Potrero Hill, San Francisco, California
From wiki.travel.com
Potrero Hill is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, located on the east side of the city, east of the Mission District and south of the South of Market area. It is roughly bordered by 16th Street to the north, Potrero Avenue or U.S. Route 101 to the west and Cesar Chavez Street to the south. There are many docks located on the eastern edge of the neighborhood, which are mainly built atop landfill.
Notable features of Potrero Hill include the Anchor Steam Brewery located on Mariposa Street, between Carolina and DeHaro Streets and owned by the washing machine heir Fritz Maytag, and a section of Vermont Street between 20th Street and 22nd Street that has many switchbacks, similar to Lombard Street, and the public housing projects on the southern and eastern sides of the hill, which contribute to a moderately higher crime rate than other areas of the city. The powder blue water tower, located near 22nd Street and Wisconsin Street, was torn down in mid-2006 (as part of a seismic upgrade and due to the fact that it was no longer needed).
"Potrero" is Spanish for "pasture": the name derives from a 1835 land grant to Don Francisco de Haro to graze cattle in the "potrero nuevo" ("new pasture").
Notable streets
- De Haro Street is named after Francisco De Haro. Along with Potrero Avenue, it is one of the main streets of the neighborhood. Most of this street is served by the Muni 19 Polk route.
- Vermont Street is famed for the block between 20th and 22nd which, like the better-known Lombard Street, has several sharp switchbacks.
Transportation
Two freeways run through Potrero Hill, U.S. Route 101 on the western side, Interstate 280 on the eastern side. Muni provides bus service on the hill and light rail service on 3rd Street. Caltrain commuter rail has an express stop at 22nd street beneath Interstate 280.
External links
- San Francisco Neighborhoods: Potrero Hill - Neighborhood guide from the San Francisco Chronicle
- Potrero Hill SF - Neighborhood guide and blog
- Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association