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James W. Loewen (1942-2021)

We mourn the loss of our friend and colleague and remain committed to the work he began.

La Jolla

California

Basic Information

Type of Place
Suburb
Metro Area
Los Angeles/San Diego
Politics c. 1860?
Unions, Organized Labor?

Sundown Town Status

Sundown Town in the Past?
Surely
Was there an ordinance?
Don't Know
Sign?
Don’t Know
Year of Greatest Interest
Still Sundown?
Don’t Know

Census Information

The available census data from 1860 to the present
Total White Black Asian Native Hispanic Other BHshld
1860
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Method of Exclusion

  • Zoning
  • Realtors

Main Ethnic Group(s)

Group(s) Excluded

  • Hispanic
  • Jewish

Comments

While La Jolla is legally a part of San Diego, it is
considered a separate city by many residents. La Jolla
had a “gentlemen’s agreement” in the 1950s and 60s
forbidding Jews from buying homes there.

A Mexican American who lived near San Diego in
1964-65, reports that his parents warned him to stay
out of La Jolla, because Mexicans were not allowed
there.