Normal Heights

Normal Heights is a neighborhood of the mid-city region of San Diego, California. It is known for its affordable pubs, restaurants, coffee houses, antique shops, book shops, and burgeoning arts community. The "Normal" part of "Normal Heights" refers to the State Normal School, which is the predecessor to San Diego State University (formerly located in nearby University Heights). The State Normal School building now serves as the Eugene Brucker Education Center, the central office for the San Diego Unified School District. Normal Heights is centrally located in San Diego's hills above Mission Valley. Its borders are defined by Interstate 805 to the West, Interstate 8 to the North, Interstate 15 to the East, and El Cajon Boulevard to the...