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Nearby Attractions
Buena Vista Park
One block away, Buena Vista Park is the oldest official park in San Francisco, established in 1867. Bounded by Haight Street to the north, and by Buena Vista Avenue West, notable views are available from various lookouts, including "The Window," an overlook on the western side of the hill from which there is a sweeping vista of Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate Bridge, and the Pacific Ocean.
The paths along the west side are lined with gutters built by WPA workers out of broken headstones from the City's Victorian cemeteries at Lone Mountain, which were moved to Colma in 1930s. In a few cases the inscriptions were placed facing up and can be discerned. The northeast corner staircase features a large peace symbol (the classic Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament variety) shaped out of flower plantings. Further south a tennis court is located just inside the park.
Across the street from the south side of the park is 355 Buena Vista East, an architecturally notable building which appears briefly in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. The building, constructed in 1928 as St. Joseph's Hospital, has been converted to condominiums. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The west side of the park near Frederick Street features a particularly noteworthy example of the modern-architecture work of Cass Calder Smith, as featured in many architectural magazines including Dwell.
Neighborhood
This residential section of the Castro neighborhood is affluent and safe with tree-lined sidewalks and local hidden gems, but it is also a 5-7 minutes walk to the center of the action. In addition, this home is at the intersection of three other exciting neighborhoods, Buena Vista, Haight Ashbury, and the Mission...so a change of scenery, culture, and history is within one block away.
Transportation
* 37 bus and UCSF bus stop on block, CPMC bus stops 2 blocks away
* 7 minutes walk from the Church Muni Station, and Castro Muni Station
* 7 minutes walk from two of the main Google/Apple/Genentech Shuttles
* Ample street parking
Within walking distance (something for everybody)
-3 parks
-2 tennis courts
-Courtney’s Produce
-Castro Theatre
-Whole Foods
-Safeway
-Walgreens
-Cliff’s Variety/Hardware
-Randall Museum
-LGBT Museum and Center
-Most Holy Redeemer and Metropolitan Community Churches
-Cafés, Flore, Castro Coffee, Jumpin’ Java, Duboce Park Cafe, Spike's
-Many restaurants of all kinds, including La Mediterranee, Catch, Chow
-Some bars such as Harvey’s and Midnight Sun
We want you to fully enjoy your San Francisco experience, so here are some additional details within walking distance...
The Castro
5 minutes walk away, the Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States and has been one of the most lively for several decades. Castro Street was named for José Castro (1808–1860), a leader of Mexican opposition to U.S. rule in California in the 19th century. By 1973, Harvey Milk, who would become the most famous resident of the neighborhood, opened a camera store, Castro Camera, and began political involvement as a gay activist.
One of the more notable features of the neighborhood is Castro Theatre, a movie palace built in 1922 and one of San Francisco's premier movie houses. 18th and Castro is a major intersection in the Castro, where many historic events, marches, protests have taken and continue to take place. A major cultural destination in the neighborhood is the GLBT History Museum, The first full-scale, stand-alone museum of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history in the United States.
The F Market heritage streetcar line turnaround at Market and 17th-streets where the Jane Warner city park let sits. Across Castro street is the Harvey Milk Plaza in honor of its most famous resident with its iconic giant flag pole with an oversized rainbow flag, symbol of the LGBT community. Below street level is the main entrance to the Castro Street Station, a Muni Metro subway station and a multitiered park. Milk's camera store and campaign headquarters which were at 575 Castro has a memorial plaque and mural on the inside of the store, now housing the Human Rights Campaign Action Center and Store. Across Market Street from Harvey Milk Plaza, and slightly up the hill, is the Pink Triangle Park - 17th Street at Market, a city park and monument named after the pink triangles forcibly worn by gay prisoners persecuted by the Nazis during World War II.
Haight & Ashbury
10 minutes walk away, the Haight area still maintains its bohemian ambiance. It is also home to a number of independent restaurants and bars, as well as clothing boutiques, booksellers, head shops and record stores including Amoeba Music. The neighborhood enjoys the status of independent shopping distinct by day, but by night the counterculture is more visible. The street names commemorate two early San Francisco leaders: Pioneer and exchange banker Henry Haight and Munroe Ashbury, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1864 to 1870.
The Haight-Ashbury district was sought out by hippies to constitute a community based upon counterculture ideals, drugs, and music. This neighborhood offered a concentrated gathering spot for hippies to create a social experiment that would soon spread throughout the nation.The opening of the Psychedelic Shop on January 3, 1966 offered hippies a spot to purchase marijuana and LSD, which was essential to hippie life in Haight-Ashbury. Acts like Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin all lived a short distance from the intersection. During the "Summer of Love", psychedelic rock music was entering the mainstream, receiving more and more commercial radio airplay. The Scott McKenzie song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, became a hit single in 1967.
Golden Gate Bridge
The bridge is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California, and the United States. It has been declared one of the Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The Frommers travel guide considers the Golden Gate Bridge "possibly the most beautiful, certainly the most photographed, bridge in the world". It opened in 1937 and was, until 1964, the longest suspension bridge main span in the world, at 4,200 feet (1,300 m). Construction began on January 5, 1933. The project cost more than $35 million, completing ahead of schedule and under budget.
The bridge is popular with pedestrians and bicyclists. The main walkway is on the eastern side, and is open for use by both pedestrians and bicycles in the morning to mid-afternoon during weekdays (5 am to 3:30 pm), and to pedestrians only for the remaining daylight hours (until 6 pm, or 9 pm during DST).
Bus service across the bridge is provided by two public transportation agencies: San Francisco Muni and Golden Gate Transit.
A visitor center and gift shop, dubbed the "Bridge Pavilion", is located on the San Francisco side of the bridge, adjacent to the southeast parking lot. A cafe, outdoor exhibits, and restroom facilities are located nearby.
The Mission
15 minutes walk away, the Mission is often warmer and sunnier than other parts of San Francisco. The microclimates of San Francisco create a system by which each neighborhood can have radically different weather at any given time.
Mission Dolores continues to operate as a museum and as a California Historical Landmark, while the newer basilica built and opened next to it in 1913 continues to have an active congregation.
Dolores Park is one of the most popular parks in the city. Across from Dolores Park is Mission High School, built in 1927 in the Mediterranean Revival style. The Mission district is also famous and influential for its restaurants. Dozens of taquerías are located throughout the neighborhood, showcasing a localized styling of Mexican food. San Francisco is the original home of the Mission burrito. An independent arts community arose in the 1990s, and the area has been home to the Mission School art movement. The Mission is rich in musical groups and performances. Mariachi bands play in restaurants throughout the district, The Mission District is also very popular for its influencing Hip-Hop/Rap music scene. Throughout the Mission walls and fences are decorated with murals initiated by the Chicano Art Mural Movement of the 1970s and inspired by the traditional Mexican paintings made famous by Diego Rivera.
