College Area

The College Area is a neighborhood of the Mid-City region of San Diego, California. The College Area is dominated by San Diego State University (SDSU), which was formerly San Diego State College and previous to that San Diego State Teachers College, which the area is still named after. The College Area is in the mid-city, and has many new stores and restaurants, as well as many canyons. There is also an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in the area near Congregation Beth Jacob Orthodox Temple on College Avenue. The college area lies on a plateau which overlooks Interstate 8. The neighborhood's borders are defined by Fairmount Avenue/Montezuma Road/Collwood Boulevard to the Southwest, Interstate 8 to the North, 70th Street/Keeney Street to...