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{{For|the San Diego Trolley station|Barrio Logan station}}'''Barrio Logan''' is a neighborhood in south central [[San Diego]], [[California]]. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of [[East Village, San Diego|East Village]] and [[Logan Heights, San Diego|Logan Heights]] to the north, [[Shelltown, San Diego|Shelltown]] and [[Southcrest, San Diego|Southcrest]] to the east, [[San Diego Bay]] to the southwest, and [[National City, California|National City]] to the southeast. [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] forms the northeastern boundary.<ref>http://www.sandiego.gov/neighborhoodmaps/central.shtml</ref> The Barrio Logan Community Plan Area comprises approximately 1,000 acres, of which slightly more than half is under the jurisdiction of the [[Port of San Diego]] or the [[United States Navy]] rather than the city of San Diego.<ref name="plan">{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/cpu/barriologan/pdf/bl_cpu_full_w_historic_res_091913.pdf|title=Draft Barrio Logan Community Plan|work=Planning Department|publisher=City of San Diego|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> The community is subject to the California Coastal Act.
'''Barrio Logan''' is a neighborhood in south central [[San Diego, California]]. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of [[East Village, San Diego|East Village]] and [[Logan Heights, San Diego|Logan Heights]] to the north, [[Shelltown, San Diego|Shelltown]] and [[Southcrest, San Diego|Southcrest]] to the east, [[San Diego Bay]] to the southwest, and [[National City, California|National City]] to the southeast. [[Interstate 5 in California|Interstate 5]] forms the northeastern boundary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/neighborhoodmaps/central.shtml |title=Central Neighborhood &#124; Neighborhood Maps |access-date=2009-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106001856/http://www.sandiego.gov/neighborhoodmaps/central.shtml |archive-date=2009-11-06 }}</ref> The Barrio Logan Community Plan Area comprises approximately 1,000 acres, of which slightly more than half is under the jurisdiction of the [[Port of San Diego]] or the [[United States Navy]] rather than the city of San Diego.<ref name="plan">{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/cpu/barriologan/pdf/bl_cpu_full_w_historic_res_091913.pdf|title=Draft Barrio Logan Community Plan|work=Planning Department|publisher=City of San Diego|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> The community is subject to the California Coastal Act. Though located near the city's central core, it has long been considered part of [[Southeast San Diego]] by many locals, being directly southeast of [[downtown San Diego]], and with previous historical records labeling it as part of "Western Southeast San Diego."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/barrio_logan_western_southeast_survey_1980.pdf|title=Barrio Logan Western Southeast Survey|publisher=City of San Diego|access-date=2020-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/page2.html|title=Murals Appear in Chicano Park|publisher=The History of Chicano Park|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
When the Spanish first entered the region, they found a Kumeyaay rancheria at the mouth of [[Chollas Creek]].<ref>{{cite report |author=Brian F. Smith and Associates |author2=Brian F. Smith |author3=Melanie D. Lytle |author4=Larry J, Pierson |author5=Sara Clowery-Moreno |author6=Tracy Stropes |author7=Andrew Hoge |author8=Ms. Ltyle |author9=Mr. Smith |author10=Matthew Smith |others=Dylan Amerine, Nora Thornbury, Adrian Moreno, and Jenni Kraft |date=1 February 2011 |title=Barrio Logan Historical Resources Survey |url=https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/barrio_logan_2011_complete.pdf |publisher=City of San Diego City Planning & Community Investment| pages=17, 20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sunnycv.com/steve/local/otay.html |title=Otay Valley |author=Schoenherr |date=29 October 2004 |website=Sunny Chula Vista |access-date=2 September 2018 }}<br />{{cite book|author=Erwin Gustav Gudde|title=California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ONBPh_GM1UgC&pg=PA16|year=1949|publisher=University of California Press|page=16|id=GGKEY:7P0ULP443T5}}<br />{{cite journal |last1=Mogilner |first1=Geoffrey |date=Spring 2016 |title=Cosoy: Birthplace of New California |url=http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/2016/april/cosoy-birthplace-new-california/ |journal=Journal of San Diego History |volume=62 |issue=2 |access-date=2 September 2018 }}</ref>
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In 1871, [[U.S. House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[John A. Logan]] wrote 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.<ref>[http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/projects/178/barriologan00.html timeline of Barrio Logan history, University of San Diego]</ref> 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 the [[Mexican 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.<ref>[http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/barriologan/index.shtml Barrio Logan community profile, city of San Diego]</ref> (''[[Barrio]]'' is a Spanish word for "neighborhood".)


