Granger Music Hall Plays On
Granger Music Hall is an Irving Gill designed acoustical masterpiece located in National City. The Music Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available to rent for weddings and recitals.
The Spanish Land Grant, El Rancho de la Nacion, was purchased by Frank, Warren and Levi Kimball in 1868. The Kimball brothers cleared the lands, built roads, constructed the City's first wharf and brought the railroad to the City. They successfully advertised National City as the most healthful climate on earth. Soon tree-lined streets connected graceful Victorian homes, and orchards flourished over rolling hills.
National City, San Diego County’s second oldest city,is truly “In the center of it all:” a thriving bi-national region of 5 million consumers. The City’s competitive edge is its central location, transportation network, and business industry. National City is 10 minutes from everywhere and positioned for prosperity, with proximity to the San Diego Bay, US-Mexico border, downtown San Diego, international airport, rail, San Diego State University, and other colleges and universities.
National City is home to over 3,000 businesses - a remarkable number for a city with a population of 61,115. As one of the healthiest business climates in Southern California, National City businesses come from various industries and sectors. Business types range from small family-owned operations to multi million dollar corporations. National City also boasts the highest sales tax per capita in the County.
National City is circled by interstates 5 and 805, and highways 54 and 15. The San Diego Trolley and the Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) service National City 7 days a week. These transportation resources conveniently connect the City to the region.
Granger Music Hall is an Irving Gill designed acoustical masterpiece located in National City. The Music Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available to rent for weddings and recitals.
National City has restored a number of its Victorian buildings and preserved its heritage as a gracious turn of the century town for posterity.
National City's redevelopment agency is pursuing a $100 million vision that will transform San Diego County's second oldest city into a model for the future.
National City is thriving with new projects and development attracted by its affordable housing and strong committed work force.
Chicano Perk Café has received a $95,000 loan to expand to National City. The new location will be twice the size as the current location, with a full kitchen and back patio. The café is slated to open March 1 at 616 National City Blvd.
Aug. 8, 2011 -- Reporter Carlos Rico walks through the new Sweetwater Union High School building, a major update to the 90-year-old school.
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