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78-463: Cow Hollow may refer to: Cow Hollow, San Francisco Cow Hollow (Missouri) Cow Hollow (Hickman County, Tennessee) , a valley in Tennessee [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

156-439: A botanist , was hired by the academy and worked there until she retired in 1949. She created the collection of rare plants, which was saved when the academy was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake The academy's first official museum opened in 1874 at the corner of California and Dupont Streets (now Grant Avenue) in what is now Chinatown , and drew up to 80,000 visitors a year. To accommodate its increasing popularity,

234-986: A barbaric age". The new building emphasizes environmentally friendly design, in keeping with the academy's focus on ecological concerns and environmental sustainability. It received Platinum certification under the LEED program. This project was featured on the Discovery Channel Extreme Engineering series in 2006, the National Geographic Channel Man-Made series in July 2008, and Smithsonian Channel 's How Do They Build That? in August 2022. The new building includes an array of environmentally friendly features: The California Academy of Sciences green roof has several environmentally friendly features, as well as sustainable design . Renzo Piano

312-646: A fireproof multi-story walk-to-work residential area and is considered to be part of Nob Hill. Lower Nob Hill is also home to the first high-rise condominium in California. A region of the neighborhood is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District . The successful nomination was written by architectural historian Anne Buenger Bloomfield in 1991. Merced Heights, also known as Lakeview,

390-739: A historic building previously named the Jack Tar Hotel , was closed on October 30, 2009, and was demolished in 2014 to make room for an expansion of the California Pacific Medical Center . 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 Oracle Park , home of the San Francisco Giants , numerous restaurants, and

468-519: A single housing development in the late 1950s. Clarendon Avenue where it joins Twin Peaks Boulevard borders the neighborhood on the north and west. Panorama Drive winds through the neighborhood. Portola Drive borders the neighborhood's southern edge. Sutro Tower is on the northern side of Midtown Terrace, and the winding portion of Twin Peaks Boulevard that takes viewers to the Twin Peaks lookout forms

546-499: Is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the city, west of the Ingleside and Oceanview neighborhoods. It is bordered to the south by Brotherhood Way, to the west by Junipero Serra Boulevard , to the north by Holloway Avenue, and to the east by Orizaba Avenue. The Oceanview Library is located on Randolph Street at Ramsell Street, and there are two public parks on Shields Street. Brooks Park is at Arch Street, and Merced Heights Playground

624-689: Is a neighborhood to the south of the Presidio and the Presidio Heights neighborhood, the east of the Richmond District , and the west of the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood. It is bordered by Geary Boulevard or the University of San Francisco campus to the south, Arguello Boulevard to the west, California Street to the north and Presidio Avenue to the east. The Laurel Village shopping center

702-539: Is a small neighborhood between Forest Hill and Mount Davidson . Laguna Honda Hospital and the Muni Metro Forest Hill Station are both located at the neighborhood's northeast corner near the intersection of Laguna Honda Boulevard and Dewey Boulevard. Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts high school, (SOTA) is in the southeast corner of the neighborhood on Portola Drive. The Lake Street neighborhood

780-494: Is accessible via public transit on the N Judah Metro line. The westbound 9th Avenue and Irving station is located about 0.5 miles from the Academy of Sciences. Three Muni bus lines also serve the museum, the 44, 5, and 7 lines. The California Academy of Sciences, California's oldest operating museum and research institution for the natural sciences, is governed by a 41-member board of trustees who are nominated and chosen by

858-684: 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. The neighborhood known as "Eureka Heights" refers to

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936-528: Is at Byxbee Street. There is also a "mini-park" at Randolph and Bright. At an elevation of 500 feet (150 m), the Shields Orizaba Rocky Outcrop is the highest point in Merced Heights. Merced Manor is a neighborhood in southwestern San Francisco, between Stern Grove and Lake Merced . It is bordered by 19th Avenue ( State Route 1 ) to the east, Sloat Boulevard to the north, 26th Avenue to

