Lincoln Park, San Diego
Lincoln Park, San Diego | |
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Lincoln Park | |
Nickname(s): "L.P.", "The Dip" (in reference to the densely populated stretch of Logan Ave between 47th St and Euclid Ave)[1] | |
Coordinates: 32°42′00″N 117°05′25″W / 32.70000°N 117.09028°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | California |
County | San Diego |
City | San Diego |
ZIP Code | 92113 |
Lincoln Park is an
History
The oldest section of Lincoln Park is the residential section between Imperial Avenue and Ocean View Boulevard. Lincoln High school is one of the High Schools Located on Imperial Ave in the heart of Lincoln. Lincoln was named after President Abraham Lincoln.
Demographics
Lincoln Park is a diverse community. Current demographics for the neighborhood are as follows: people of Hispanic heritage make up 61.0%, followed by African-American at 18.9%, then Asian at 11.8%, Other race at 4.3%, non-Hispanic Whites at 3.0%, and Mixed Race at 1.0%.
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Lincoln Park has gone through decades of criminal trauma, including drug sales, gang violence, and homicide, often related to ongoing gang feuds with other Southeast San Diego neighborhoods, among them, the
According to data reported by the San Diego Police Department, 1,600 crimes were reported in the area from 2013 through 2019, with overall crime increasing by about 33 percent.[8]
In 2010, Lincoln Park along with nearby Southeast San Diego neighborhood,
One of the main centers of gang activity in Lincoln Park revolve around "The Dip",
Rallies for peace in Lincoln Park have occurred periodically over the years, calling for the end of gang violence for all of Southeast San Diego, with more recent efforts to revitalize the area through the arts geared towards ending the negative stigma of Euclid and Imperial and reclaiming the deadly street intersection as "The Four Corners of Life."[16]
Landmarks and facilities
Chollas Creek runs through Lincoln Park.
Education
Lincoln Park is served by the
Much like the rest of Southeast San Diego, many students in Lincoln Park have taken advantage of San Diego Unified School District's Voluntary Enrollment Exchange Program (VEEP), and have opted to be bused to high schools in San Diego's more affluent northern suburban neighborhoods,.
References
- ^ ""Problems at This Lincoln Park Strip Mall Keep Getting Worse Despite City Intervention"". Voice of San Diego. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Lincoln High: Then And Now KPBS".
- ^ Southeastern San Diego Community Plan
- ^ ""Race and Ethnicity in Lincoln Park, San Diego, California"". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ ""Race and Ethnicity in Lincoln Park, San Diego, California"". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "PEOPLE V. THOMAS". Casemine. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ ""It's a War Zone Down Here." An exploration of the significantly high murder rates in Southeast San Diego"". San Diego Magazine. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ ""Residents trying to revitalize a San Diego community call it 'The Four Corners of Life'"". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "Gangland episode guide". Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Gangland episode guide". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ "Gangland: The Assassins". Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ ""Problems at This Lincoln Park Strip Mall Keep Getting Worse Despite City Intervention"". Voice of San Diego. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "SEA BREEZE APARTMENTS". HUD. Retrieved 2020-11-29.
- ^ ""NICK CANNON DESCRIBES UPBRINGING IN BLOOD GANG NEIGHBORHOOD"". Hip Hop DX. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Mitchy Slick: Nick Cannon's Father Is One Of The Original Lincoln Park Bloods (Big Homies)". DoggieDiamondsTV. 2018-05-24. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ ""Residents trying to revitalize a San Diego community call it 'The Four Corners of Life'"". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "VEEP Information". Archived from the original on 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ "2007–2008 VEEP Allied Patterns" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2007-11-17.