Western Addition
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Western Addition is a very diverse neighborhood where the poor, middle class and rich mix together in on community. Many
of the old Victorian styled homes that survived the 1906 earthquake and fire fell to the wrecking ball and were replaced
by modern less elegant structures. Those Victorians that survived the modernization onslaught have been remodeled and now
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also one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in San Francisco. Western
Addition is still primarily a working-class neighborhood. This neighborhood’s ethnic diversity has made it possible for a
thriving Japanese-American population allowed it to become a center for African Americans. You will find the Center for
African and African American Art and Culture on Fulton Street offering a stage for the dialogue of issues and developments
affecting African Americans.
Western Addition is generally bounded by Sacramento Street to the north, Van Ness Boulevard Avenue to the east, Fell
Street to the south and Masonic Avenue to the west.
Homes in the Western Addition range in price from $500,000 to $1,000,000.
Fillmore Center
The Fillmore has been thought of as the center of San Francisco's first strong African-American
neighborhood. The big names in Jazz like Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday gave the Fillmore a shot in the arm by
regularly making this neighborhood their venue when playing in San Francisco.
Cathedral Hill
One of the last big Cathedrals constructed in San Francisco was St. Mary’s, which sits on Cathedral
Hill. Delicately constructed apartments and retirement housing encircle this new church. The existence of First Unitarian
Church, St. Mark's and St. Paul's makes it more obvious where this hill name originated.
Alamo Square
Sitting along the edge of Alamo Square are a very famous line of restored Victorian homes referred to
as the ‘painted ladies’. homes, which are the subject of postcards sold all over the city. When the fog cooperates you can
see these beautiful maintained Victorians with the San Francisco cityscape as a backdrop. Alamo Square offers not only a
leafy green space but is the area where you will find some of the city’s most important architectural remnants that
survived all the adversity that the city has seen.
Alamo Square is bounded by Fulton Street to the north, Steiner Street to the east, Hayes Street to the south and Scott
Street to the west.
Homes around Alamo Square range in price from $650,000 to $1,850,000.
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Anza Vista
Anza Vista is a serene area in the Western Addition where the streets are clean and most of the
utility wiring is underground. Most of the homes here were constructed in the 30s and 40s. This neighborhood is pretty
quiet and home design here reflects the Bauhaus approach with their flat roofs, smooth fronts and cubic shapes.
Anza Vista is bounded by O'Farrell Street on the north, Broderick Street on the east, Turk Street on the south and Masonic
Street on the west.
Homes here range in price from $600,000 to $860,000.
Lower Pacific Heights
Here you will find numerous artfully renovated Victorian and Edwardian homes along with duplexes,
flats and condos.
This little neighborhood is bounded by California Street to the north, Gough Street to the east, Geary Boulevard to the
south and Presidio Boulevard to the west.
North Panhandle
This little ribbon of greenery that is the small tail off the east end Golden Gate Park know as the
Panhandle sits just south of this neighborhood. As with other areas that survived various periods of demolition you will
find numerous quaint Victorian homes in this neighborhood.
The North Panhandle is bounded by Fulton Street to the north, Masonic Avenue to the east, Fell Street to the south and
Stanyan Street to the west.
Japantown
The middle of Japantown also known as Nihonmachi is Japan Center, a small 5 acre mixture of hotels,
small shops, cinemas, sushi bars and eateries at the intersection of Post Street and Geary Boulevard. Throughout this
neighborhood you can see the overwhelming influence of Japanese design. Here you can see a Traditional Japanese village,
you can buy Japanese vegetable seeds for planting, silk-embroidered kimonos, books on Japanese arts and crafts, silk
calligraphy scrolls, tea ceremony utensils see the Webster Bridge's design that was inspired by traditional Japanese
pedestrian walkways or experience a Japanese style bathhouse, Japanese and Korean restaurants, grocery stores and shops
will allow you to experience this magnificent culture.
Japantown is bounded by California Street to the north, Laguna Street to the east, O'Farrell Street to the south and
Fillmore Street to the west.
Fillmore Center
There are more than one thousand apartments around the Fillmore Center. This apartments are
concentrated near Steiner Street and Turk Street.
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