Pacific Beach is a neighborhood in San Diego, California , bounded by La Jolla to the north, Mission Beach and Mission Bay to the south, Interstate 5 and Clairemont to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. While formerly largely populated by young people, surfers , and college students, because of rising property and rental costs the population is gradually becoming older and more affluent. "P.B.," as it is known as by local residents, is home to one of San Diego's more developed nightlife scenes, with a great variety of bars, eateries, and clothing stores located along Garnet Avenue and Mission Boulevard.
25-594: (Redirected from Sp1 ) SP1 and variants may refer to: Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing , glider SP-1 switch , a late 1960s telecommunications switch by Northern Electric Sp1 transcription factor , a human protein Dallara SP1 , a race car Savoia-Pomilio SP.1 , a reconnaissance and bomber aircraft built in Italy during the First World War USS Arawan II (SP-1) ,
50-433: A larger 60 foot wingspan and were the type used by Charles A. Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh to establish their glider licenses in 1930. Bowlus later used a Bowlus model A sailplane design to set several other endurance records, while student Jack Barstow used a Bowlus model A to set an unofficial world record for glider endurance of 15 hours and 13 minutes at Point Loma in 1930. Many variants patterned from
75-834: A matching low wing loading as well. Bowlus flew the SP-1 in several regional glider meets in Southern California including two in Pacific Beach, San Diego , and one in Redondo Beach, California , in 1929. On October 5, 1929, Bowlus established a new U.S. soaring endurance record in SP-1 above the cliffs in Point Loma, California , near the Old Point Loma Lighthouse with a flight of 14 minutes and 10 seconds. On October 19, 1929, Bowlus extended this to 1 hour and 21 minutes, to make
100-699: A model of steam toy made by British manufacturer Mamod a sink in the Sima Pumacocha , a cave in Peru [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SP1&oldid=1132108225 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
125-537: A motor yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1918 Vektor SP1/SP2 , a pistol SP-01, a variant of the CZ 75 pistol Shapley 1 , an annular planetary nebula in the constellation of Norma Service pack 1 , a collection of computer program patches and alterations Surface Pro , a laplet by Microsoft Skulduggery Pleasant (novel) , a young adult fiction novel by Derek Landy
150-429: A rich wetland area. Pacific Beach is open to all surfers. The level of difficulty is intermediate and can be surfed all year. The south wind makes surfing best though in the fall and winter. Many surfers wear dry or wetsuits as the water is in the high 50s in the winter and high 60s to low 70s in the summer. The nonprofit Pacific Beach Town Council promotes the area and organizes community events. Save Pacific Beach
175-709: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bowlus SP-1 Paper Wing The Bowlus SP-1 Paperwing was an American high-wing cantilever monoplane, single-seat, glider that was designed in 1928 and completed by William Hawley Bowlus on January 1, 1929. The SP-1 was Bowlus' sixteenth glider, and was test flown at Lindbergh Field in San Diego in January, 1929. Later tests were also made from hillsides near Bonita, California , in April, 1929. SP-1 received identification mark "493" from
200-610: Is generally crowded with pedestrians, cyclists, rollerbladers, skateboarders and shoppers. Adjacent to the boardwalk is the Crystal Pier, a public pier and hotel at the west end of Garnet Avenue. San Diego City Council banned the use of all electric-motor scooters in December 2019. The streets in Pacific Beach were renamed several times before receiving their current designations in 1900. The primary north-south street running parallel to
225-494: Is residents working together to better the community. The Pacific Beach Planning Group advises the city on land use and other issues. The Pacific Beach and Mission Bay Visitor Center provides information on the Pacific Beach Town Council, special events, lodging, dining, and Pacific Beach history. Service clubs include Kiwanis , Rotary , Lions Club , Girl Scouts , Pacific Beach Woman's Club, Surf Club, Friends of
250-453: The Mission Bay jetty to the cliffs of La Jolla . The boardwalk , officially called Ocean Front Walk/Ocean Boulevard, is a pedestrian walkway that runs approximately 3.2 miles along the beach from the end of Law St. in the north down into Mission Beach , ending at the mouth of Mission Bay in the south. There are numerous local shops, bars, hotels, and restaurants along the boardwalk, and it
275-801: The Bowlus SP-1 through Bowlus S-1000 series were constructed, including the Silver King by Harland Ross, and the Nighthawk , a sailplane flown by William A. Cocke to a world endurance record of 21 hours 34 minutes in 1931. The Nighthawk is in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and was, for a time, displayed at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying. General characteristics Performance Related lists Pacific Beach, San Diego Before European contact,
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#1732855805580300-575: The PB Library, PB Garden Club, and Toastmasters . Pacific Beach public schools are part of San Diego Unified School District . They include Mission Bay High School , Pacific Beach Middle School, Pacific Beach Elementary, Kate Sessions Elementary, Barnard Elementary, and Crown Point Junior Music Academy . Pacific Beach is serviced in print by the daily San Diego Union Tribune and the weekly Beach & Bay Press . In John Dos Passos 's The 42nd Parallel (1930), Fainy "Mac" McCreary briefly lives in