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In 1871, [[U.S. House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[John A. Logan]] wrote 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.<ref>[http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/projects/178/barriologan00.html timeline of Barrio Logan history, University of San Diego] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015163348/http://history.sandiego.edu/GEN/projects/178/barriologan00.html |date=October 15, 2009 }}</ref> 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 the [[Mexican 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/community/profiles/barriologan/index.shtml |title=Community Profiles Barrio Logan &#124; City of San Diego Official Website |website=Sandiego.gov |access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref> (''[[Barrio]]'' is a Spanish word for "neighborhood".)
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The area was originally residential with access to the beach at [[San Diego Bay]]. During World War II this beach access was lost due to the expansion of [[Naval Station San Diego]] and 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 of [[Interstate 5]] through the heart of the community in 1963, and the construction of the [[San Diego-Coronado Bridge]] in 1969, which covered much of the community with a concrete "roof" supported by gray concrete pillars.<ref>[https://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/98winter/chicano.htm Delgado, Kevin, ''A Turning Point:The Conception and Realization of Chicano Park, Journal of San Diego History, Winter 1998]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/index.html Chicano Park History website]</ref>


From the early 1900s, Barrio Logan also became home to San Diego's tuna industry, particularly Pacific Tuna Canning Company and [[Van Camp Seafood Company]] (which is now Chicken of the Sea), providing employment to Italian, Mexican, Japanese, and Portuguese workers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-22 |title=Logan Heights Canneries |url=https://chicanoparkmuseum.org/logan-heights-archival-project/logan-heights-canneries/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Chicano Park Museum |language=en-US}}</ref> The bayside served as residence for the local [[Issei|Issei Japanese]] community at Fish Camp (a community of four "camps" or キャンプ of [[Stilt house|stilt houses]]) before the community was demolished in WWII.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Himaka |first=Michio |last2=Kawamoto |first2=Sakayako |date=Spring 1993 |title=FISH CAMP. KUSAI! |url=https://www.jahssd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Footprints-Spring-1993.pdf |journal=Footprints |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=1-4}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/all-narratives/transit/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-barrio-logan-community-plan/|title=Everything You Need to Know About the Barrio Logan Community Plan|last=Keatts|first=Andrew|date=September 16, 2013|work=Voice of San Diego|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jun/03/council-plan-barrio-logan-losing-early-returns/|title=San Diego Voters Reject Barrio Logan Community Plan|date=June 4, 2014|work=KPBS|accessdate=31 January 2016}}</ref> A revised plan is in the draft stage as of 2015.

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The area was originally residential with access to the beach at [[San Diego Bay]]. During World War II this beach access was lost due to the expansion of [[Naval Station San Diego]] and 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 of [[Interstate 5]] through the heart of the community in 1963, and the construction of the [[San Diego–Coronado Bridge]] in 1969, which covered much of the community with a concrete "roof" supported by gray concrete pillars.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/98winter/chicano.htm |title=Journal of San Diego History |access-date=2010-01-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530045234/http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/98winter/chicano.htm |archive-date=2009-05-30 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/index.html |title=Chicano Park |website=Chicanoparksandiego.com |access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref>

[[File:Harbor Blvd San Diego.jpg|thumb|An industrial area and port facilities on San Diego Bay]]

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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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/all-narratives/transit/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-barrio-logan-community-plan/|title=Everything You Need to Know About the Barrio Logan Community Plan|last=Keatts|first=Andrew|date=September 16, 2013|work=Voice of San Diego|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jun/03/council-plan-barrio-logan-losing-early-returns/|title=San Diego Voters Reject Barrio Logan Community Plan|date=June 4, 2014|work=KPBS|access-date=31 January 2016}}</ref> A revised plan is in the draft stage as of 2015.