1014-718: Is bounded by the Presidio of San Francisco to the north (including Mountain Lake Park and the Presidio Golf Course), Presidio Heights to the east (Arguello Boulevard), the Inner Richmond to the south (California Street), and Sea Cliff to the west (27th Avenue). It offers large and traditional San Franciscan homes including many grand Edwardians, Victorians, and Queen Annes. The Lake Street neighborhood provides ease of access to commercial strips on Geary, Clement and California streets in

1092-504: Is capped by a rocky outcropping providing views of the ocean and all directions. Ingleside Terraces is an affluent neighborhood of approximately 750 homes built at the former location of the Ingleside Racetrack in the southwestern part of San Francisco. It is adjacent to the Ingleside neighborhood, and is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north, Ashton Avenue to the east, Holloway Avenue to the south and Junipero Serra Boulevard to

1170-447: Is closely tied to Potrero Hill. Dogpatch has its own neighborhood association but shares a merchant association, Democratic caucuses, and general neighborhood matters with Potrero Hill. Dolores Heights is a hilly neighborhood named after the eponymous hill within the neighborhood. It borders the Castro to the north, Dolores Park to the east, Noe Valley to the south, and Upper Market to

1248-578: Is considerable fluidity seen in the sources. The San Francisco Planning Department officially identifies 36 neighborhoods. Within these 36 official neighborhoods are a large number of minor districts, some of which are historical, and some of which are overlapping. Some of San Francisco's neighborhoods are also officially designated as " cultural districts ". Alamo Square is a subset of the Western Addition neighborhood. Its boundaries are not well-defined, but are generally considered to be Webster Street on

1326-426: Is in the central part of San Francisco, to the north of Twin Peaks and east of Mount Sutro . It stretches down to Corbett Avenue or Market Street , and Clarendon Avenue borders the north and west side. Cole Valley is a small neighborhood tucked into a u-shaped 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

1404-515: Is its general center. The neighborhood features the historic Catholic church, St. Anne of the Sunset, which was the original Catholic parish for the Sunset District and has stood at 14th and Judah for more than 100 years. The Inner Sunset is west of Stanyan Street, south of Golden Gate Park , and north of Kirkham Street (the northern border for Golden Gate Heights) but may encompass some parts south all

1482-409: Is located on California between Laurel and Spruce, the California Pacific Medical Center is on California between Arguello and Maple, and a UCSF campus is located in the northeastern corner of the neighborhood. Little Hollywood is a small neighborhood in the southeastern edge of San Francisco. It is centered around Blanken Avenue between Bayshore Boulevard and U.S. Route 101 . Little Hollywood Park

1560-719: Is located on Lathrop Avenue, and the Bayshore Caltrain station is just south of the neighborhood, on Tunnel Avenue. Little Russia is a concentration of Russian-speaking immigrants along Geary Boulevard between the Russian Cathedral of the Holy Virgin at 27th Avenue and the Russian Renaissance restaurant at 17th Avenue, in the Richmond District, both established in the 1920s. The term is in local unofficial use. It

1638-478: Is now). The main shopping thoroughfare is Union Street, known for its restaurants, boutique shopping, health spas, and wellness centers. The Design District is located in the low-lying area between Townsend Street and 16th Street, west of Mission Bay. 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

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1716-532: Is the heart of San Francisco's 80,000 Russian-Americans. The neighborhood was established in the 1920s, with subsequent arrivals in the 1940s, 1950s (from China and the Philippines) and the "Third Wave" in the 1970s and 1980s. Additional limited immigration took place after the breakup of the Soviet Union in the 1990s and 2000s. Lower Pacific Heights is located between Pine Street on the north and Geary Boulevard on

1794-518: The COVID-19 pandemic , the Academy announced that it would lay off 105 of its then 504 employees, furlough 96 others, and enact pay cuts among part of the rest. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown's effect on ticket sales, the organization was expecting its revenue to decrease by around $ 12 million (36%) in the next fiscal year. The design architect for the museum replacement project was Renzo Piano . His design

1872-563: 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

1950-594: The Corona Heights hill and park , south of Buena Vista Park and west of the Duboce Triangle . The Randall Museum is located at the end of Museum Way, in Corona Heights Park. It is roughly bordered by Museum 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

