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Barrio Logan and the western sector of Southeast San Diego, including the neighborhoods of Sherman Heights, Grant Hill, Stockton, and Logan Heights comprise the study area of this project. The area is bounded by Commercial Street and State Highway 94 to the north, Interstate 15 to the east, National City to the south and the San Diego Bay to the west.

The study area is one of the oldest communities in the City of San Diego. The neighborhoods are rich in history and character. They are also a large area with a variety land use patterns and socioeconomic characteristics. Throughout the study area, development occurred in a rather spontaneous manner which resulted in portions of the community being isolated from surrounding areas. Some schools and residential areas are separated by freeways, heavily traveled streets, undeveloped lands, or industrial uses from the area they were meant to serve. Housing varies from older, well-maintained homes in Sherman Heights and Grant Hill to seriously deteriorated structures in the Barrio Logan and Logan Heights area.

In order to create an informative and accurate portrait of the study area, census data from the 1960, 1980, and 1990 were studied and analyzed. Population, ethnicity, family type, income, education, employment, housing and transportation were examined. Photographs and interviews with community stakeholders were also conducted to illustrate a complete picture of the communities. The following pages are a compilation of historical research, US Census and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis, interviews and photographs pertaining to the area of Barrio Logan and the western sector of Southeast San Diego.

The communities of City Council District 8, in the Southeastern region of San Diego, composed of Barrio Logan, Grant Hill, Stockton, Logan Heights, and Sherman Heights, are vitally linked to the past and present of San Diego. Through an examination of the history, and the variables of education, zoning/housing, economics, employment, transportation, ethnicity and population types, we have created both a historical picture of the changes in the area, and insights to demographic changes experienced today. Census data, interviews, planning documents and statistical information from 1960, 1980 and 1990 are utilized to depict the study area. The research is driven by the desire to provide a background for assessing the current the needs of the area for programs and funding, with the presumption that knowing the history and demographics of the area is a component in positively providing for the future of the community.