[5][6] In 1871, Congressman John A. Logan wrote legislation to provide federal land grants and subsidies for a transcontinental railroad ending in San Diego.

[7] Plans for a railroad never successfully materialized, and the area was predominantly residential by the turn of the century, becoming one of San Diego's oldest communities.

From the early 1900s, Barrio Logan also became home to San Diego's tuna industry, particularly Pacific Tuna Canning Company and Van Camp Seafood Company (which is now Chicken of the Sea), providing employment to Italian, Mexican, Japanese, and Portuguese workers.

During World War II this beach access was lost due to the expansion of Naval Station San Diego and other military facilities on the waterfront.

[11] The city council promised to build a community park under the bridge approaches, and a site was approved in June 1969.

Residents planted landscaping, and a local artist, Salvador Torres, proclaimed his vision of covering the freeway support pillars with murals.

[13] However, the ship-building industry, which objected to the buffer zone, organized and led a petition drive to overturn the plan via citywide vote.

[16] Barrio Logan, in Southeast San Diego, is referred to as el ombligo or navel, the center of the world.

The Barrio Logan Community Planning Group was established in October 2014 when City Council gave approval at the recommendation of representative Alvarez.