District 6
Alamo
Square
Named for the four block long park and playground, along Fulton, Scott,
Steiner and Hayes Streets is home to a famous row of Painted Ladies
(Victorians) on Steiner Street, the Imperial Russian consulate building
at 1198 Fulton and the French American School at Steiner and Grove.
This was once a very famous area and today a large number of the beautiful
old properties have been restored.
Anza
Vista
Clean streets without overhead wiring, this neighborhood includes
homes dating mostly form the 1930s and 40s. Many homes are in the
modern Bauhaus architectural style. It is known as a quiet area and
fairly traffic free. Its principal institutions are Kaiser Hospital,
and The Irwin Memorial Blood Bank.
Hayes
Valley
Upscale shops and restaurants line Hayes St., west of the opera house,
in a 160 acre land grant section once owned by Col. Tom Hayes. Soul
food, antique shops, bistros and art galleries have made this neighborhood
trendy and popular in recent years. Many charming Victorians can be
found here, as well as the newer lofts.
Japantown
Prosperous Van Ness St. was developed along with the Jewish community
and the Japanese settled in an area once called "Little Osaka"
between Post and Sutter Streets. And along Geary St., Japanese who
had been relocated to internment camps were allocated an area which
is now a thriving cultural center, Japan Town. A Japanese style bathhouse
(Kabuki Springs), Japanese and Korean restaurants, grocery stores
and shops are clustered around Japan Center, also home to the Japanese
Culture and Trade center.
Lower
Pacific Heights
The borders are California to Geary Presidio to Gough Streets. This
area is slightly south of Pacific Heights and has many restored Victorian
and Edwardian properties as well as duplexes, flats and condominums.
Mint
Hill
Surrounding the imposing U.S. Mint, are many restored Victorian homes
north of Market St. The eastern edge of the neighborhood includes
a University of California campus. Bordering Hayes Valley and Market
Street.
North
Panhandle
The strip of green grass running between Fell and Oak Streets and
up to the Golden Gate Park is called the Panhandle. The homes to the
north are referred to as the North Panhandle. This area is close to
the Haight and Hayes Valley, as well as Lone Mountain. Ther are many
older Victorian style buildings in this neighborhood.
Western
Addition
Historically, Western Addition was where the city grew westward. The
Western Addition housing redevelopment projects west of Van Ness were
begun in the 50s and 60s. African Americans who had come to work in
the City's wartime defense plants found affordable housing there.
Including the section of the City west of Van Ness Avenue, the Western
Addition includes shopping and dining along bustling Fillmore St.,
and the Fillmore Auditorium, the center for rock music performances
since the 1960s. There are many beautiful old Victorian properties
that have been restored and others that are waiting to be.