I lived downtown before the big boom – in the 80’s… Horton Plaza was being built when I first moved there.
To say there is no public transit downtown shows you’ve never ridden the bus/trolley in San Diego… the HUBS are downtown.
Even back in the 80’s – before the high rises… before the ballpark… there was always a grocery store. There used to be one at Horton Plaza, then the Ralphs went in.
I lived in a beautiful historic home built in 1910-ish… designed by Irving Gill. It was an awesome place to live.
I’d see concerts at the Fox theater (which became Symphony Hall), California Theater (now closed), and Spreckels theater. Since then the Balboa theater has been restored and has great concerts and dance productions. (I saw Elvis Costello play a solo/acoustic show there this past spring.) Live theater abounded from small little theaters to the larger SD Rep. All of it was walking distance. Plus one of the best blues bars – Patricks II… walkable from my apt. on Cortez Hill. You mention Blues… check out Patricks… a great little blues bar on F street that’s been around for 35 years or so.
I agree with a lot of what you say – but you don’t have the facts about downtown living. On this one, you’re wrong.
