Linda Vista

Linda Vista (Spanish for "Pretty View") is a community in San Diego, California, United States. It is east of Mission Bay, north of Mission Valley, and south-east of Tecolote Canyon. It lies on a mesa overlooking Mission Valley. It is also home to the University of San Diego. Many of the homes in Linda Vista were built in 1940 as part of a government project to house aircraft workers for the war effort. Linda Vista was home of the very first mall-type shopping center in the United States, which was dedicated by Eleanor Roosevelt. It included a movie theater. There was an old Linda Vista established in 1886 approximately 6 miles north of the current Linda Vista. However, it ceased to exist after it was heavily damaged by the 1916 flood.