The Columbia District is one of downtown San Diego’s least recognizable neighborhoods. Traditional maps show Broadway as it’s southern border with the Marina District. Some newer, business-focused maps, however, push the boundary farther south. To add to the confusion, Core-Columbia is often combined into one neighborhood, adding the business/financial district that’s east of traditional Columbia.
However you divide the neighborhood, Columbia is definitely home to The Santa Fe Depot train station, an engaging swath of the San Diego Bay, high-end restaurants like Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse and Seneca Trattoria, concert house Music Box and the San Diego Civic Theatre performing arts venue.
CLARIFICATION: While the Columbia District does not include adjacent Port of San Diego bayside land, the neighborhood does directly benefit from proximity to it.
Kaushal Patel’s latest downtown San Diego-focused video mentions all these downtown attractions and more. Click the video link to get to know the city’s neighborhood that has an identity issue. SDSun
(Kaushal Patel is a former international CNN anchor who’s also worked in local news in San Diego. She’s a downtown resident and co-founder of Seller’s Corner Real Estate.)
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