Divisadero Street is a north–south city street in San Francisco, California. Beginning at the city's northern waterfront, it runs south, passing through the Marina District, Cow Hollow, Pacific Heights, and further provides the traditional boundary between several neighborhoods before terminating at 14th Street, near Buena Vista Park and Corona Heights Park.
 Divisadero Street viewed from Geary Boulevard at evening twilight in August 2019 | |
| Location | San Francisco, California |
|---|---|
| South end | 14th Street near Buena Vista Park |
| North end | Marina Boulevard at the Marina District |
Background
editThe road was laid out when the Western Addition was planned in the 1850s. It was initially the western city boundary.[1] Cable cars along the street provided traffic which supported a vibrant commercial corridor in the streetcar suburb starting in the 1870s.[2] Prior to 1909, the road was spelled as Devisadero Street.[3] The neighborhood would evolve into a predominantly African American population, which was largely displaced by urban renewal projects in the 1960s.[2]
San Francisco Municipal Railway bus service is offered along the corridor via the 24 Divisadero south of Jackson Street and the 30 Stockton in the Marina District.
References
edit- ^ Nolte, Carl (February 6, 2017). "Old Divisadero Street now magnet for the young". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Robertson, Michelle (January 1, 2020). "This is how Divisadero Street looked before it was a hipster hotspot". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Sawyer, Nuala (April 22, 2014). "How Devisadero Became Divisadero". Hoodline. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Divisadero Street (San Francisco) at Wikimedia Commons