La
Jolla is a seaside resort community of 42,808 residents within the city of San
Diego, California.
La Jolla borders Pacific Beach to the south and extends north to Torrey Pines
State Reserve and Del Mar. Along the way it encompasses neighborhoods like Bird
Rock, Windansea, The Village of La Jolla (including "downtown La Jolla"), La
Jolla Shores, La Jolla Farms, Torrey Pines, Mount Soledad and La Jolla Village
(including La Jolla Village Square). Interstate 5 forms La Jolla's man-made
border to the east, with the exception of some University of California, San
Diego and commercial property east of I-5 and north of La Jolla Village Drive,
which is also part of La Jolla.
The landscape of La Jolla today is shaped by its development. With palm-lined
streets, large estate homes in masterplanned and gated developments, La Jolla
has become one of the most expensive neighborhoods in the nation, boasting some
of the country's most wealthy people.
Notable residents
Actors Gregory Peck, Cliff Robertson and Raquel Welch have also called La Jolla
home, as have musician Michael Franks and the Hearst family.
Nobel Prize winner Clive Granger lives in La Jolla.
Until recently, Deepak Chopra ran his Center for Well Being in La Jolla.
Robin Wright Penn attended La Jolla High School.
La
Jolla is a seaside resort community of 42,808 residents within the city of San
Diego, California.