If you know San Diego and also Downtown San Diego, you’ll know there are many areas around San Diego that display a sign for the neighborhood it’s within. Some that I know outside downtown are: North Park, University Heights, Hillcrest & Kensington. Downtown currently has 2, one in Little Italy on India street and one in the Gaslamp District on 5th ave. Now, there is a push to have a new sign for East Village Condo residences and business owners to appreciate.
East Village is the largest neighborhood in Downtown San Diego so why not have a sign to embrace this area? The (EVA) East Village Association is a nonprofit company that helps improve the East Village industry and businesses. They are currently trying to raise money to build the East Village sign. Their goal is $250,000 by the end of 2014 that will come from grants, community donations & Corporate donations. This will help pay for everything from the designs to permits to contraction. There have been 5 design proposes and have selected Selbert Perkins Design to design the sign. We don’t exactly know where the sign will be located but are currently looking into: earthquake fault lines, street lights and traffic studies.
The completion of the sign is suppose to be in 2015 before Balboa Park Centennial celebration. If you would like to donate and help raise money for the sign,
Checks made payable to: East Village Association, Inc. – Landmark Sign.
EVA East Village Association
1041 Market St. #200,
San Diego, CA 92101.