1894 Main St
San Diego
CA 92113
Join your fellow Darkroomers as we explore San Diego’s most colorful neighborhood, Barrio Logan. We’ll meet up for coffee, explore for a couple of hours, then regroup at a café or brewery. This neighborhood is great for street photography, murals, and architecture, so come ready to walk. Bring as much gear as you’re willing to carry, but we recommend traveling light – one camera, one lens.
Meet up 9:30: Ryan Brothers Coffee 1894 Main St, San Diego, CA 92113. This is on the corner of Cesar Chavez Parkway. They have bagels and pastries etc. There should be parking along street to North or around the Park under the bridge. There are several also small lots around the Park or along Dewey St. or National or Logan Aves.
After coffee, walk to Chicano Park (under the Coronado Bridge). Lots of murals and folks to photograph. After the park, we can continue down Logan Ave to the South of park. Lots of eating places and shops of all types. The Art Hub at 2151 Logan Ave, San Diego, CA 92113 has a collection of small arts, crafts and maybe a couple of photographs.
There are lots of options for coffee, lunch and a beer. We like El Charrito Mexican 2154 Logan Ave, San Diego, CA 92113. Mason Ale Works, formerly Border X Brewing is across the street opens at noon. After the last photo trip we ended at Birrieria, located at 1794 Newton Ave.
Decision time— For more images we can head East to Logan Heights. A good coffee spot is Mixed Grounds, a newer place with an art gallery at 2920 Imperial Ave, San Diego, CA 92102. It is all street parking so you may have to walk. Alternatively, If we want to hit a Mexican Bakery, Lucy’s Bakery is the place. It is at 31 north 31st St, San Diego, CA 92102. There is also a colorful fruit market just north of Lucy’s at the corner of 31st and Imperial.
More Street Art. Drive along Commercial Avenue (trolley line). Parking on the street should not be a problem. Maybe the Soap Factory on the corner of 30th Commercial will be open. This is a growing art and entertainment venue. They actually do make soap products here (earlygirlcreations.com). There is a beautiful mural by Mode Uno on the 30th street side of the Soap Factory Building. Lots of street art everywhere along Commercial and the alley fences. When it’s time to finish there are lots of possibilities for coffee or a beer.
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