Allied Gardens, San Diego, California

Allied Gardens is a white collar community in the eastern part of San Diego, California. It neighbors San Carlos and Del Cerro to the east and north respectively, and College Area and Grantville to the southeast and southwest.

Greenbrier Ave. is home to the Allied Gardens Recreation Center and Allied Gardens Pool (next to Lewis Middle School) and further down the hill, just off Greenbrier on Estrella, are the community Little League fields. It has a small business district located on Waring road between Orcutt and Zion, where it becomes Grantville. The abundance of parks and schools in the community has resulted in a very family-friendly reputation.

History

Allied Gardens was developed by Louis L. Kelton and Walter Bollenbacher in 1955. They purchased the 1,000 acres (4 km²) from the Waring estate. Their original business name was the Allied Contractors, hence the name.

Public schools

*Foster Elementary School
*Marvin Elementary School
*Lewis Middle School, which feeds into Patrick Henry High School, located between San Carlos and Del Cerro on Wandermere Ave.

References

* Foster Elementary http://www.sandi.net/comm/schools/elem/foster.html
* Marvin Elementary http://www.sandi.net/marvin/
* Patrick Henry High School "http://henry.sandi.net/index.htm"
* Allied Gardens Neighborhood profile http://www.sandiegorealestateauthority.com/san-diego/Allied-Gardens-CA.asp
* San Diego County Place Names A to Z - Leland Fetzer (book)
* Community Site: http://ilovealliedgardens.com
* Community Site: http://www.alliedgardens.net