of Point Loma its current [[Wooded Area, San Diego|heavily wooded]] character.<ref name=Harris>{{cite journal|author=Harris, Iverson L.|title=Reminiscences of Lomaland: Madame Tingley and the Theosphical Institute in San Diego|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/74summer/lomaland.htm|date=Summer 1974|journal=The Journal of San Diego History|publisher=San Diego History Center|volume=20|issue=3}}</ref> The Lomaland site is now the campus of [[Point Loma Nazarene University]].<ref name="Engstrand-219">{{cite book|last=Engstrand|first=Iris Wilson|title=San Diego: California's Cornerstone|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RhCQUf1XQ84C&q=engstrand+theosophical&pg=PA119|year=2005|publisher=Sunbelt Publications|location=San Diego|isbn=978-0-932653-72-7|pages=119–120}}</ref>
During the 1920s there was a dirt airstrip known as Dutch Flats in what is now the [[Midway, San Diego|Midway]] neighborhood of Point Loma. That is where [[Charles Lindbergh]] first tested and flew his airplane, [[The Spirit of St. Louis]], which had been built in San Diego by the [[Ryan Aeronautical Company]]. A U.S. Post Office now located on the site contains several historic plaques commemorating Dutch Flats and Lindbergh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Charles_Lindbergh_Dutch_Flats_Plaque_At_The_San_Diego_Post_Office_Location_23Aug|title=Charles Lindbergh Dutch Flats Plaque At The San Diego Post Office Location 23 Aug 2007|date=August 23, 2007|work=WorldWide Pucks production|access-date=January 5, 2013}}</ref>
[[File:Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing 02.jpg|thumb|right|[[Charles Lindbergh]] preparing for takeoff in a Bowlus "Model A" sailplane on January 19, 1930, at Point Loma.]]
Due to the prevailing sea-breezes and long
===Landmarks===
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In addition to the lighthouse, there are five other sites in Point Loma listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Cabrillo National Monument, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, the [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|Marine Corps Recruit Depot Historic District]], [[Naval Training Center San Diego]], and [[Rosecroft (San Diego)|Rosecroft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMAHFK_Rosecroft_San_Diego_California|title=Rosecroft - San Diego, California|work=waymarking.com|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
Point Loma is recognized as a [[National Landmark of Soaring]] of the National Soaring Museum because of the many record flights that took place along the promontory. Two plaques honoring these accomplishments are near the entrance to the [[Cabrillo National Monument]].<ref name = soaring>{{cite web |url=http://www.soaringmuseum.org/landmark/nls07/nls07.html |title=No.7 -- Point Loma, San Diego, California |work=National Soaring Museum |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614080038/http://www.soaringmuseum.org/landmark/nls07/nls07.html |archive-date=14 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Geography==
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[[Roseville-Fleetridge, San Diego|Roseville]], named for San Diego pioneer [[Louis Rose]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Fetzer|first=Leland|title=San Diego County Place Names A to Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AOVyQyWDyqUC&q=shelter+island+san+diego+developed&pg=PA133|year=2005|publisher=Sunbelt Publications|isbn=978-0-932653-73-4|page=123}}</ref> encompasses the oldest settled part of the peninsula. Roseville was originally a separate town but later was absorbed into San Diego.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Stern|first=Norton B.|author2=Kramer, William M.|date=Fall 1973|title=The Rose of San Diego|journal=Journal of San Diego History|volume=19|issue=4|url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/73fall/rose.htm}}</ref> Many Portuguese fishermen and fishing boat owners settled there more than 100 years ago. Some people refer to the area as "Tunaville" because of its association with the tuna-fishing fleet. The hilly area above Roseville is known as Fleetridge, named for its developer David Fleet, a son of [[Reuben H. Fleet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/programs/historical/pdf/reports/hrb09018mtng090326.pdf|title=REPORT NO. HRB-09-018|date=March 13, 2009|work=Historical Resources Board|publisher=City of San Diego|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
The bayside hills between Rosecrans Street and Chatsworth Boulevard north of Nimitz Boulevard are known as [[Loma Portal, San Diego|Loma Portal]].<ref name = "Plan" /> A distinctive feature of this neighborhood is the location of street lights in the middle of several street intersections instead of on the sidewalk. Loma Portal lies directly in the takeoff pattern for planes from [[Lindbergh Field]], making it the home of the "Point Loma Pause" where all conversation ceases temporarily due to airplane noise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sdnews.com/view/full_story/305919/article-It-s-time-for-a-different-kind-of-Pt--Loma-pause|title=It's time for a different kind of Pt. Loma pause|last=Walsh|first=Patricia M.|year=2008|work=San Diego Community Newspaper Group|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> The
The northwest corner of the peninsula, where the San Diego River flows into the ocean, is a separate community known as [[Ocean Beach, San Diego|Ocean Beach]].<ref name = "Plan" /> The southern one-third of the Point Loma Peninsula is entirely [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] land, including [[Naval Base Point Loma]], [[Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery]], and [[Cabrillo National Monument]].
