Columbia, San Diego, California

Columbia is a neighborhood located in Downtown San Diego, California. The neighborhood is largely commercial, however there are a large number of highrise condominium buildings under construction.

The Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum and the Maritime Museum are located in this neighborhood.

Geography

Colombia is located south of Little Italy, north of the Marina District, and east of Core and the Horton District. This district is bordered by Ash Street to the north, F Street to the south, Union Street to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. [ [http://www.ccdc.com/resources/resource_files/Neighborhood_Map.pdf Neighborhood Map] . Centre City Development Corporation. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.]

The Santa Fe Depot is served by the Trolley, the Coaster and the Pacific Surfliner.

Redevelopment

Parts of Colombia are under re-development, including the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan, Navy Broadway Complex and the Embarcadero Circle cruise ship terminal expansion. As of March 16, 2007, there are seven high-rise buildings scheduled for or currently under construction: five of these buildings are condominiums, one is office, and one is a Federal court house; six buildings have more than 20 floors, four buildings have more than 30 floors, and one building has more than 40 floors. [cite web|url=http://www.ccdc.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/projects.interactivemap|title=CCDC Interactive Projects Map|publisher= [http://www.ccdc.com/ Centre City Development Corporation] |accessdate=2007-04-03]

External links

* [http://www.ccdc.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/planning.neighborhoods/ Downtown Neighborhoods Map]
* [http://www.sandiego.org/article_set/Visitors/32/806 SanDiego.org: Columbia]

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