Chollas View is an
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community in the
southeastern
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section of the city of
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. It is bordered by
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and
California State Route 94
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on the north,
Mount Hope and
Interstate 805
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on the west,
Emerald Hills and Euclid Avenue on the east, and
Lincoln Park
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and the
San Diego Trolley
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on the south. Major thoroughfares include Market Street and 47th Street.
History
Chollas View is named after the large numbers of
Cholla cactus
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that once
covered the land.
Holy Cross Cemetery opened in the area in 1919. During
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, a defense housing project was built in the neighborhood. The neighborhood began to develop around the housing project in the 1950s.
Demographics
The census tract that includes Chollas View has 4,634 residents. Chollas View neighborhood is 62.2% Hispanic, 17.8% African-American, 15.9% Asian, 4.2% multiracial, 2.8% White, 0.9% Pacific Islander, and 0.7% Native American. Chollas View has a large
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population, with roughly 12% of its residents being of Laotian descent.
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Landmarks and facilities
The Holy Cross Cemetery is found in Chollas View.
Education
Chollas View is served by the San Diego Unified School District
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. Public schools in Chollas View include Gompers Preparatory Academy Known simply as Gompers or Gompers Prep, Gompers Preparatory Academy (GPA) is a public charter secondary school in San Diego, South California, operated under the San Diego Unified School District in cooperation with the University of California, S ...
, Millennial Tech Middle School and Horton Elementary School.
See also
References
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Neighborhoods in San Diego