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Around Santa Ana

Santa Ana, beyond the house.

The neighbourhoods, the daily rhythm and the drive to everywhere else — the part of a home search a listing sheet never covers.

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What this guide covers

OutdoorsParks, trails & open spaceWine & Local FlavorTasting rooms & local colorGetting AroundRoads & the commuteFood & Daily LifeRestaurants, coffee & errands

This guide covers

  • Floral Park
  • French Park
  • Washington Square
  • Wilshire Square

The desk's real neighbourhood file for Santa Ana — not a citywide average.

What is actually here

The desk is building a real map of Santa Ana — outdoors, local flavor, the commute and daily errands — rather than printing a generic list.

Outdoors

  • Birch ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Flower Street ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Sasscer ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Angels Community ParkPublic park, in town.
  • French ParkPublic park, in town.
  • Chepa's ParkPublic park, about 1.6 km from the city centre, straight line.

Wine & Local Flavor

  • Wine ExchangeWine shop, about 3.4 km from the city centre, straight line.

Getting Around

  • Santa Ana Regional Transportation CenterRail station, in town.
  • CA 22Freeway through the area — the Garden Grove Freeway.
  • CA 57Freeway through the area — the Orange Freeway.
  • OrangeRail station, about 5.4 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • TustinRail station, about 6.6 km from the city centre, straight line.
  • I 5Freeway through the area — the Santa Ana Freeway.

Food & Daily Life

  • Mariscos La SirenaRestaurant, in town.
  • La Cemita PoblanaRestaurant, in town.
  • Lucky Guys BurgersRestaurant, in town.
  • Commercial Nutrition MexicanaSupermarket, in town.
  • Kaizen ShabuRestaurant, in town.
  • The DenCafe, in town.

Places from OpenStreetMap, September 10. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are straight-line from the city centre, not drive times.

The neighbourhoods

Where Santa Ana actually breaks down, in the desk's own words.

Full neighbourhood file →

Floral Park

Santa Ana's most prestigious historic district, on the National Register, with large Craftsman, Tudor, and Spanish Colonial homes under Mills Act contracts.

French Park

Victorian-era architecture on wide lots near downtown, one of the city's oldest platted neighborhoods.

Washington Square

Developed in the 1920s on former orange and avocado groves, with California Bungalows, Spanish Revivals, and Tudor cottages.

Wilshire Square

A historic district of bungalow and cottage-style homes bordering downtown.

A day around here

Ordinary life in Santa Ana, the way it actually runs — not a highlight reel.

Morning

Coffee at The Den, then whatever the day actually needs.

Afternoon

An hour at Birch Park, between the errands that never show up on a listing sheet.

Evening

Dinner at Mariscos La Sirena, then a short drive back to whichever neighbourhood you call home.

Illustrative scenes, not photographs of the places named. Places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Homes near here

Real listings live in Santa Ana right now — not a wish list.

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Active listings, as of September 22. Photos are illustrative — not photographs of the address on the card.

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