Miramar, San Diego

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

Miramar, San Diego
Community of San Diego
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Miramar, San Diego Location within Northwestern San Diego
Coordinates: 32°53′11″N117°9′28″W / 32.88639°N 117.15778°W / 32.88639; -117.15778
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	San Diego
City	San Diego

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.

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.

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 have 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]

excavator on top of landfill

In four to six years, the San Diego Miramar Landfill; the place where the City’s trash goes, will be closed due to being at full capacity. And when that happens, private haulers who try to dump trash there will get a tipping fee. City officials are discussing what to do now and in the upcoming years to find another spot for the trash. They previously announced plans to build an organics processing facility for 77$ million; this will allow the Miramar greenery to close, giving them more space for trash, and more time to plan what next to do. ^[6]

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". Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conferences. 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. October 2, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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.
6. Garrik, David (October 27, 2025). "Where to put San Diego's trash? With the city's main landfill almost full, here are its options". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2025.

External links

• Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Official Site