La Mesa is a city in San Diego County, located nine miles east of Downtown San Diego in Southern California. The population was 61,121 at the 2020 census, up from 57,065 at the 2010 census. Its civic motto is "the Jewel of the Hills."
Amaya Drive Trolley Station
La Mesa was originally part of Rancho El Cajón, a Mexican era rancho grant owned by the family of Don Miguel de Pedrorena, a Californio ranchero and signer of the Californian Constitution.
Lemon Grove is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. The population was 27,627 at the 2020 census, up from 25,320 at the 2010 census.
Image: Lemon Grove, CA Library (cropped)
Image: St. John of the Cross parish (cropped)
Image: panoramio (4609) (cropped)
Lemon Grove sign.