Portola
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Homes in the Portola neighborhood sit in an area also referred to as University Mound, not because there are any universities there but because there are names of streets that include Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard and Yale. Portola, is a community of young working professionals. The main types of home architecture you will find here are single-family homes and townhouses. Portola is one of |
San Francisco’s most reasonably priced neighborhoods. The Portola community is set apart from the and somewhat secluded from rest of San Francisco because of the freeways. This gives Portola a more laid back pace and a perceptible sense of being isolated from the main urban area of San Francisco, even though it is a reasonable commute to the city core.
Portola was mainly a farming area until the early 1900s supplying floral products and food to urban San Francisco. There were many nurseries and farms in Portola into the early 60s. Portola; a largely level basin of serene single-family homes located a grid of straight streets rather than the curving lanes of those neighborhoods to the west. The main business area of the Portola community is San Bruno Avenue. The only real hill here is University Mound, which overlooks this quite basin, filled with a quiet community. Portola through the inter city migrations has become as ethnically as other parts of this dynamic San Francisco community.
Homes in the Portola neighborhood range in price from $400,000 to $700,000.
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Gleneagles Golf Course
This challenging par 36 9-hole course was designed by John Fleming and is 3,195 yards long and is a concealed gemstone of recreation in the San Francisco area located just a few blocks south of the Portola neighborhood. The course has magnificent views of Southern San Francesco and San Francisco Bay. The course is located in a moderately think woods on rolling to steep knolls.
John McLaren Park
This beautiful park with its northeast third located in the Portola district is tucked in a series of rolling hills of immaculate wild lands. This wonderful refuge from the city has extraordinary forested knolls with an plentiful population of fauna. This is San Francisco’s remaining undeveloped habitat of nature. Here you can play tennis, take your dong on one of the special dog trails, created an epicurean delight on one of the barbeque grills in the equipped picnic areas or you can enjoy some entertainment at the amphitheater and revel in the magnificent views.
Palega Park & Recreation Center
This Portola community park is especially for children offering kids the opportunity to play tennis, basketball, soccer, baseball or use the playground or indoor recreation center. This children’s park is bounded on the north by Billman Street, on the east by Somerset Street, on the south by Felton Street and on the west by Madison Street.
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