Core is a neighborhood in
downtown San Diego
Downtown San Diego is the central business district of San Diego, California, the eighth largest city in the United States. It houses the major local headquarters of the city, county, state, and federal governments. The area comprises seven d ...
, California. It is the
central business district
A central business district (CBD) is the Commerce, commercial and business center of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides wit ...
of downtown San Diego.
The
C Street Inn
The C Street Inn, formerly known as the Hotel Polhemus and Cecil Hotel, is an affordable housing complex in downtown San Diego's Core district that was vacated in 2022 due to egregious conditions. It was built in 1912 and opened in 1913 with 10 ...
and
101 Ash Street are located in this neighborhood.
Geography

This district is located in the center of the city; it is bordered to the north by
Cortez Hill, to the northwest by
Little Italy
Little Italy is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an Urban area, urban neighborhood. The concept of "Little Italy" holds many different aspects of the Italian cul ...
, to the south by the
Gaslamp Quarter
The Gaslamp Quarter is a historic neighborhood in downtown San Diego, California. It extends from Broadway to Harbor Drive and from 4th to 6th Avenue. The neighborhood is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places ...
, to the east by
East Village and to the west by
Columbia.
Neighborhood Map
. Centre City Development Corporation. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
References
External links
Downtown Neighborhoods Map
Neighborhoods in San Diego
Urban communities in San Diego
Historic districts in San Diego
{{SanDiegoCountyCA-geo-stub