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Point Loma is home to several major military installations including the US Navy's [[Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego|SPAWAR]] program, the [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|US Marine Corps' Recruit Training Depot]] (MCRD San Diego) and [[Naval Base Point Loma]]. The Navy controls approximately {{convert|1,800|acre|ha}} of Point Loma and provides employment to about 48,000 military personnel and civilians.<ref name = "Plan" />
Naval Base Point Loma, at the southern end of Rosecrans Street in the [[La Playa, San Diego|La Playa]] area, is the home of [[Submarine Squadron 11]], with several nuclear fast-attack submarines, and the Naval Mine and Anti-Submarine Warfare
The [[Naval Training Center San Diego]] served as a basic training facility for new Navy recruits for more than 70 years, as well as hosting many specialty schools providing advanced career training for sailors.<ref>[http://www.militarymuseum.org/NTCSanDiego.html Naval Training Center, San Diego]</ref> In April 1997 the base was closed and these schools were moved to [[Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois]]. The former site of the base is now [[Liberty Station]], a {{convert|361|acre|km2|adj=on}} mixed-use redevelopment project that includes residential, office, retail, educational, and civic, arts and cultural districts.<ref>[http://ntcpromenade.org NTC Promenade website]</ref> Liberty Station was developed by the City of [[San Diego]] and The Corky McMillin companies. It also includes a 9-hole golf course,<ref>[http://www.sailhogolf.com Sail Ho Golf Course website]</ref> a {{convert|46|acre|m2|adj=on}} waterfront park and a {{convert|100|acre|km2|adj=on}} historic district listed with the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name = "LS">[http://www.libertystation.com/ Liberty Station website]</ref>
==Culture==
▲[[Image:Pointloma2.jpg|right|thumb|Old Point Loma Lighthouse]]
=== Annual events ===
The Day at the Docks festival each April highlights Point Loma's sport fishing industry.<ref>[http://www.sportfishing.org/DAD00/dad2009.html Day at the Docks website]</ref>
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Point Loma is noted for neighborhood Christmas decorations. Several blocks of Garrison Street near Chatsworth are particularly well known for elaborate decorations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2008/dec/20/1sz20lights0050-many-christmas-let-there-be-lights/|title=For many at Christmas, let there be lights|last=Heilbrunn|first=Sharon A.|date=December 20, 2008|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=January 29, 2013}}</ref> There is also a neighborhood-wide lighting of [[luminarias]] on Christmas Eve in the Plumosa Park area. On two Sundays in December there is a Parade of Lights, with brightly decorated boats sailing on the Bay to be viewed from the shoreline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdparadeoflights.org/|title=San Diego Bay Parade of Lights website|access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref>
===Arts and entertainment===
[[File:Fleet Ridge view - 5.jpg|thumb|200x200px|[[Werner Herzog]] filmed [[My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done|''My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done'']] (2009) on the streets of Point Loma.]]
Both ''[[Top Gun (franchise)|Top Gun]]'' movies were shot at the [[New Point Loma Lighthouse]] and the [[Top Gun: Maverick|sequel]] at [[Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hamblin |first=Abby |date=2022-05-25 |title=These are the 'Top Gun' filming locations in San Diego, including 'Top Gun: Maverick' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-05-25/top-gun-maverick-filming-locations-san-diego |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> A shipyard set in [[Patuxent, Maryland]] for ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990) was filmed at [[Naval Base Point Loma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filming Locations for The Hunt For Red October (1990), in Los Angeles; Washington State; North Carolina and Liverpool. |url=http://www.movie-locations.com/movies/h/Hunt-For-Red-October.php |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations}}</ref> Werner Herzog filmed scenes for [[My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done|''My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done'']] (2009) on the streets of Point Loma.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Lee |date=2010-09-22 |title=Inspired by tragedy - SignOnSanDiego.com |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/lz1c05grant20233-inspired-tragedy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922043815/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/apr/05/lz1c05grant20233-inspired-tragedy/ |archive-date=2010-09-22 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref> [[Ken Davitian]] filmed some of his scenes for [[The Samuel Project|''The Samuel Project'']] (2018) at Shelter Island Cleaners<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Diane |date=2017-03-27 |title=Column: Old Globe actors use off-stage time to film a movie |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/columnists/diane-bell/sd-me-bell-20170328-story.