325-617: The Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay Park, Pacific Beach includes Kate Sessions Park and the Pacific Beach Recreation Center. Kate Sessions Park has a playground, a large lawn with ocean views, and a many-acre unmaintained area used for hiking and mountain biking. Fanuel Street Park is a popular bay-front park with playground equipment suitable for toddlers and school-age children. Rose Creek , which flows through Pacific Beach before emptying into Mission Bay, provides open space and
350-576: The United States Department of Commerce and was one of the first licensed gliders in the United States. Many refer to the Bowlus SP-1 as the first sailplane of U.S. design and construction. The SP-1 received two nicknames, the first "Old Number 16" as the sixteenth Bowlus glider, and "Paperwing" because its wing rib webs were fabricated from craft paper. The ribs of both the rudder and the elevator were also made with paper webbing. Otherwise
375-457: The aircraft was predominantly wood and doped aircraft fabric . The aircraft originally had a 44 ft (13.4 m) span wing with a USA 35-A airfoil with conventional aileron control and landing wheels for the rough dirt surface at Lindbergh Field. The wing was later redesigned to include tip-ailerons, extending the wingspan to 47 ft (14.3 m). The aircraft achieved a very low empty weight for its size of 160 lb (72.6 kg) and
400-510: The area was settled by the Kumeyaay people, who built a large village then known as Hamo, or Jamo, on the banks of Rose Creek at the entrance of Rose Canyon. As with many California cities, the history of San Diego's development can be traced back to the completion of a cross-country railroad in 1885. The town developed during the boom years between 1886 and 1888 by D. C. Reed , A. G. Gassen, Charles W. Pauley, R. A. Thomas, and O. S. Hubbell. It
425-406: The beach is Mission Blvd., with the streets named after late 19th century federal officials, then incrementing in alphabetical order as they move further from the coast: Bayard, Cass, Dawes, Everts, Fanuel, Gresham, Haines, Ingraham, Jewell, Kendall, Lamont, Morrell, Noyes, Olney, Pendleton, Quincy, and Randall. Mission Boulevard was formerly Allison Street, being the "A" street of the series. Ingraham
450-474: The developments of the Islandia, Vacation Village and Hilton Hotels. In 1964, SeaWorld opened south of Pacific Beach. The original name of this feature was "Bay Point" and today one may still find a USGS bench mark and associated RM (DC1025, DC1026 respectively) with that name there. The "Bay Point Formation" is the name of a local rock strata first found and described there. The beach stretches for miles from
475-506: The establishment of many hotels: the Bahia (1953), the Catamaran (1959), and Vacation Village (1965). High-rise construction in nearby Mission Bay led to the establishment of a 30-foot height limitation for buildings in 1972, an ordinance still in effect. Prominent boardwalk Ocean Avenue was closed in 1982 and became a park. In 1902, lots sold for between $ 350–700 for oceanfront property. By 1950,
500-743: The first soaring flight over 1 hour duration in the US. SP-1 was used for glider instruction at the Bowlus Glider School in San Diego. Many of the first licensed glider pilots in the U.S. learned to fly in SP-1. The Bowlus SP-1 sailplane served as a prototype for a series of other Bowlus designs, first with the Bowlus SP-D, then the Bowlus model "A" and S-1000. Only the single SP-1 sailplane made use of paper ribs, all subsequent Bowlus sailplanes used completely wood and fabric construction. The latter designs also used
525-507: The neighborhood. In 2021, following a wave of name changes in the wake of the murder of George Floyd , San Diego Unified School Board voted to rename a joint-use field at the middle school after Payne and his wife Fannie. The United States Navy operated an anti-aircraft training center at Pacific Beach during World War II . During the 1960s, development continued to increase with the city's investment in Mission Bay Park, including
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#1732855805580550-409: The population of Pacific Beach reached 30,000 and the average home sold for $ 12,000. Nonetheless, a small number of farms remained. Today, homes can sell for millions of dollars. In 1945, over 1,900 residents petitioned to remove the name of William Payne from the middle school because they did not believe that a black teacher deserved to be there. At the time, only two black families owned property in
575-528: The turn of the century, lemon growing and packing dominated the local economy. In 1910, the San Diego Army and Navy Academy , a preparatory school, was established in an old College building; in 1922 a public high school followed and a junior high in 1930. In 1927, Crystal Pier opened; the Roxy Movie theater opened in 1943 to cater to a population that grew five times during World War II. The postwar period saw
600-504: Was Hubbell who "cleared away the grainfields, pitched a tent, mapped out the lots, hired an auctioneer and started to work". A railway connected Pacific Beach with downtown San Diego starting in 1889, and was extended to La Jolla in 1894. Early landmarks and attractions in Pacific Beach included an asbestos factory (established in 1888), a race track, and the San Diego College of Letters (1887–1891), none of which survive today. At
625-576: Was initially named Broadway (1887), then was changed to Izard (1900), back to Broadway (1907) and finally settled as Ingraham Street in 1913. The east-west streets are mostly named after precious stones . Starting at the north end of Mission Blvd. and heading south, the streets are: Pacific Beach has a semi-arid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification : BSk ) with warm-summer Mediterranean characteristics. The sun shines more than 300 days each year in Pacific Beach, and rainfall averages less than 11 inches per year. In addition to bordering
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