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Are you looking for the quintessential,
California beach town? Look no further. Pacific Beach,
or “PB” to the cognoscenti, with its sun, its sand, and
its boardwalk, is the most popular beach in San Diego. Resting
snugly between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay Park,
Pacific Beach is a saltwater playground attracting
serious surfers and sailboarders year round as well as swimmers,
sunbathers, boogie boarders, jet-skiers, water skiers, kayakers,
Frisbee throwers, kite enthusiasts and a colorful assortment
of quirky, eccentric characters. Bathing beauties, dolphins,
and surf competitions give Pacific Beach a classic
“endless summer” feel.
Single family detached
homes in
Pacific Beach range in price from $539,000 for a two
bedroom, two bathroom 750 square foot home built in
1952, to $4,900,000 for a two bedroom, two bathroom home
built in 1951.
Pacific Beach
condos range in price from $89,000 for a one room,
411 square foot home built in 2006, to $3,300,000 for a
two bedroom, two bathroom 1,450 square foot home built
in 1966.
Pacific Beach’s concrete boardwalk runs three straight
miles along the shoreline for skaters, cyclists, runners
and walkers. Speed is regulated, there’s even a dividing
line making it less likely people will run into each other
zooming past shops and restaurants with their patios and
deck chairs for people watchers.
Pacific Beach’s Crystal Pier opened in 1927. The
950 feet long wooden walkway led to the Crystal Pleasure
Pier Ballroom and Joy Zone. In addition to an amusement
park and arcade, there was an Aztec style ballroom over
the water at the end of the pier featuring a cork-cushioned
dance floor, high ceilings and an enormous crystal ball
- hence the name.
From the beginning, visitors complained that the pier rocked
too much and that the swaying lights made them dizzy. Soon,
the pilings were declared unsafe and the complex was condemned.
After extensive lawsuits, the bank foreclosed, spent $10,000
replacing pilings, built a 500-foot extension and remodeled
the pier adding ten motel cottages letting you "Sleep over
Seas" and a soda fountain. It’s open to the public for fishing
and is a popular place from which to watch the spectacular
sunsets.
At the north end of the beach is Tourmaline Surf Park. At
the south end is Belmont Park complete with an old time
roller coaster, fun rides, shops and restaurants.
Pacific Beach’s Mission Bay Park is a 4,500-acre
water recreation area comprising dozens of resorts and attractions
including Sea World as well as miles of bicycle trails.
An historic paddle wheeler, the Bahia Belle, cruises the
inlets of Mission Bay.
There is also a thriving residential community comprised
of college students, single professionals and families.
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay, and extending
some three miles along the ocean, Pacific Beach’s
casual business district is replete with bars, clubs, restaurants,
coffee houses and an eclectic mish mash of funky surf shops,
clothing stores, and craft galleries.
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