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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 ...
Chicano Park. Chicano Park logo, originally by Rico Bueno. La Tierra Mía means "My Land". Chicano Park is a 32,000 square meter (7.9 acre) park located beneath the San Diego–Coronado Bridge in Barrio Logan, a predominantly Chicano or Mexican American and Mexican -migrant community in central San Diego, California.
Barrio Logan opened as part of the initial 15.9-mile (25.6 km) "South Line" of the San Diego Trolley system on July 26, 1981, operating from San Ysidro north to downtown San Diego using the main line tracks of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway.
1855 – Point Loma Lighthouse built. [5] 1858 – October: Hurricane. 1859 – San Diego County votes to secede from California to form the Territory of Colorado, voting 207–24 in favor of secession [8] 1862 – 6.0 magnitude Earthquake. 1866 – Louis Rose lays out town of Roseville, later incorporated into San Diego.
Barrio Logan, located in the southeastern part of downtown San Diego, is a historically significant neighborhood predominantly inhabited by Mexican Americans. The community has deep roots tracing back to the early 20th century when Mexican laborers settled in the area, working in the nearby shipyards and canneries.
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The Logan Heights Gang was established in Southeast San Diego, when several individual Mexican-American street gangs from the neighborhoods of Barrio Logan, Logan Heights, and Memorial unified. The gangs date back to car clubs in the 1970s. [2] Currently the gang is composed of five main subsets (Red Steps, 30th Street, 33rd Street, Logan ...
February 4, 1972 [15] Location. Santa Fe Depot is a union station in San Diego, California, built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to replace the small Victorian -style structure erected in 1887 for the California Southern Railroad Company. The Spanish Colonial Revival style station is listed on the National Register of Historic ...