Urban Living in Historic French Park

Historic French Park is close to a wide range of civic, commercial, educational and cultural amenities, many of which are just a short walk away.  Exciting new residential and business developments, such as the Santiago Street Lofts and the City's Renaissance Specific Plan, are positioned to make Historic French Park an even more desirable place to live.  Here is a partial listing of favorite places in and around Historic French Park:

• Restaurants, Arts and Entertainment
• A Place For Art, Santa Ana is a handy online listing guide to these and other great places to visit:
• Downtown Artists Village and Galleries
• Santiago Art District at the Santiago Street Lofts
• Bowers Musuem
• Discovery Science Center
• Old County Courthouse
• Shelly's Courthouse Bistro
• Memphis at the Santora
• Gypsy Den Cafe
• The Crosby - a new space for food, books, music and art
• Taco Adobe - an HFPA favorite for breakfast, lunch or dinner at N. Main and Washington. OC Weekly review.
  
• Martinez Bookstore - 1110 N. Main Street (714) 973-7900. See website for upcoming events!
  
• OC Pavillion - New full service concert venue at N. Main and Eighth Street.
• Santa Ana Zoo
  

• Shopping
  
• Fiesta Marketplace - Get your pinatas, wedding dresses, and cowboy boots at this busy retail hub on Fourth Street between French and Broadway.
• Farmers Market - 3-7pm every Wednesday at Third and Bush.
• Main Place - Nordstrom's, Macy's and JC Penney's anchor this classic California shopping mall at 2800 N. Main.
• South Coast Plaza, The Block at Orange, and Tustin Marketplace are also just minutes away.

• Work and Travel
• Chamber of Commerce
  
• Civic Center - Building and Facilities Directory
  
• One Broadway Plaza (in development)
• Santa Ana Train Depot - Map
  
• Amtrak
• Metrolink
• Orange County Transit Authority
  
• Post Offices
  

• Local Charter Schools
• El Sol Science and Arts Academy
• Orange County Educational Arts Academy
• Orange County High School of the Arts

• Colleges and Universities near Historic French Park
  
• California State University, Fullerton
• Chapman University
• Santa Ana College
• University of California, Irvine / UCI Medical Center