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About La Jolla

La Jolla History About La Jolla: San Diego’s Jewel

La Jolla’s history dates back to the mid-1800s. It was nicknamed “The Jewel” for its spectacular coastal views, cotton candy sunsets, palm trees, deep blue ocean, marine wildlife, charming community, award-winning schools and research centers, and upscale village by the sea. La Jolla is a coastal city in San Diego County and surrounded on three sides by ocean bluffs and beaches located between Del Mar and Pacific Beach. The climate is mild, with an average daily temperature of 70.5 °F. La Jolla’s topography and geology range from sandy beaches, rocky shorelines to narrow roads covered by large pine trees that line the canyon of Mount Soledad.

Real Estate

La Jolla History

There are approximately 47,681 residents that makeup La Jolla’s community, according to the 2010 census and 16 different neighborhoods. It is one of the most sought-after places to live, not just in San Diego, but around the world. It is one of the most expensive and prestigious areas of town, where you can find some of the most stunning homes in San Diego. Custom built mansions, picture-perfect beach houses, gated multi-million dollar estates are what comes to mind when one thinks of La Jolla’s lifestyle. The median list price for La Jolla, as of April 2019 is $3,122,500.

Demographics

La Jolla’s income per capita is 161% higher than the national average. The median household income is 125% higher than the national average. The unemployment rate is 47% lower than the national average. According to United States Census 

La Jolla History

Bureau La Jolla’s ethnic/racial makeup is 82.5% White, 0.8% Black, 0.2% American Indian, 11.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.0% other, and 3.1% two or more races. Latinos, who may be of any race, form 7.2% of La Jolla’s population. Whether you came to here to study, live beyond the “American dream”, or vacation on the beach, you will surely understand how “The Jewel” got its name! Below is a timeline of The Jewel’s history and development from La Jolla’s Historical Society.

Historical Timeline

1850

Lands of La Jolla incorporated as part of the City of San Diego

1887

Frank T. Botsford, later deemed “The Father of La Jolla” came to La Jolla and declared it “magnificent”. Two months later he bought over 400 acres of pueblo lands already known as “La Jolla Park”

George Heald and Charles Dearborn subdivided and auctioned $62,000 worth of lots planned for homes on April 30th, which would make up the La Jolla Park subdivision; considered as La Jolla’s founding year

1893

Opening of La Jolla Park Hotel

1894

La Jolla’s railroad extended to San Diego; La Jolla’s Post Office is established. Reading Room opened. Anna Held arrives and creates Green Dragon Colony.

1895

La Jolla’s first village improvement Society is organized

1896

Ellen Browning Scripps buys two lots on the ocean side of Prospect Street and builds her first home

1897

La Jolla’s Library Association formed

1899

Barber Tract development begins (first known as Neptunia); first telephone lines installed

1900

 La Jolla’s number of residents reaches 350

1904

Wisteria Cottage built

1905

Marine Biological Association organized, later Scripps Institution of Oceanography

1906

Ground was broken for new bathhouse at the Cove; La Jolla’s first newspaper is published

1907-09

Architect Irving Gill designs a re-model of Wisteria Cottage for Virginia Scripps

1910

The Bishop’s School, with buildings designed by Irving Gill, is built; Gill also designs and builds first Scripps Institution of Oceanography building

1912

Opening of Colonial Inn

1914

La Jolla Woman’s Club is built

1915

Arsonist sets fire to several of La Jolla’s buildings, including Ellen Browning Scripps’ house; work begins on a new home designed by architect Irving Gill; La Jolla Community House and Playground, now La Jolla Recreation Center, also designed by Irving Gill, opensLa Jolla History

1918

Scripps Memorial Hospital opens (first known as the Sanitarium); paving of streets begins

By the end of World War I, the population has grown to 4,000 residents and within the last 20 years, tourism has taken the fight and become La Jolla’s economic base.

1924

Electric railroad begins operations; Casa de Manana opens as resort hotel; street lights introduced. The “beach cottage” look is out and elegant Spanish Style homes are in.

1926

La Valencia Hotel opens; The Balmer School started at La Jolla Country Club; Muirlands development begins

1927

La Jolla Beach and Yacht Club formed (now La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club) was established

1931

Children’s Pool sea wall built

1932

Ellen Browning Scripps dies (August 3)

1940

Art Center organized in the former home of Ellen Browning Scripps

1941

Camp Callan established at Torrey Pines Gliderport with start of World War II

1942

Wisteria Cottage becomes The Balmer School, later La Jolla Country Day School (until 1961)

1944

First stop signs erected at Girard and Torrey Pines Road

1947

La Jolla Playhouse founded by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Mel Ferrer

1948

The Cove movie theater opens

1956

White Sands begins operations as a retirement home

1960

University of California San Diego campus established in La Jolla; La Jolla’s School of Arts and Crafts formed

1963-64

La Jolla’s Historical Society founded

1964

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is an independent, non-profit, scientific research institute is built, designed by Louis Kahn

1967

La Jolla’s Community Plan adopted by the San Diego City Council

1974

University Towne Center shopping mall opens

1976

Scripps Clinic moves to Torrey Pines Mesa

1980

Larger business buildings replaced the 1920’s era style and home-owned businesses became less common

1983

BLOB (“Ban Large Office Buildings”) organized to oppose large structures in the built environment

1987

Marks La Jolla’s celebrated centennial 

1996

Architect Robert Venturi designs an update to the former home of Ellen Browning Scripps, originally designed in 1916 by architect Irving Gill, as the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

Sources:

https://lajollahistory.org/historic-la-jolla/la-jolla-timeline/

https://www.pbs.org/weekendexplorer/california/sandiego/lajolla_history.htm

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