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2/15/1998. Designated elements include Scripps Hall (Irving Gill, 1910–11), Gilman Hall (Irving Gill and Louis Gill, 1916), St. Mary's Chapel ( Carleton Winslow, 1916), The Tower (Carleton Winslow, 1930), Wheeler J. Bailey Library (Carleton Winslow, 1935), garden sall on Prospect St. and La Jolla Blvd. 357.
Germania de Vest sau Germania Occidentală (în germană Westdeutschland) sau Republica Federală Germania (RFG, în germană Bundesrepublik Deutschland, BDR) a fost numele zonelor de ocupație britanică, americană și franceză din Germania de după cel de-Al Doilea Război Mondial și posterior retragerii acestora, până în momentul ...
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Origin of the name
Local Native Americans, the Kumeyaay, called this location mat kulaaxuuy (IPA [matkəlaːxuːj]), lit.'land of holes' (mat = 'land'). The topographic feature that gave rise to the name "holes" is uncertain; it probably refers to sea-level caves located on the north-facing bluffs, which are visible from La Jolla Shores. It is suggested[citation needed] that the Kumeyaay name for the area was transcribed by the Spanish settlers as La Jolla. Another suggestion for the origin of the name is that it...
Early history
During the Mexican period of San Diego's history, La Jolla was mapped as pueblo land and contained about 60 lots. When California became a state in 1850, the La Jolla area was incorporated as part of the chartered City of San Diego. In 1870, Charles Dean acquired several of the pueblo lots and subdivided them into an area that became known as La Jolla Park. Dean was unable to develop the land and left San Diego in 1881. A real estate boomin the 1880s led speculators Frank T. Botsford and Geor...
Ellen Browning Scripps
In 1896 journalist and publisher Ellen Browning Scripps settled in La Jolla, where she lived for the last 35 years of her life. She was wealthy in her own right from her investments and writing, and she inherited a large sum from her brother George H. Scripps in 1900. She devoted herself to philanthropic endeavors, particularly those benefiting her adopted home of La Jolla. She commissioned many of La Jolla's most notable buildings, usually designed by Irving Gill or his nephew and partner Lo...
Demarcation
The community's border starts at Pacific Beach to the south and extends along the Pacific Ocean shoreline north to include Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve ending at Del Mar, California. La Jolla encompasses the neighborhoods of Bird Rock, Windansea Beach, the commercial center known as the Village of La Jolla, Muirlands, La Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Torrey Pines, and Mount Soledadto name a few. The City of San Diego defines the community's eastern boundary as Gilman Drive and the Inter...
Wildlife
La Jolla's offshore waters are known to be home to an endless array of marine wildlife, including sea lions, harbor seals, whales—such as migratory gray, humpback and blue whales—harbor porpoises, dolphins (including, at times, hundreds of common dolphins, as well as rough-toothed, bottlenose, Pacific white-sided and Risso's dolphins, and orcas), green sea turtles, countless fish (such as garibaldi, sculpin and more), many migratory and resident sea and shorebirds, and many different sharks,...
Geology
La Jolla is an area of mixed geology, including sandy beaches and rocky shorelines. The area is occasionally susceptible to flooding and ocean storms, as occurred in January and December 2010. Mount Soledad is covered with the narrow roads that follow its contours and hundreds of homes overlooking the ocean on its slopes. It is the home of the large concrete Mount Soledad Easter Crossbuilt in 1954, later designated a Korean War Memorial, that became the center of a controversy over the displa...
According to United States Census Bureau figures, the ethnic/racial makeupof La Jolla is 82.5% White, 0.8% Black, 0.2% American Indian, 11.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.0% some other race, and 3.1% two or more races. Latinos, who may be of any race, form 7.2% of La Jolla's population. There is also a sizeable Persian population in La Jolla. La...
La Jolla Farms — This northern La Jolla neighborhood is just west of UCSD. It includes the Torrey Pines Gliderport, the Salk Institute, and a group of expensive homes on the cliffs above Black's Be...La Jolla Shores — The residential area and the Scripps Institution of Oceanographycampus along La Jolla Shores Beach and east up the hillside. Also includes a small business district of shops and r...La Jolla Heights — The homes on the hills overlooking La Jolla Shores. No businesses.Hidden Valley — Lower portion of Mount Soledadon the northern slopes. No businesses.The La Jolla Community Planning Association advises the city council, Planning Commission, City Planning Department as well as other governmental agency as appropriate in the initial preparation, adoption of, implementation of, or amendment to the General or Community Plan as it pertains to the La Jolla area as well as review specific development p...
La Jolla is the location of Torrey Pines Golf Course, the site each January or February of a PGA Tour event formerly known as the Buick Invitational and since 2010, called the Farmers Insurance Open. Torrey Pines also hosted the 2008 U.S. Open, and will host the 2021 U.S. Open. Nearby are the de facto nude beach, Black's Beach, and the Torrey Pines...
The San Diego Trolley light rail system has four stops on the Blue Linelocated in the La Jolla neighborhood: 1. Nobel Drive, which serves the La Jolla Village Square shopping center in the La Jolla Villageneighborhood. 2. VA Medical Center, which serves the Veteran Affairshospital of the same name next to UC San Diego. 3. UC San Diego Central Campu...
Higher education
The University of California San Diego is the center of higher education in La Jolla. The campus' name was briefly UC La Jolla during the planning stage of the university's development. UCSD includes the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the San Diego Supercomputer Center. National University is also headquartered in La Jolla, with several academic campuses located throughout the county and the state. Among the several research institutes near UCSD and in the nearby Torrey Pines Science...
Other schools
La Jolla is served by the San Diego Unified School District. Public schools include La Jolla High School, La Jolla Elementary, Muirlands Middle School, Torrey Pines Elementary, and Bird Rock Elementary, as well as Preuss School, a public charter school. The community's prep schools are The Bishop's School, The Children's School, Delphi Academy, Stella Maris Academy, The Gillispie School, and the Evans School. La Jolla Country Day School is located in the nearby community of University City.
La Jolla (under the fictionalized name "Esmerelda") is the setting for Raymond Chandler's final Philip Marlowe novel, Playback, published in 1958. Chandler lived in La Jolla for the previous decade...La Jolla was home to the comic book publisher WildStorm Productions, from its founding by Jim Lee in 1993, until its closing in 2012 when DC Comics, which had purchased the publisher as an imprint...La Jolla is the setting for the 2011 season of The Real World: San Diego, the twenty-sixth season of the long-running MTVreality television series.La Jolla is the base for the Sundt Memorial Foundation, a national organization aimed at discouraging youth from getting involved in drugs.La Jolla has been the home to many notable people, including prominent scientists, business people, artists, writers, surfers and performers.
La Jolla Shores Beach is a mile long and one of the prettier beaches in San Diego. It’s popular among families, and has a boardwalk for strolling and people watching. Enjoy beautiful grassy areas for picnics, Frisbee, and hanging out in a paradise of palm trees.
A beautiful beachfront, picturesque views, and excellent weather. This stretch of coast boasts a variety of restaurants, shops, and plenty of activities that make it one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Here’s a look at how La Jolla came to be.
Germania as personification is usually depicted as a robust woman with long, flowing, reddish-blonde hair and wearing armour. She often wields the Reichsschwert ( imperial sword ), and possesses a medieval-style shield that sometimes bears the image of a black eagle on a gold field.
Germanía ( Spanish: [xeɾ.maˈni.a]) is the Spanish term for the argot used by criminals or in jails in Spain during 16th and 17th centuries. [1] [2] Its purpose is to keep outsiders out of the conversation. [3]