2028-512: The Western US . Its stated aim was to undertake "a thorough systematic survey of every portion of the State and the collection of a cabinet of her rare and rich productions." It was renamed as the more inclusive California Academy of Sciences in 1868. The academy had a forward-thinking view towards women in science, passing a resolution in its first year of existence that the members "highly approve of

2106-742: The Academy moved to the North American Hall of Birds and Mammals in Golden Gate Park , the first building on the site that was to become its permanent home. In 1923, the Steinhart Aquarium was added, followed in 1934 by the Simson African Hall. During World War II , the Academy contributed to the American war effort by using its workshop facilities to repair optical and navigational equipment for United States Navy ships; San Francisco

2184-480: The Arts . The "Dogpatch" is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California , roughly half industrial and half residential. It was initially a working-class neighborhood, but has experienced rapid gentrification since the 1990s. Now it boasts similar demographics to its western neighbor Potrero Hill – an upper middle-class working professional neighborhood. Dogpatch was originally part of Potrero Nuevo and its history

2262-462: The Bird Hall building was closed to ensure public safety. The inadequately engineered Steinhart Aquarium suffered dramatic seismic damage from the 1989 earthquake, as well. As plans were made to repair the damage and make the buildings seismically stable, it was realized that a considerable amount of work would be needed to bring the buildings up to modern standards . This led to the idea of giving

2340-729: The California Academy of Sciences Fellows. The Academy Fellows are, in turn, "[n]ominated by their colleagues and appointed by the Board of Trustees...the Fellows remain members of the Fellowship for life." The board of trustees are then responsible for appointing the executive management of the academy, who in turn are responsible for overseeing the academy's overall operation and the hiring of its other managers and employees. Besides its function as source of public science education through its museum,

2418-501: The California Academy of Sciences also operates the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability (IBSS) as its research arm, conducting research in the fields of taxonomy, phylogenetics, and biodiversity studies. Although one aspect of the IBSS is available for view by museum patrons at the science "project lab" exhibit, most of the research happens in laboratories and facilities, "behind

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2496-671: The City recognized Inner Balboa Street Neighborhood Commercial District . West of Park-Presidio Boulevard and bordering Golden Gate Park 's northeast corner, Balboa Hollow is the gateway to the main park attractions, including the de Young Museum , California Academy of Science , Conservatory of Flowers , Music Concourse , and the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Balboa Terrace is a small residential neighborhood in southwestern San Francisco bounded by Junipero Serra Boulevard , Monterey Boulevard, Aptos Avenue and Ocean Avenue along

2574-497: The Malliard Library, Eastwood Hall of Botany, and Livermore Room all were added. Throughout the 1960s, universities concentrating on the new field of molecular biology divested themselves of their traditional specimen collections, entrusting them to the academy and leading to a rapid growth of the Academy's holdings. In 1969, another new building, Cowell Hall, was added to the site. In 1976, several new galleries were opened, and

2652-560: 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 1950s it was largely an Italian , Maltese and French Basque neighborhood, centered on St. Paul of

2730-635: The Richmond, points north and south via Route 1, the Golden Gate Bridge, biking and hiking trails in the Presidio and Lincoln Park, and the Legion of Honor Museum. Its name is derived from its proximity to Mountain Lake, one of the few remaining natural lakes in San Francisco, and Lake Street, the neighborhood's northernmost east–west artery. Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza ended his second northward expedition at

2808-558: The San Francisco Association of Realtors. The community is in close proximity to The Castro neighborhood. Cow Hollow is a generally affluent neighborhood located between Russian Hill and the Presidio and bordering the Marina District on one side and Pacific Heights on the other. The land was used for cow grazing (as its name would imply) and a settlement for fishermen (the coastline was much closer to this area than it

2886-693: The San Francisco Bay Railroad, a Class 3 short-line carrier. Old Butchertown was along the shores of Mission Creek on Mission Bay; this bay subsequently became the land-filled Mission Bay neighborhood . Cathedral Hill is a small area in the Western Addition neighborhood surrounding Saint Mary's Cathedral on Geary Boulevard near Gough Street. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory are located in Cathedral Hill. The Cathedral Hill Hotel,

