It is now the site of Liberty Station, a mixed-use community that was redeveloped and repurposed by the City of San Diego.

Then-congressman William Kettner is credited with key leadership in the effort to establish the Naval Training Center and other Navy bases in San Diego.

In designing the first buildings at the training station, architect Frank Walter Stevenson adopted the Mission Revival style.

[8] In late 1965, a new demand for trained Navy personnel to man additional ships and overseas billets, called into service by the Vietnam War, surged the onboard recruit population to an excess of 18,000.

Concurrently, expansion plans and projects continued with the laying of a foundation for a new 8,000-man messing facility adjacent to Bainbridge Court.

Additionally, an ambitious program outlaid over five years planned extensive upgrade and construction of new classrooms for 31 apprentice class "A" and advanced schools, administrative facilities, and barracks for NTC.

[5] In annual payroll alone for both military and civilian personnel, NTC contributed almost $80 million to the San Diego economy, according to the Navy's proposed 1994 budget.

Beyond these payroll and visitor expenditures, the Navy spent an additional $10 million for base operation support contracts.

[5] The base still houses a "non-ship", the USS Recruit, a landlocked two-thirds model of a warship – a concrete structure built right into the ground.

The agreement was later amended to include more than half of the NTC property, with approximately 75 buildings occupied by interim users.

In addition, interim leasing allowed the City to maintain the buildings and landscape areas at a higher standard of maintenance than an otherwise decreasing Navy caretaker budget could provide.

Facilities still in military use include a medical clinic, a small Navy Exchange store and a gas station.