Talmadge, San Diego

Talmadge is a neighborhood of the mid-city region of San Diego, California.

Its borders are defined differently by various planning agencies, but typically include Fairmount Avenue to the west, Montezuma Road to the north, Collwood Boulevard or 51st Street to the east, and Monroe Avenue or El Cajon Boulevard to the South.

[1] Originally called Talmadge Park,[2] the community was developed by the Southern California Realty Association, which was financed by a number of Hollywood figures.

One of these was producer Joseph M. Schenck, and the development was named for his wife, actress Norma Talmadge, and her sisters Constance and Natalie.

Cliff May, a renowned Southern California architect, designed several homes in Talmadge.