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 Street, 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 condominiums.

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.

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