View looking northeast from inside the garage. The Fifth Avenue (southeast) entrance is to the right of the camera; the foreground charger is mounted above a ramp that leads down from the entrance to the lower level. You can see the back of it as you enter the garage from the Fifth Avenue entrance.
Thomas Bros map: page 1289 grid A4
GPS: 32 42.358N 117 9.718W (southeast garage entrance)
Site description: On the waterfront in downtown San Diego, along the southwest side of Harbor Drive. See their Maps and Driving Directions page for details.
Charger description: Two wall chargers near the southeast end of level P1 in the convention center's underground parking garage. The chargers are between the pillars marked E11 and E12 in the yellow-coded section of the garage. One of the chargers is mounted directly above the ramp leading to the lower levels. The back of it is visible from the southeast entrance gate, but to get to it you must first turn right, go to the end of row C, turn left, and turn left again into row E. The chargers will be on your left near the end of row E. The chargers are obscured by a large yellow "P1" sign as you approach them, so just look for the E11 and E12 signs.
Parking fee: $4 flat fee.
Hours: According to the gate attendant, the southeast gate is open from 6:30am until 10:30pm. The northwest garage entrance at Harbor and First Street is always open.
What to do while waiting: Lots. This is the heart of downtown San Diego, with the Gaslamp District a short walk away. My favorite restaurent in that area is the Old Spaghetti Factory.
ICEing: Never encountered, though I have not been there at peak times.
San Diego Trolley: The Convention Center stop on the Orange Line
Charger supply voltage: 208
Entry by: Phil Karn, 23 Sep 1998
Photo by Ted Walton; courtesy of SDG&E