Editing Coronado, California (section)

==Tourism==
[[File:Coronado Ferry Landing.jpg|thumb|The Coronado Ferry Landing]]
Tourism is an essential component of Coronado's economy.<ref name="Coronado Chamber of Commerce">{{cite web|url=http://www.coronadochamber.com |title=Coronado Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Coronadochamber.com |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>  This city is home to three major resorts ([[Hotel del Coronado]], Coronado Island Marriott, and Loews Coronado Bay Resort), as well as several other hotels and inns.<ref name="California Resort Life">{{cite web |url=http://www.californiaresortlife.com/sandiego/coronado.htm |title=California Resort Life |publisher=California Resort Life |access-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917012235/http://www.californiaresortlife.com/sandiego/coronado.htm |archive-date=September 17, 2011  }}</ref> The downtown district along Orange Avenue, with its many shops, restaurants and theaters, is also a key part of the local economy. Many of the restaurants are highly rated and provide a wide variety of cuisine choices.<ref name="California Resort Life"/>

[[File:16th Hole Coronado Golf Course.jpg|thumb|16th hole Coronado Golf Course]]
Golf on Coronado started in 1897 with a nine-hole golf course hosting the 1905 Southern California Open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coronadohistory.org/blog/coronado-golf-and-its-champions-1897-1905/|title=Coronado Golf & Its Champions (1897-1905)|website=Coronado Historical Association|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>  Later, golf on Coronado migrated to a new site in the Southern portion of the island with 18 holes designed by Jack Daray Sr.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://golfclubatlas.com/in-my-opinion/greenwood-trey-coronado-municipal-golf-course-and-the-history-of-golf-on-californias-coronado-island/|title=Coronado Municipal Golf Course and the History of Golf on California's Coronado Island|website=Coronado Historical Association|last1=Greenwood|first1=Trey|date=November 1, 2013|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>  Golf is a popular diversion on the island, entertaining 90,000 golf rounds annually.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.foremagazine.com/classic-course/classic-course-san-diegos-beloved-coronado-golf-course/|title=Classic Course: San Diego's Beloved Coronado Golf Course|publisher=SCGA Fore Magazine|last1=Leornard|first1=Tod|date=October 1, 2020|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>

In 2008, the [[Travel Channel]] rated Coronado Beach as the sixth-best beach in America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/beaches/photos/top-10-beaches-in-america|title=Top 10 Beaches in America|website=Travel Channel|language=en|access-date=October 5, 2019}}</ref>