Neighborhoods in San Francisco - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. San Francisco, California, has both major, well- known neighborhoods and districts as well as smaller, specific subsections and developments.
While there is considerable fluidity among the sources, one guidebook identifies five major districts, corresponding to the four quadrants plus a south central district. Within each of these five districts are located major neighborhoods, and again there is considerable fluidity seen in the sources. The San Francisco Planning Department officially identifies 3.
A group of researchers at Theory. Its boundaries are not well- defined, but are generally considered to be Webster Street on the east, Golden Gate Avenue on the north, Divisadero Street on the west, and Oak Street on the south. It is characterized by Victorian architecture that was left largely untouched by the urban renewal projects in other parts of the Western Addition. On a clear day, the Transamerica Pyramid building and the tops of the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge can be seen from the park's center. San Francisco's City Hall can be seen directly down Fulton Street. A row of Victorian houses facing the park on Steiner Street, known as the painted ladies, are often shown in the foreground of panoramic pictures of the city's downtown area.
Anza Vista. Francis Wood development. Bayview. The neighborhood library was recently renamed the Linda Brooks- Burton Branch Library after a new and larger building was constructed at the same location on Third Street and Revere. Within a block or two of the library are three urban gardens and public art projects, developed entirely by residents, known as the Quesada Gardens Initiative (the Quesada Garden, Bridgeview Garden, and Latona Garden). The Bayview is known for its friendly and diverse residents, warm weather and inviting vistas, community gardens, independent businesses, artists' community, and rich history as an African American and working- class neighborhood. During the 1. 95.
Maltese and Italian neighborhood, centered on St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church and the Maltese American Social Club, both on Oakdale Ave. The area is served by the T- Third light rail line, and is home to the Bayview Opera House and City College Evans and Southeast Campus. The area is undergoing rapid development as the City tries to meet the demands of population growth and corporate investors have revalued the relatively large amount of buildable land.
Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Park areas are primary centers of development in the neighborhood. Despite its diversity, residents have a long history of coming together to create change and protect neighborhood assets. Bayview Footprints Network is telling a positive story about an often maligned place and maintains the neighborhood' longest- running blog, and the Bay View Newspaper is a respected voice for the underserved. Hunters Point Shipyard, a former Super- Fund site, and a polluting power plant have been focal points for environmental activists.
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Elders remember when, during the civil rights era, the neighborhood was one of the most highly organized, led by social justice advocates such as Julia Commer, Osceola Washington, Ruth Williams, Rosie Williams and Eloise Westbrook, Essie Webb, Espanola Jackson, Shirley Jones, Alex Pitcher, and many others. Sam Jordan, boxing champion and tavern owner, was the first African American to run for Mayor of San Francisco. Belden Place. The neighborhood is known for its community feeling and progressive vibe.
In May 2009 The Alley was reclaimed as “The Tenderloin National Forest.”. The Tenderloin Children’s Playground is situated directly across the street.
The majority of the neighborhood is white, but there are significant Southern Italian, Latino and African American populations in the area as well. The main shopping area in Bernal Heights is Cortland Avenue, with a variety of storefronts that include a health food store, a community center, a yoga studio, bars, bakeries, and restaurants. Many of the quaint, hilly streets in the neighborhood are so narrow that two cars cannot pass in opposite directions without one car pulling over to the side of the road.
Buena Vista. Market Street is to the south, and Corona Heights Park and neighborhood is to the east. Butchertown (Old and New). It is one of the few remaining industrial sectors of San Francisco. Originally, Butchertown. Today's street borders are Cesar Chavez to the north, Interstate 2. Industrial Street and Oakdale Avenue to the south, and 3rd Street to the east.
There are still two meat rendering plants in the neighborhood, and until pollution control measures were taken in 1. Butchertown is also headquarters to San Francisco's only active freight railroad, the San Francisco Bay Railroad. Mission Bay, was subsequently to become the land- filled Mission Bay neighborhood.
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Cathedral Hill. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory are located in Cathedral Hill. The Cathedral Hill Hotel, a historic building previously named the Jack Tar Hotel, was closed on October 3. California Pacific Medical Center. The Muni streetcar historic . Cayuga Park is located in this neighborhood.