Since 2015, during the same time as [[San Diego Comic-Con]] is occurring less than two miles away, there has been [[Chicano-Con]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bowler |first=Matthew |date=9 July 2015 |title=Barrio Logan Wants In On Comic-Con Spotlight |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2015/jul/09/barrio-logan-business-says-they-are-left-out-comic/ |work=KPBS |location=San Diego |access-date=5 September 2018 }}<br />{{cite news |last=Zaragoza |first=Alex |date=16 July 2015 |title=Chicano-Con Is San Diego's Latino-Focused Comic-Con |url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/chicano-con-is-san-diegos-latino-focused-comic-con |work=KCET |location=Burbank |access-date=5 September 2018 }}<br />{{cite news |last=Valenzuela |first=Beatriz E. |date= 21 July 2018 |title=Comic-Con meet Chicano-Con, which brings comics, artists together at Barrio Logan brewery |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/21/comic-con-meet-chicano-con-which-brings-comics-artists-together-at-barrio-logan-brewery/ |work=San Bernardino Sun |via=OC Registrar |access-date=5 September 2018 }}</ref>

In 2017, the State of California designated Barrio Logan as a cultural district, recognizing the cultural significance of Chicano history in California.<ref>"Balboa Park and Barrio Logan Designated State Cultural Districts" https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/07-13-2017_balboa_park_and_barrio_logan_designation.pdf</ref>


==Chicano Park==
==Chicano Park==
Barrio Logan, in southeast San Diego, is referred to as el ombligo or navel, the center of the world.
Barrio Logan, in [[Southeast San Diego]], is referred to as ''el ombligo'' or navel, the center of the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/page2.html|title=The Takeover of Chicano Park |publisher=The History of Chicano Park|access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>
[[Image:Chicano Park Mural.JPG||thumb|right|270px|Murals in Chicano Park]]
[[Image:Chicano Park Mural.JPG|thumb|right|270px|Murals in Chicano Park]]
Barrio Logan is the home of [[Chicano Park]], a [[Chicano]]-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 the [[San Diego-Coronado Bridge]] and [[Interstate 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.
Barrio Logan is the home of [[Chicano Park]], a [[Chicano]]-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 the [[San Diego–Coronado Bridge]] and [[Interstate 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==
==Economy==
Barrio Logan is home to Naval Base San Diego, also known as 32nd Street Naval Station, as well as the [[National Steel and Shipbuilding Company|NASSCO]] shipyard and other military-related facilities.
Barrio Logan is home to Naval Base San Diego, also known as 32nd Street Naval Station, as well as the [[National Steel and Shipbuilding Company|NASSCO]] shipyard and other military-related facilities.


The neighborhood is also home to artist studios and galleries and hosts periodic Art Crawl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/nov/22/barrio-logan-artists/|title=The new North Park|website=The San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barrioartcrawl.com/|title=Home|website=Barrio Art Crawl|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref>
The neighborhood is also home to artist studios and galleries and hosts periodic Art Crawl.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/nov/22/barrio-logan-artists/|title=The new North Park|website=The San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barrioartcrawl.com/|title=Home|website=Barrio Art Crawl|access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref>
The painting of murals in Chicano Park had been discussed as part of the total park development since 1967.<ref>http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/page1.html</ref>
The painting of murals in Chicano Park had been discussed as part of the total park development since 1967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com/history/page1.html |title=Chicano Park |website=Chicanoparksandiego.com |access-date=2016-11-12}}</ref>


