From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liberty Station, San Diego, California
Liberty Station, San Diego, California
Liberty Station is a 361-acre (1.46 km2) project that in- Steals, Corvette Diner, Ace Hardware, Sail Ho Bar & Grill,
volves the conversion of San Diego, California’s former and Glow M.D. Skin Care.
Naval Training Center[1] into a mixed-use community The Harbor Square section of Liberty Station is lo-
that includes several distinct districts.[2] The Naval cated at Laning Road and Harbor Drive, across from San
Training Center site is listed on the National Register of Diego Bay and Naval Base Point Loma. In the Harbor
Historic Places, and many of the individual structures are Square section there are an Oggi’s Pizza, Subway Sand-
designated as historic by the city of San Diego. wiches, Dinner Studio, Beriyo, Los Primos Mexican Food,
The development is located in the Point Loma com- Massage Envy, Rose’s Nails, Starbucks, Sushiya, and a
munity of San Diego. It has a waterfront location, on a Wine and Cheese Shop.
boat channel off of San Diego Bay, just west of the San The Fitness Club section is located on Roosevelt Road
Diego Airport and a few miles north of Downtown San at Historic Decatur Road and currently houses a Boxing
Diego. Dozens of the historical buildings are being adapt- Club. Additional businesses are planned.
ed for stores, offices, schools, and other purposes.
The project started when the Navy announced in
1993 that it was closing its training center. The City cre-
Promenade
ated a 27 member commission to determine what to do The NTC Promenade is a group of historic buildings being
with the site, then created a detailed plan that served as renovated for the display of arts, science, culture, and
the basis for a request for quotation from a master devel- technology. It houses theater groups, dance companies,
oper. The Corky McMillin Company was selected as the museums, galleries, and classes of many kinds. There are
master developer and began work when the base closed also several venues for public and private events, includ-
in 1997. ing the former chapel and former mess hall of the Naval
Liberty Station consists of a retail and commercial Training Center. The base’s former command center and
district, a promenade, an educational district, a residen- the former parade ground are also included in the Prom-
tial district, a hotel district, an office district, and a park/ enade. The command center building contains displays
open space area along the boat channel.[3] about the history of NTC and of Point Loma, and has an
adjacent rose garden which was planted by the wife of an
early base commander. This 28 acres (110,000 m2) area is
Retail and commercial district operated by the non-profit NTC Foundation.[4]
The retail and commercial district of Liberty Station is di- The term "promenade" is also used to describe a land-
vided into five sections: The Marketplace, Ocean Village, scaped linear open-space area that runs the length of the
NTC Landing, Harbor Square, and Fitness Club. development.
The Marketplace section is located on Truxtun Road,
between Womble and Roosevelt Road. It is the most de-
veloped of the commercial areas and includes a Vons,
Educational district
Trader Joe’s, Sammy’s Woodfired Pizza, Cold Stone The educational district of Liberty Station consists of
Creamery, Starbucks, Postal Annex, Panera Bread, Point High Tech Village, a group of public charter schools col-
Loma Boardroon, Navy Federal Credit Union, Da Kine’s, lectively known as High Tech High. The campus includes
and Five Guys. five high schools, two middle schools, and one elemen-
The Ocean Village section, which does currently not tary school. The schools are part of the San Diego City
have any stores open, is located on Historic Decatur Road Schools. The high school students are allowed to walk to
and Perry Road. It is planned as a maritime-themed area the retail and commercial district during lunch.
with retail and light industrial tenants as well as public
access to the boat channel.
The NTC Landing section of Liberty Station is located
Residential district
at Lytton Avenue and Truxton Road and is accessed The residential district of Liberty Station has two main
through the iconic gate off Lytton Avenue, formerly sections, one section for military housing and the other
NTC’s Gate 6, whose image serves as a kind of visual sym- a residential community developed by the McMillin Cor-
bol for all of Liberty Station. The NTC Landing secion in- poration. The military housing area is not properly part
cludes the historic Sail Ho Golf Course as well as Wine of the Liberty Station development and is still owned by
the U.S. Government. It includes 500 units, mostly town-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liberty Station, San Diego, California
homes, and also features children’s playgrounds and Diego.[6] The Rock Church occupies the site of the former
sports facilities. The exterior of the housing is in a Span- Technical Training Center at Service School Command
ish architectural style in keeping with traditional San San Diego (Building 94, constructed 1969).
Diego.
The civilian residential community includes town-
homes, row homes, and single family homes. In 2007 it
52 Boats Memorial
was named by Money magazine as one of the best places In 1995 the San Diego Chapter of United States Subma-
to retire in San Diego. However, people of all ages live in rine Veterans of World War II voted unanimously to cre-
the community, young families as well as retired couples. ate a memorial to the 52 U.S. Navy submarines and 3,505
submariners lost in World War II. After 14 years of
fundraising, planning and dealing with bureaucracy, the
Hotel district memorial was dedicated at Liberty Station.[7]
The memorial honors the 52 submarines that were
lost in World War II. It consists of 52 American Liberty
Elm trees, 52 flags and 52 granite memorials to the ships
and men who were lost. The project was driven by Doug
Smay, whose father served in submarines during World
War II. The memorial consists of two long sidewalks,
flanked by the trees, flags and plaques. Ninety percent of
the money for the project was raised through private do-
nations.
Park and open space
USS Recruit (TDE-1) in the Hotel District of Liberty Station. The park and open space area includes the golf course
32°43′42″N 117°12′59″W / 32.72847°N 117.21632°W / 32.72847; as well as a 46-acre (190,000 m2) waterfront park with
-117.21632 playground areas, a walking/jogging trail along the boat
channel, and an athletic club. Due to the large open areas
The hotel district of Liberty Station is designated for sev- Liberty Station is an attractive setting for 5k walk/runs
eral hotels, currently including a Homewood Suites by sponsored by local businesses and non-profit organiza-
Hilton and a Courtyard by Marriott. A large resort hotel tions.
by Nickelodeon is on the drawing boards. The hotel dis- An aquatic center is planned on 3.7 acres in the active
trict also contains the historic training structure USS Re- space area of NTC Park. The City of San Diego is in the
cruit (TDE-1).[5] Formerly a commissioned "non-ship" of process of approving a contract with an architect to be-
the U.S. Navy, this is a two-thirds scale model of a Navy gin the community input and design phase of the project.
frigate built right into the ground. She was used to teach
shipboard procedures to recruits and was affectionately
nicknamed the USS Neversail. She is currently unoccupied
References
but is slated to become a museum at some time in the fu- [1] Naval Training Center, San Diego
ture. She is visible from North Harbor Drive. [2] Liberty Station website
[3] Liberty Station map
[4] NTC Foundation website
Office district [5] Quarterdeck.org
The office district is a collection of newly-built office [6] http://www.therocksandiego.org/about/#history
buildings whose architecture reflects the Spanish Colo- [7] "WWII Sub Memorial Opens At Liberty Station".
nial Revival style of the original NTC buildings. 10News San Diego. http://www.10news.com/
news/22959318/detail.html. Retrieved August 5,
2010.
The Rock Church
The Rock Church, a non-denominational, evangelical
Christian megachurch, was constructed in 2005 and
External links
opened in 2007. The building houses new Christian ed- • Liberty Station Homepage
ucation facilities, office space, and a 3,500 seat worship • Interactive Map of Liberty Station
center, making it one of the largest auditoriums in South- Coordinates: 32°44′18″N 117°12′50″W / 32.7383°N
ern California. The church currently averages 12,000 in 117.2140°W / 32.7383; -117.2140
attendance per week, making it the largest church in San
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