Now: San Francisco's back yard, lovingly cultivated in a loose patchwork of neighborhood gardens and stairways by residents. Bernal Hill offers one of the city's landmark wraparound views. Alemany Farmer's Market (Saturday) and Flea Market (Sunday) deliver with small-town heart. Homes are modest in style compared to central areas of city.
Then: Holly Park land was donated to the city in 1862 and gradually upgraded as homes appeared through the late 1800s. The neighborhood grew around pasture hill following 1906 earthquake.
How To Get There: Cortland Avenue connects directly with Mission Street on the west side, and Bayshore Boulevard on the east side. From the Mission side, it's a fairly short walk to the commercial sector of Cortland (about 4 blocks), although it is uphill. The 67 Muni bus goes up Folsom Street to Bernal Heights from the 24th Street/Mission BART station.
Good Life grocery on Cortland Avenue in Bernal Heights
Storefronts on Cortland Avenue
Liberty Cafe on Cortland Avenue - dinner menu features pot pies, bakery open daytimes
Little Nepal - Nepalese food on Cortland Avenue
Maggie Mudd ice cream, with many non-dairy selections
Progressive Grounds Coffee on Cortland Avenue
Red Hill Books on Cortland Avenue
Holly Park entrance, at Holly Park Circle near Park Street
Walking path at Holly Park
Cortland Avenue at Bonview Street
Eugenia Avenue at Coleridge Street
Eugenia Avenue between Coleridge Street and Mission Street
Good Prospect Community Garden, at Cortland Avenue and Prospect Avenue
Stairway connecting Kingston Street between Prospect Avenue and Coleridge Street
Houses on Coleridge Avenue
House on Coleridge Avenue at Esmerelda Avenue
Esmeralda Avenue stairway at Coleridge Street
Stairs at Esmerelda Avenue
Intersection of Lundys Lane and Esmeralda Avenue, at top of stairway
Eugenia Garden, on Eugenia Avenue between Prospect Avenue and Winfield Street
Esmeralda Playground, between Coleridge Street and Lundys Lane
Bus stop on Bradford Street at Bernal Heights Boulevard, near Bernal Hill
The 67 Bus at Bradford Street and Bernal Heights Boulevard
Looking towards Bernal Hill from Bradford Street
City view from top of Bernal Heights Park
North view from Bernal Heights Park
South view from Bernal Heights Park
Southeast view from Bernal Hill, including the bay and Candlestick Park
City view at dusk from north side of Bernal Hill
The top of Bernal Hill
The south side of Bernal Hill
Bernal Heights Boulevard at the edge of Bernal Hill
Stairs leading down from Bernal Hill, on the south side
Steps leading up Bernal Hill from south side of Bernal Heights Park
Ellsworth Street at Bernal Heights Boulevard on the south side of Bernal Hill
Ellsworth Street, looking down toward Cortland Avenue
Prentiss Street in Bernal Heights, looking south
Saturday Farmer's Market on Alemany Boulevard in Bernal Heights
Saturday Farmer's Market on Alemany Boulevard in Bernal Heights
Cowgirl house in Bernal Heights
Precita Park entrance on Folsom Street
Precita Park, from Folsom Street
Caffe Cozzolino, Italian restaurant next to Precita Park on Folsom Street
Charlie's Cafe on Folsom Street
Stairway at Franconia Street
View of freeway interchange from the end of Peralta Avenue
Walkway above Bayshore Boulevard at the end of Faith Street, at Holladay Avenue
Steps at the end of Joy Street
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