The Cayuga Improvement Association (CIA) covers the area bounded by Interstate 2. Mission Street, Sickles and Onondaga. China Basin. The ballpark terminates the view, and houseboats are visible at right. China Basin is a neighborhood built on landfill along the San Francisco Bay. It lies north of Mission Creek and the Mission Bay neighborhood, and includes AT& T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, numerous restaurants, and the Caltrain railroad station.
It borders on the South- of- Market (SOMA) neighborhood to the northwest and the South Beach neighborhood to the north. The term China Basin also refers to the body of water from which the neighborhood takes its name.
This inlet where Mission Creek flows into the bay, home to a number of houseboats, was once an active industrial waterfront, though in recent decades the shore has been developed with residential condominiums. The portion of the waterway adjacent to the ballpark is often referred to as Mc. Covey Cove, its unofficial name, which has a small ballfield, open to the public, named after Barry Bonds. Chinatown. It stretches down to Corbett Avenue or Market Street, and Clarendon Avenue borders the north and west side. Cole Valley. Frederick Street is the northern boundary, Stanyan Street on the west, Clayton Street on the east, and the foothill (Belgrave Street) of Twin Peaks on the south.
Sometimes referred to as a subsection of the Haight district, Cole Valley's main street is at Cole and Carl streets, where Cole Hardware, Alpha Market and La Boulangerie cafe anchor the neighborhood, with Tank Hill in the southeast corner with its beautiful views toward the ocean, Marin and the eastern half of the City. Corona Heights. The Randall Museum is located at the end of Museum Way, in Corona Heights Park. It is roughly bordered by Roosevelt Way to the north, Castro to the east, Clayton to the west, and Market to the south. Corona Heights is officially designated as part of District 5 (Central), subdistrict G, also known as neighborhood 5g, by the San Francisco Association of Realtors. The community is in close proximity to The Castro neighborhood. Cow Hollow. The land was used for cow grazing (as its name would imply) and a settlement for fishermen (the coast line was much closer to this area than it is now). The main shopping thoroughfare is Union Street, known for its restaurants, boutique shopping, health spas and wellness centers.
Crocker- Amazon. It is a mixed industrial- office- retail area, with a concentration of showrooms and upscale shops, as well as the San Francisco campus of the California College of the Arts. Diamond Heights. It borders The Castro to the north, Dolores Park to the east, Noe Valley to the south, and Upper Market to the west. Parts of it are so steep that the Muni Metro.
J Church line has to be routed through Dolores Park and into the Liberty Hill area before rejoining Church Street in Noe Valley at 2. Many streets within Dolores Heights are dead- end cul de sacs connected by steep staircases with beautiful views. As a result, the area has become a favorite for morning boot camps. It is an affluent and quiet neighborhood with a mixture of Victorians, apartment buildings, and detached houses. In part due to its elevation, Dolores Heights does not have a visible homeless population as much as the Castro and the Mission District. Benefiting from Twin Peaks blocking the strong winds and fog found almost year- round in San Francisco, Dolores Heights remains relatively warm, sunny and fog- free.
Duboce Triangle. Kite Hill park falls within the boundary of the Eureka Heights neighborhood and has beautiful views of San Francisco. It's also the geographic . Warren Drive is the southern and western border, Mount Sutro is the northern border and the Midtown Terrace neighborhood is to the east. Glen Park. It is roughly bordered by Kirkham Street to the north, Rivera Street to the south, 8th Avenue to the east and 1. Avenue to the west.
Grand View Park is a park on a hill on the northern side of the neighborhood; Golden Gate Heights Park and Hawk Hill Park are on hills on the southern side of the neighborhood. Haight- Ashbury. It is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north, Ashton Avenue to the west, Lakeview Avenue to the south and Interstate 2. The Ingleside Library is located on Ocean Avenue at Plymouth, and the Bay Area Rapid Transit. Balboa Park Station is at the edge of the neighborhood on Geneva Avenue at I- 2. San Jose Ave. The neighborhood is served by three Muni rail lines and several bus lines. The commercial center of the neighborhood runs along Ocean Avenue, which offers a range of shopping and dining institutions. The Lakeview and Ashton Mini Park is capped by a rocky outcropping providing views of the ocean and all directions.
Ingleside Terraces. The main local event that occurs is the Annual Sundial Park Picnic, in which the local residents host bicycle, chariot, and wagon racing.
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