Nestor is a residential neighborhood in thesouthern section ofSan Diego, California, part of the Otay Mesa-Nestor community planning area. It neighborsPalm City andOtay Mesa West to the east,Egger Highlands to the north,San Ysidro to the southeast and theTijuana River Valley to the south. Major thoroughfares include Coronado Avenue, Saturn Boulevard, Hollister Street, and Tocayo Avenue.
Nestor is named for Nestor A. Young, California state assemblyman from 1884 to 1886 and San Diego harbormaster from 1889.[1] The community began as farming community ofJapanese Americans.[2] Nestor, along with other portions of South San Diego, was annexed fromSan Diego County in 1957.
At its northern extreme, is theSouth Bay Salt Works, the second longest running business in San Diego.[3] The South Bay Drive-In Theatre is located on Coronado Avenue. Churches includes South BaySeventh-day Adventist Church, NestorUnited Methodist Church, and Southwest Baptist Church. Parks include Berry Park and Nestor Park. Mount Olivet Cemetery opened in Nestor in 1899.
Public elementary schools in Nestor are part of theSouth Bay Union School District, and include Emory Elementary, Mendoza Elementary, Nestor Language Academy Charter School, and Berry Elementary.Southwest Senior High School, located on Hollister Street, is part of theSweetwater Union High School District.
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