2964-533: The San Francisco Bay or Pacific Ocean. Golden Gate Heights is a hilly neighborhood south of the Inner Sunset and northwest of Forest Hill . It is roughly bordered by Kirkham Street to the north, Rivera Street to the south, 8th Avenue to the east and 17th 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

3042-697: The Shipwreck Church and the Maltese American Social Club, both on Oakdale Avenue. The Bayview district was known as "Butcher Town" because of the slaughterhouse on Third Street. 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

3120-548: The Transamerica Pyramid. Jordan Park is a small neighborhood in the northern portion of San Francisco as part of the Western Addition of the city, bordered by Arguello Boulevard to the west, Geary Boulevard to the south, California Street to the north and Parker Avenue to the east. It is oftentimes mistaken as being part of the Laurel Heights or Richmond District neighborhoods. Laguna Honda (or Forest Hill Extension)

3198-621: The US state of 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. These five broad districts, counterclockwise are: Central/downtown, Richmond, Sunset, Upper Market and beyond (south central) and Bernal Heights/Bayview and beyond (southeast). Within each of these five districts are located major neighborhoods, and again there

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3276-502: The academy a complete overhaul, thus motivating the closing of the main site. Construction began on the new $ 500 million building on September 12, 2005, while the exhibits were moved to 875 Howard Street for a temporary museum. The academy reopened with a free day on September 27, 2008. For most of the day the line for admittance was over a mile (nearly two kilometers) long, and although over 15,000 people were admitted, several thousands more had to be turned away. In May 2020, during

3354-495: The academy moved to a new and larger building on Market Street in 1891, funded by the legacy of James Lick , a 19th-century San Francisco real estate mogul, entrepreneur , and philanthropist . However, only fifteen years later, the Market Street facility fell victim to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and three days of fire, which also wiped out all but a wheelbarrow full of the academy's library and specimen collections. In

3432-458: The accuracies of three of the most popular applications. The Academy publishes the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences , as well as Occasional Papers , Memoirs , and Special Publications . The California Academy of Natural Sciences was founded in 1853, only three years after California joined the United States, becoming the first society of its kind in

3510-419: The aid of females in every department of natural science, and invite their cooperation." This policy led to several women being hired into professional positions as botanists , entomologists , and other occupations during the 19th century, when opportunities for women in the sciences were limited, and often, those that existed were restricted to menial cataloging and calculation work. In 1892, Alice Eastwood ,

3588-618: 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

3666-531: The east. 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-280 toward San Jose Avenue . 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

3744-413: The following year, in 1977, the "fish roundabout" was constructed. Prior to the old building being torn down in 2005, there was a Life through Time gallery, housing a large display on evolution and paleontology . There was a Gem and Mineral Hall, a section on Earthquakes, and a Gary Larson exhibit. The academy buildings were damaged significantly in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake . Subsequently,

3822-484: The hill streets above Eureka Valley to the west, bounded by Market Street to the north and west, Douglas Street to the east, and 22nd Street to the south. Kite Hill park falls within the boundary of the Eureka Heights neighborhood and has beautiful views of San Francisco. It's also the geographic "center" of the city. This new neighborhood stretches from Market to Brannan and Main to 3rd Streets, and will be anchored by

3900-428: The lake, stopping for two days in 1776. While here he located a site for the Spanish presidio that was later built. A plaque was placed in September 1957 near the point where he stayed. Lakeside is a long, narrow neighborhood between 19th Avenue ( Highway1 ) and Junipero Serra Boulevard to the south of Sloat Boulevard. San Francisco State University and the Stonestown Galleria shopping mall are both located opposite

3978-407: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cow_Hollow&oldid=932776394 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cow Hollow, San Francisco San Francisco , in

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4056-460: The local newspaper. Hunters Point Shipyard, a former Superfund site, and a polluting power plant have been focal points for environmental activists. The neighborhood was highly organized during the Civil rights movement , led by social justice advocates such as Julia Commer, Osceola Washington, Ruth Williams, Rosie Williams, Elouise Westbrook , Essie Webb, Espanola Jackson, Shirley Jones, and Alex Pitcher. Sam Jordan, boxing champion and tavern owner,

