Miramar, San Diego

For the neighborhood in Half Moon Bay, California, see Miramar, Half Moon Bay, California.

Miramar (Spanish for "Sea View") is a neighborhood in the northern part of San Diego, California, United States. It includes residential areas and commercial and light industrial districts.

Miramar, San Diego
Community of San Diego
Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Miramar, San Diego Location within Northwestern San Diego
Coordinates: 32°53′11″N 117°9′28″W
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego

Most residents live on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (formerly Naval Air Station Miramar). Miramar was the site of the real TOPGUN flight school made famous by the movie Top Gun in 1986.^[1] NAS Miramar was realigned by the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program in 1995 and turned over to the Marine Corps as a fixed wing and helicopter base in 1999. To the north of MCAS Miramar is the suburb of Mira Mesa. The neighborhood is located in City Council District 7 and is represented by Council member Scott Sherman.

History

Miramar was originally part of Scripps Ranch, founded by Edward W. Scripps.^[2] He named the home he built on the ranch Miramar in the 1890s, after Archduke Maximilian's castle Miramare in Trieste, Italy. The name eventually became applied to the surrounding mesa. Loosely translated from Portuguese, Italian or Spanish, it means "a view of the sea".^[3]

Before becoming a military base in 1950,^{[contradictory]} Miramar was a small, isolated community centered on a railroad station. No buildings from the original Miramar survived.^[4]

Over time, a Little India commercial community developed on Black Mountain Road.^[5]

Economy

The Miramar submarket consists of approximately 14 million square feet of distribution, warehouse, office, and Miramar Road frontage retail related space. Miramar is one of San Diego County's most recognized real estate markets due in part to its central location, size, and traditional industrial characteristics. This market historically maintains one of the highest occupancy rates in the county. Recent occupancy rates were approximately 91%.^[3]

Naval Consolidated Brig, Miramar (1995), a part of the Miramar air station

See also

• California portal

• Ruby Peters Miramar before the planes: of the U.S. Naval Air Station at San Diego, California; a rural settlement and one room school 1890-1950. (1984)

References

1. Baranek, Dave (2011). "Filming the Flying Scenes in "Top Gun" - Imagination, Technology, Art, and Skill Create An Enduring Hit". AIAA Centennial of Naval Aviation Forum "100 Years of Achievement and Progress". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10.2514/6.2011-6801. ISBN 978-1-62410-134-2.
2. "Scripps Ranch". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
3. McClain, M. (2010). The Scripps Family's San Diego Experiment. Journal of San Diego History, 56.
4. O'Hara, Thomas (2005). Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Arcadia Publishing.
5. Stevens, Pam (2011). Mira Mesa. Images of America. Charleston, S.C: Arcadia Pub. ISBN 978-0-7385-8203-0.

External links

• Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Official Site