Excellent freeway access and
the mixed use development of the area makes University City an
attractive place to live. UCSD Medical Center, La Jolla Playhouse,
Birch Aquarium and many other attractions are close by. Condominiums
and apartments are now part of the landscape on the northern edge of
the area.
Beaches
Come and enjoy all that La Jolla has
to offer with plenty of surfing and beaches.
Girard Avenue and Prospect Street
Fashionable streets in La Jolla that offer
expensive shops, boutiques, art galleries and
elegant restaurants.
Gallery Eight
Originally known as the International Gallery,
this interesting shop showcases a mix of
contemporary crafts including ceramics, jewelry,
glass, furniture and clothing.
Capriccio
Elegant and pricey boutique that features top
European designer dresses and evening wear.
John Cole's Book Shop
This charming and well-stocked bookstore is set in
a historic house overlooking the ocean, which
features books on California history, Baja
California history, local history, art and other
treasures hard to find elsewhere.
La
Jolla Cave and Shell Shop
In addition to a vast variety of merchandise
related to the sea, the real attraction is a
tunnel that descends 145 steps to Sunny Jim Cave
below.
Libraries
The Florence Riford La Jolla Branch Library
was opened in 1989 and has grown since that time
to
seventh in circulation within the City's 32 branch
library system. The library, located on Draper
Avenue, north of Pearl Street, has a floor area of
approximately 10,000 square feet and contains a
meeting room and an informational resource
facility. Land has been acquired adjoining this
branch for library use. As patron use of the
library facility has continued to increase,
additional library space is planned for this
adjacent site in order to accommodate this demand.
The
library structure located next to the Atheneum
still remains and contributes to the overall
historic quality of the village area.
Public school students in La Jolla are served by
three elementary schools (Bird Rock, La
Jolla and Torrey Pines), one middle
school (Muirlands) and one senior high school
(La Jolla).
Three public school sites in La Jolla (Bird Rock
Elementary, Muirlands Middle School and La
Jolla High School) have a joint use agreement
which allow portions of the school to be used after
school hours and on weekends.
A
variety of adult school classes have been offered by
the Community College District at La Jolla High
School after school hours.
The playground, ball field and recreational areas of
La Jolla Elementary (2.3-acre neighborhood park), La
Jolla High School (tennis courts) and Bird Rock
Elementary School (l.5-acre dedicated park) are
available to the community as additional
population-based park sites.
Private
Schools
Private schools that operate within La Jolla
include: The Bishop's School, located on
Cuvier Street and Prospect Street; the Stella
Maris Academy, located at Kline Street and
Ivanhoe Street; La Jolla Preschool Academy;
the Springall La Jolla Preschool Academy; and
the All Hallows School which is located at
the intersection of Nautilus Street, La Jolla Scenic
Drive South and Soledad Mountain Road. Other private
schools operating within the community include the Evans School at Nautilus Street and La Jolla
Scenic Drive South, the Strongly-Oriented for Action
(SOFA) School, the Montessori Schools and the Gillespie School which are located in the
village area.