4134-475: 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

4212-444: The neighborhood now known as Dogpatch . Today's street borders are Cesar Chavez to the north, Interstate 280 to the west, 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 1995 the stench was still quite apparent. Butchertown is also headquarters to San Francisco's only active freight railroad,

4290-431: The neighborhood on 19th Avenue, and the Merced Library is located in the Lakeside on Stonecrest Drive at Winston Drive. The Lakeshore district is bounded by Sloat Blvd, 26th Avenue, Gellert Drive and Lake Merced. Lakeshore is west of Stonestown, south of Parkside, west of Lakeside, and east of the Zoo. Lowell High School and Lakeshore Elementary are located in Lakeshore. Lakeshore Plaza is also located here. Laurel Heights

4368-513: The neighborhood's eastern edge. The Midtown Terrace Recreation Center is on Olympia Way at Clarendon. Views include the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, Mount Davidson and Twin Peaks. California Academy of Sciences Completely rebuilt in 2008, the academy's primary building in Golden Gate Park covers 400,000 square feet (37,000 m ). In early 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Academy of Sciences had around 500 employees and an annual revenue of about $ 33 million. The museum

4446-411: The new Transbay Transit Center . This neighborhood is adjacent to Yerba Buena . Forest Knolls is a neighborhood within the Inner Sunset built on the southwestern side of Mount Sutro , near the main UCSF campus. Warren Drive is the southern and western border, Mount Sutro is the northern border and the Midtown Terrace neighborhood is to the east. Homes are mostly fully detached and many have views of

4524-400: The optical work for the US Navy during World War II). The Academy Projector projected irregularly shaped stars, rather than the circular stars projected by many optical star projectors. The irregular shapes were created by placing variously sized grains of silicon carbide onto the glass star plates by hand, then aluminizing the plates, and brushing away the silicon carbide grains. In 1959,

4602-411: 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. Ashbury Heights is a neighborhood on the hill to the south of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. It is at the base of Tank Hill and neighboring Cole Valley . Balboa Hollow is a neighborhood within the Inner Richmond District of San Francisco, centered around

4680-446: The public at large. Academy scientists, under the Academy's Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, conduct systematic and conservation research in several different fields, including anthropology , marine biology , botany , entomology , herpetology , ichthyology , invertebrate zoology , mammalogy , ornithology , geology , and paleontology . There also is a strong emphasis on environmental concerns, with all

4758-399: 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. The Bayview Footprints Network maintains the neighborhood's longest-running blog, and the San Francisco Bay View is

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4836-420: The scenes", and not observable by the public. In fact, unbeknownst to most patrons, research and administrative facilities occupy nearly 50% of the Academy's physical structure. The main thrust of the exhibits is natural history. The venues of the museum include the following: Besides its museum programs, the California Academy of Sciences offers many educational and community outreach programs to members of

4914-414: The shore has been developed with residential condominiums. The portion of the waterway adjacent to the ballpark is often referred to as McCovey Cove , named after Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants . The China Basin Heliport ( IATA code JCC), used by the SFPD Aero Division until the division was disbanded, was located near the waterfront in the neighborhood. The Clarendon Heights neighborhood

4992-467: The side of the road. The Buena Vista neighborhood surrounds Buena Vista Park , south of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Market Street is to the south, and Corona Heights Park and neighborhood is to the east. Butchertown (new) (see Islais Creek ) is an industrial neighborhood in San Francisco that historically housed the city's slaughterhouses. It is one of the few remaining industrial sectors of San Francisco. Originally, Butchertown extended into

5070-416: 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, Luke's Local and La Boulangerie cafe anchor the neighborhood, with Tank Hill in the southeast corner with views toward the ocean, Marin and the eastern half of the city. The Corona Heights neighborhood is a small affluent district in San Francisco that surrounds

5148-404: The south. The area borders Japantown to the east, the Western Addition to the south, Pacific Heights to the north and Laurel Heights to the west. Lower Nob Hill is the southern side of Nob Hill , and generally bounded by Geary Street to the south, California Street to the north, Larkin Street to the west, and Powell Street to the east. This area of Nob Hill was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake as

