PhotosIn January of 1907, the Venice Construction Company optioned from D.C. Collier's Ralston Realty 50 acres of land in a canyon on the northeast end of Adams Avenue overlooking Ward Road in Normal Heights. Water …
September 5, 2016
Suzanne Ledeboer writes Stringer articles about the Normal Heights neighborhood, and in her spare time is the "Sidewalk Lady."
Articles by Suzanne Ledeboer
Normal Heights' Chutes Park would've been fun
Why "Normal Heights"?
"Why is this neighborhood named 'Normal Heights'?" is a question asked frequently by residents and non-residents of this neighborhood. Here is the answer: In 1905, when Col. D.C. Collier and the University Heights Syndicate bought …
August 6, 2016
Ward Canyon Neighborhood Park makes room for mutts
The Normal Heights Community Association, with support from the Adams Recreation Council (and the city's Park and Recreation Department), the Normal Heights Community Planning Group, and the Adams Avenue Business Association worked for nearly a …
February 15, 2016
Old man Ward might be proud
Some history before the interim off-leash dog park opens next month at Ward Canyon Neighborhood Park… Ward Canyon in Normal Heights appeared on maps in 1921 as a "Deep and Steep Grade to Mission Valley," …
January 25, 2016
Normal Heights library rivalry
On Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new central library in downtown San Diego, one month and 56 years after the current library at Eighth and E Streets opened in …
December 1, 2015
Big woof for Ward Canyon
On Monday, October 19, the ground for the interim off-leash dog park at Ward Canyon Neighborhood Park in Normal Heights was cleared and leveled and orange temporary fencing set up. There was no official groundbreaking"ceremony, …
October 19, 2015
Dog park controversial in Normal Heights
An August 26 email from District 3 councilman Todd Gloria's office to the Normal Heights Community Association provided an update on the plans for an interim off-leash dog park at Ward Canyon Neighborhood Park. A …
September 8, 2015
Normal Heights Starbucks Vandalized
Vandals attempted to break into the Starbucks at the northeast corner of Adams Avenue and Felton Street in Normal Heights early Friday morning, April 6. According to a Starbucks employee named Tray, he and fellow …
April 6, 2012
Normal Heights Elementary School Opens Playground, Sparks Protest
In accordance with a joint-use agreement signed by the San Diego Unified School District and the City of San Diego seven years ago, on March 9, the playgrounds and playing fields at Normal Heights Elementary …
March 13, 2012