Marina, San Diego

Marina, San Diego
Neighborhood of San Diego
Marina
Southeastern part of Marina viewed from Marina Park.
Marina, San Diego Location within Central San Diego
Coordinates: 32°42′42″N 117°10′9″W
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego
Area [1]
• Total	1.39 km^2 (0.536 sq mi)
• Land	1.39 km^2 (0.536 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	3,894
• Density	2,803/km^2 (7,261/sq mi)
ZIP Code	92101
Area code	619

Marina is a neighborhood in the southwest section of downtown San Diego, California, along San Diego Bay. It comprises a district of retail and entertainment complexes, such as the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, Seaport Village, and the San Diego Convention Center.

Geography

View of west end of Market St., viewed from the 14th floor of Renaissance condominiums, which is located at First and Market.

Marina is bordered to the north by Columbia, bordered to east/southeast by the Gaslamp Quarter, and is bordered to the southwest by the San Diego Marina.[2]

Marina previously comprised various warehouses and vacant lots,[3] now it houses mid-rise and high-rise hotels, apartments, condominiums, medical offices and retail. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, Seaport Village and the San Diego Convention Center are located in this neighborhood. Pantoja Park, the oldest park in San Diego, is located in the neighborhood.

See also

• Embarcadero
• Navy Broadway Complex

References

1. Data for the Marina district
2. Neighborhood Map Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine. Centre City Development Corporation. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
3. "Marina District". San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved 2007-04-02.

External links

Media related to Marina, San Diego at Wikimedia Commons

• Downtown Neighborhoods Map
• ArtWalk on the Bay at Marina Park
• Information on Marina Neighborhood

32°42′42″N 117°10′9″W