OB: A Historical district

The OB Pier is over 50 years old.   Plans are under way for repairs and the public is hopeful that this much loved destination will be open again in the future.

The pier celebrated its 50th anniversary on July 2, 2016: OB Pier 50th Anniversary Celebration | Ocean Beach San Diego CA | News.   The iconic pier opened on July 2, 1966. 

Celebrating 100 YEARS this year is the Ocean Beach Woman's Club.  The Ocean Beach Woman's Club was established in 1924 and is one of the oldest civic and philanthropic groups in San Diego.   

Among the Woman's Club's many contributions to the community, it was instrumental in paving Ocean Beach streets, the installation of sewers and streetlights, acquiring a community Rec Center and Public Library, advocating and securing year-round Lifeguards, and providing a center for service people during World War II.  Article about the 100th Anniversary of the OB Woman's Cub here: OB Woman’s Club Celebrates 100 Years of Sisterhood (obrag.org)  

Lots of local businesses have a long history in Ocean Beach.   The line for Hodad's has been down the block pretty much since the day it was featured on The Food Network, but it was popular before that too.

Pacific Shores opened the day before Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) making 12/6/1941 both a joyful and sad day for the many generations that have been patrons at “Pac Shores” – as it’s more familiarly called.  December 6, 2016 marked the 75th anniversary for this popular OB spot:  Pacific Shores Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary (obrag.org).  December 2024 will mark 83 years.

Poma's Italian Deli, with sandwiches and other Italian favorites, celebrated 50 years in 2015: Fifty years of Poma’s in Ocean Beach | San Diego Reader.  That means its 60th anniversary is just around the corner!

OB People's Food Co-op opened in 1971.   For 53 years it has served Ocean Beach and the greater San Diego community high quality, healthy, vegetarian, organic foods and wellness products.

This is just a start and isn't every historic site or restaurant with history!

At the southern most area of the Ocean Beach map is the start of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.  Sunset Cliffs has been a stretch of dramatic towering cliffs and beautiful scenery since the ocean, Earth,  and the California coastline created them.  The park begins less than one block south of Point Loma Ave. at the foot of Adair St.

The border between Ocean Beach and Point Loma is drawn down the middle of Adair St.  In fact - one side of Adair St. is in OB, and one side of Adair St. is in Point Loma.  This border coincides with the start of Sunset Cliffs Natural Park.

The parkland consists of 68 acres along the Pacific Ocean.  The area was dedicated as Sunset Cliffs Natural Park in 1983.   In this photo you can see what locals call No Surf (between Guizot and Hill St.).  And the large chunk of cliff standing alone in the middle of ocean?  That's what locals call Bird Shit Rock.