==Governance==
==Governance==
Barrio Logan is part of City Council District 8 represented by Councilman [[David Alvarez (politician)|David Alvarez]]. The Barrio Logan Community Planning Area was granted status as a redevelopment area,<ref>[http://www.sandiego.gov/redevelopment-agency/barriolo.shtml Redevelopment Project Area webpage]</ref> but the state of California abolished all redevelopment areas in 2012.
Barrio Logan is part of City Council District 8 represented by Councilman [[Vivian Moreno]]. The Barrio Logan Community Planning Group was established in October 2014 when City Council gave approval at the recommendation of representative Alvarez.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/growth-development/sdut-barrio-logan-community-group-2014oct21-story.html| title = Barrio Logan group formed review projects, advise on new community plan - The San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref> The Barrio Logan Community Planning Area was granted status as a redevelopment area,<ref>[http://www.sandiego.gov/redevelopment-agency/barriolo.shtml Redevelopment Project Area webpage] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106043324/http://www.sandiego.gov/redevelopment-agency/barriolo.shtml |date=November 6, 2009 }}</ref> but the state of California abolished all redevelopment areas in 2012.


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
The area is served by the [[San Diego Trolley]] at the [[Barrio Logan (San Diego Trolley station)|Barrio Logan]] station.
[[File:Barrio Logan Trolley Station.JPG|thumb|San Diego Trolley station in Logan]]
The area is served by the [[San Diego Trolley]] at [[Barrio Logan station]].


==References==
==References==
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For the San Diego Trolley station, see Barrio Logan station.

32°41′51.14″N 117°8′31.29″W / 32.6975389°N 117.1420250°W / 32.6975389; -117.1420250

Barrio Logan, San Diego
Community of San Diego
Barrio Logan
Barrio Logan neighborhood sign near corner of Cesar E. Chavez Parkway and Main Street
Barrio Logan neighborhood sign near corner of Cesar E. Chavez Parkway 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″N 117°08′31″W / 32.697539°N 117.142025°W / 32.697539; -117.142025
Country United States of America
State California
County San Diego
City San Diego

Barrio Logan is a neighborhood in south central San Diego, California. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of East Village and Logan Heights to the north, Shelltown and Southcrest to the east, San Diego Bay to the southwest, and National City to the southeast. Interstate 5 forms 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 the Port of San Diego or the United States Navy rather 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 of Southeast San Diego by many locals, being directly southeast of downtown 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 of Chollas Creek.[5][6]

In 1871, Congressman John A. Logan wrote 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 the Mexican 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] (Barrio is 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 and Van 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 local Issei Japanese community at Fish Camp (a community of four "camps" or キャンプ of stilt houses) before the community was demolished in WWII.[10]

The area was originally residential with access to the beach at San Diego Bay. During World War II this beach access was lost due to the expansion of Naval Station San Diego and 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 of Interstate 5 through the heart of the community in 1963, and the construction of the San Diego–Coronado Bridge in 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 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 as San Diego Comic-Con is occurring less than two miles away, there has been Chicano-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

[edit]

Barrio Logan, in Southeast San Diego, is referred to as el ombligo or navel, the center of the world.[17]

Murals in Chicano Park

Barrio Logan is the home of Chicano Park, a Chicano-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 the San Diego–Coronado Bridge and Interstate 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

[edit]

Barrio Logan is home to Naval Base San Diego, also known as 32nd Street Naval Station, as well as the NASSCO shipyard 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

[edit]

Barrio Logan is part of City Council District 8 represented by Councilman Vivian 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 the San Diego Trolley at Barrio Logan station.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Neighborhood | Neighborhood Maps". Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
  2. ^ "Draft Barrio Logan Community Plan" (PDF). Planning Department. City of San Diego. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Barrio Logan Western Southeast Survey" (PDF). City of San Diego. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ "Murals Appear in Chicano Park". The History of Chicano Park. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
  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. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
    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). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. ^ timeline of Barrio Logan history, University of San Diego Archived October 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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