#2. Mission Dist.Tour Series, (#1 thru #13)-"South Mission-Aves.&Alleys"-Tour#2

(Photo above: an Omnibus Co. horse drawn streetcar, runs on Howard Street, in front of grand homes, 1886. Horse drawn street cars started running in the Mission in the 1850s.)
(I've just reworded the Event title to be in sync with the upcoming series of 13 Tours of the Mission Dist. This tour falls in place as Tour #2, "South Mission-Avenues & Alleys", as part of the thirteen.)

Enjoy a Victorian heritage, architectural walking tour, of the Southeast Mission District. Locations from between 24rd & 26th, from Shotwell to Harrison. This is a very interesting neighborhood that will be fun to explore and discover. The nooks and crannies and architectural pathways.

All and all by the time the complete first round of thirteen tours is done we'll have uncovered much of the Southeast Mission. Don't miss this one which is number two on the list below.
We're now embarking on following series of thirteen heritage, history and architecture tours of the Mission District.

1. Shotwell St., Victoriana
2. South Mission-Avenues & Alleys (today's tour)
3. East Mission-Florida-to-Hampshire Sts.
4. Horner's Addition East
5. Gottlieb Knopf Block
6. Von Schroeder-Welsh Block
7. 23rd St. Shops & Row Houses
8. Alabama St., Pioneers
9. Hampshire St., False Fronts
10. Juri Street
11. Olsen's Queen Anne Cottages
12. O'Donnell-Fowler Homes
13. Orange Alley Stables & Lofts

To make a comparison between the East Coast's early history and San Francisco's:
Having grown up on the East Coast in Philadelphia, I lived, worked in and visited the well known, large and small, famous historic districts: most well known, Beacon Hill in Boston, Greenwich Village in NYC, Georgetown in D.C., Society Hill in Philadelphia (I lived there for twelve years.).
Unfortunately San Francisco lost its most historic areas in the 1906 Earthquake & Fire. But a large portion of the other side of town survived. Thus the Mission, SF's oldest neighborhood becomes San Francisco's most historic neighborhood. As you tour the Mission, compare it to other older SF neighborhoods we've toured. What's different here compared to other neighborhoods?

What do the Victorian houses look like out there? In every neighborhood in SF the Victorians differ. In each instance a unique group of people came together to build a single house or a cluster. Something like a unique group coming together to make a Hollywood movie. People relying on each others skills, strengths, experience, knowledge and talent to get something done. What was created is as unique as those who built it. Giving us a part of their past in our present.

The SF Planning Dept., has done extensive studies of the history, buildings and architecture of several City neighborhoods
An excellent Historic Context statement exists for the Mission District which will add greatly to knowledge of this area.