5226-486: The southern edge of the exclusive St. Francis Wood development. The Bayview stretches along Third Street south of Evans Avenue, west of the Hunters Point neighborhood. 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

5304-423: The southern side of the neighborhood. The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps are a local attraction near Grand View Park . Golden Gate Heights has 14 blocks of stairways and more than 2,500 stairs. [1] The Ingleside neighborhood is located in the southwestern part of San Francisco, near City College . It is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north, Ashton Avenue to the west, Lakeview Avenue to the south and Interstate 280 to

5382-471: The various departments collaborating closely to focus on systematic biology and biodiversity . Academy researchers study life around the world: a 2011 expedition to the Philippines discovered an estimated 300 species new to science. There is also research pertaining to new technology being used by the general public. Mushroom identification applications were being used that may have caused an increase of posionings. To combat this Academy researchers studied

5460-427: The way to Ortega (at 8th and 9th Avenues). Today, most would place the Inner Sunset's western border at 19th Avenue. However, historically, the Inner Sunset's borders extend out to 20th Avenue where the former Market Street Railway Company's #17 line used to run. Also called Islais Landing, see Butchertown (Old and New) ) A six-block neighborhood, adjacent to the North Beach and Chinatown located immediately north of

5538-412: The west and Eucalyptus Drive to the south. Lowell High School is located on Eucalyptus Drive, and the Merced Manor reservoir is on Sloat between 22nd and 23rd Avenues. The Stonestown Galleria shopping mall and San Francisco State University are both on 19th Avenue to the south of Merced Manor. Midtown Terrace is a neighborhood in central San Francisco, on the western slope of Twin Peaks . Created as

5616-782: 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 22nd street. It contains the Liberty Hill Historic District , and the Liberty Street Historic District . Many streets within Dolores Heights are dead-end cul de sacs connected by steep staircases with beautiful views. It

5694-541: The west. The main local event that occurs is the Annual Sundial Park Picnic, in which the local residents host bicycle, chariot, and wagon racing. There is a large sundial located on Entrada Court, surrounded by oval -shaped Urbano Drive, which was once a horse race track. The Inner Sunset is the northeasternmost corner of the Sunset District . The commercial district around 9th Avenue and Irving Street

5772-554: The widespread destruction occurring in the aftermath of the quake, academy curators and staffers only were able to retrieve a single cart of materials, including academy minute books, membership records, and 2,000 type specimens . The 1905–1906 scientific collecting expedition to the Galápagos Islands (the first of several sponsored by the academy to the archipelago) already was underway, and it returned seven months later, providing replacement collections for those lost. In 1916,

5850-575: Was a major port for the Pacific War arena. The post-war years saw a flurry of new construction on the site; the Science Hall was added in 1951, followed by the Morrison Planetarium in 1952. The Morrison Planetarium was the seventh major planetarium to open in the United States and featured a one-of-a-kind star projector , built by Academy staff members (in part using the expertise gained doing

5928-685: Was awarded the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Excellence for the Americas region in 2008, as well as the Holcim Award Silver for sustainable construction projects in the North America region in 2005. One critic praised the building as a "blazingly uncynical embrace of the Enlightenment values of truth and reason", and a "comforting reminder of the civilizing function of great art in

6006-521: Was inspired by seven major hills of San Francisco, which typically refers to: Telegraph Hill , Nob Hill , Russian Hill , Rincon Hill , Mount Sutro , Twin Peaks and Mount Davidson . The living green roof was planted with 1.7 million California native plants . The museum's central piazza lies beneath a massive glass ceiling in the roof, which opens to allow cool night air to flow into the building below; by using this kind of natural ventilation instead of air conditioning to regulate interior temperature,

6084-617: Was the first African American to run for Mayor of San Francisco. A small neighborhood near the Financial District, being the historical location of the French Quarter in San Francisco. Bernal Heights is a neighborhood perched on a hill in between the Mission district, Bayview, and the Portola district. The neighborhood is known for its community feeling and progressive vibe. The majority of

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