East Village, San Diego

East Village is a neighborhood in downtown San Diego. It is the largest district downtown, and located east of the Gaslamp Quarter and southeast of the Core district and Cortez Hill.cite web|url=http://www.sdeastvillage.com/|title=About East Village|last=sdeastvillage.com|accessdate=2008-09-07] East village has gone through extensive and rapid redevelopment,cite web|url=http://www.sandiegodowntown.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/res.neighborhood/districtName/East_Village/DistrictID/3|title=East Village|last=Downtown San Diego Partnership|accessdate=2008-09-07] especially near Petco Park, which opened its doors in 2004.cite web|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/travel/24surfacing.html|title=East Village, Out West in San Diego|last=Levin|first=Dan|date=2006-12-24|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2008-09-07] Out of the 8 neighborhoods in the downtown area, East Village is the largest.cite web|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040407/news_lz1x7eastvil.html|title=East Village|publisher=Union-Tribune Publishing Co.|accessdate=2008-10-05]

History

The East village was traditionally a series of warehouses and vacant lots. It wasn't until the 1990s that it became a community for artists and social services. Residential aspects of the East Village became a reality in 2005,cite web|url=http://www.92101urbanliving.com/blog/downtown-san-diego-real-estate/220/220/|title=The new face of East Village San Diego|publisher=Downtown San Diego Living|accessdate=2008-10-01] after Petco Park was established.

Urban renewal

The East Village was traditionally known for its dive-bars, eclectic dwellers of artists, and drug addicts. Beginning with the addition of PETCO Park, it is now known as "fiercely fashionable", with the visitors forgoing the beaches of San Diego, in search of a trendy and experimental vibe.

References

External links

* [http://www.ccdc.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/planning.neighborhoods/ Downtown Neighborhoods Map]
*Mapit-US-cityscale|32.712489|-117.154083
* [http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=&find_loc=East+Village%2C+San+Diego%2C+CA East Village] at Yelp.com