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=[[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Alexandra Slade]] filmed one of her scenes for [[Friend of the World|''Friend of the World'']] (2020) at Sunset Cliffs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Elling |first=Regina |date=2022-10-18 |title=Sunset Cliffs adds touch of beauty to apocalyptic San Diego-made film 'Friend of the World' |url=https://www.pointloma-obmonthly.com/news/story/2022-10-18/sunset-cliffs-adds-touch-of-beauty-to-apocalyptic-san-diego-made-film-friend-of-the-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021024052/https://www.pointloma-obmonthly.com/news/story/2022-10-18/sunset-cliffs-adds-touch-of-beauty-to-apocalyptic-san-diego-made-film-friend-of-the-world |archive-date=2022-10-21 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Point Loma-OB Monthly |language=en-US}}</ref> Scenes from [[Antwone Fisher (film)|''Antwone Fisher'']] (2002) and [[Skid Marks (film)|''Skid Marks'']] (2007) were also filmed in Point Loma.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Benninger |first=Michael |date=2016-03-01 |title=Hot Shots |url=https://www.pacificsandiego.com/things-to-do/pac-hot-shots-story.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Pacific San Diego Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Scott |date=2015-01-04 |title="Commentary: Skid Marks will put smile on your face" - Monsters and Critics |url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/archive/moviearchive.php/Skid_Marks/7460/cat_tab1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114158/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/archive/moviearchive.php/Skid_Marks/7460/cat_tab1 |archive-date=2015-01-04 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=Monsters & Critics}}</ref>
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==Education==
Point Loma has several public, charter, and [[Independent school|private schools]] at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, as well as multiple private preschools, an adult school and a university. Point Loma's public schools are part of the [[San Diego City Schools|San Diego Unified School District]]. Neighborhood public schools include [[Point Loma High School]], two middle schools, and seven elementary schools.<ref>{{cite web|title=Point Loma Cluster website|work=San Diego Unified School District}}</ref> There is also a public [[charter school]] campus in the Liberty Station area which encompasses three high schools, two middle schools, and one elementary school, collectively known as [[Gary and Jerri-Ann Jacobs High Tech High Charter School|High Tech High]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hightechhigh.org/contact/|title=High Tech High website|access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> Point Loma educational facilities also include a K-12 religious school, a religious elementary/middle school, and a private elementary/middle school.
Post-secondary education is offered at [[Point Loma Nazarene University]], a Christian liberal arts college whose ocean-view campus was once the home of the [[Theosophical Society Pasadena|Theosophical Society]].<ref name=Engstrand-219 /> The Peninsula also has a branch campus of the [[San Diego Community College District]].
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==Infrastructure==
[[Interstate 8]] freeway follows the northern edge of the Point Loma peninsula, paralleling the [[San Diego River]], and terminates a few blocks from the [[Pacific Ocean]]. Rosecrans Street is the
Most streets in the coastal sections, both bay and ocean, are laid out in a rough grid pattern, with the oceanside blocks larger than the bayside. The grid breaks down in the hilly center, particularly west of Chatsworth Boulevard and east of Catalina and Nimitz Boulevard, where streets have more terrain-following, curvy patterns. Some streets are broken into multiple disconnected sections by intervening canyons or hills. The presence of hills and canyons, together with the restraints imposed by a long narrow peninsula, result in "circuitous routing of traffic and a great deal of out-of-direction travel."<ref name = "Plan" />
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==Notable people==
* [[Charlotte Johnson Baker]],
* [[Fred Baker (physician)]], 1854–1938, physician, civic activist, member and president of the City Council, founder of [[Scripps Institution of Oceanography]]
* [[Belle Benchley]], 1882–1973, director of the San Diego Zoo for 25 years; for most of that time she was the only female zoo director in the world
* [[Dennis Conner]],
* [[Richard Henry Dana Jr.]], 1815–1882, author who wrote about early 19th century San Diego
* [[Kevin Faulconer]],
* [[Reuben H. Fleet]], 1887–1975, founder of [[Convair]]
* [[Randy Gardner (record holder)|Randy Gardner]],
* [[Jack O. Gross]], 1905–1985, [[KFMB-TV]] founder
* [[Justin Halpern]],
* [[Ed Harris (politician)|Ed Harris]], 1946–, member of the [[San Diego City Council]]
* [[Frankie Laine]], 1913–2007, singer
* Daniël de Lange,
* [[Bob Mendoza]], professional baseball player and coach, [[San Diego Hall of Champions]] inductee
▲* [[Justin Halpern]], 1980- , author of the best selling book ''[[Shit My Dad Says|Sh*t My Dad Says]]''
* [[
* [[Robert O. Peterson]], 1916–1994, founder of [[Jack in the Box (restaurant)|Jack in the Box]] fast food chain
* [[Conrad Prebys]],
* [[Alfred D. Robinson and Marion James Robinson|Alfred D. Robinson]], 1866-1942 and Marion James Robinson,
* [[Louis Rose]], 1807–1888, early developer, founder of [[Roseville-Fleetridge, San Diego|Roseville]]
* [[T. Claude Ryan]], 1898–1982, aviation pioneer, founder of [[Ryan Aeronautical]]
* [[Albert Spalding]], 1850–1915, founder of the [[Spalding (sports equipment)|A. G. Spalding sports equipment company]]
* [[Katherine Tingley]], 1847–1929, [[Theosophist]], founder of [[Lomaland]]
* [[Judith Tyberg|Judith M. Tyberg]],
* [[Joseph Wambaugh]],
▲* [[Randy Gardner (record holder)|Randy Gardner]], 1947- , Record holder for longest scientifically documented time without sleep
▲* Judith M. Tyberg, 1902-1980, yogi, Sanskrit scholar, orientalist, theosophist, founder of East-West Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
==See also==
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