Islenair is a neighborhood and city-designated historic district in

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, often considered part of the larger

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neighborhood. The historic district is located along Euclid Ave., Belle Isle Dr., Isla Vista Dr., and Thorn St. "Islenair is a small, working class, early auto-oriented suburb that reflects the small house movement which took hold following

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and became a national standard of development in the wake of the

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and the Post-

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housing shortage.""Islenair", City of San Diego
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