Normal Heights, San Diego

Normal Heights, San Diego
Normal Heights
—  Community of San Diego  —
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Normal Heights is located in San Diego
Normal Heights
Location within Central San Diego
Coordinates: 32°45′48.09″N 117°07′08″W / 32.7633583°N 117.11889°W / 32.7633583; -117.11889
Country United States
State California
County County of San Diego
City City of San Diego

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.

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History

The "Normal" part of "Normal Heights" 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.

Geography

Normal Heights is centrally located in San Diego's hills above Mission Valley. Its borders are defined by Interstate 805 to the West, Interstate 8 to the North, Interstate 15 to the East, and El Cajon Boulevard to the South. The majority of "typical" neighborhood businesses are located along Adams Avenue. Some residents define the western border as the bridge where Adams Avenue crosses over Texas Street nine blocks west of Interstate 805; those who accept I-805 as the western border refer to the area between the bridge and the interstate as "Between Heights" because it is east of University Heights, whose eastern border is marked by the bridge, and west of Normal Heights (as defined by the western border being I-805). According to the City of San Diego this area is officially part of North Park.

Culture

Like other urban mesa neighborhoods north of Balboa Park, Normal Heights has a high rate of pedestrian activity and a unique mix of nationalities relative to the rest of San Diego. Three important neighborhood events take place in Normal Heights: The Adams Avenue Roots Festival, The Adams Avenue Street Fair, and Art Around Adams. The Adams Avenue Roots Festival is typically held the last weekend in April, featuring American, Latin, British, and various other European folk styles played live for free. The Adams Avenue Street Fair, Southern California's largest free music festival, is typically held the last weekend in September. Art Around Adams is a local community art event where unique and talented artists showcase their work inside and outside interesting little businesses and spaces along Adams Avenue. The stretch of Adams Avenue between Texas Street on the west and Ohio Street on the east is sometimes referred to as Antique Row, due to the large quantity of antique stores along that stretch (some area residents consider Antique Row to be part of the "Between Heights" neighborhood; see the "Geography" section for clarification).

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Coordinates: 32°45′48.09″N 117°07′08.00″W / 32.7633583°N 117.11889°W / 32.7633583; -117.11889


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