Sunset District, San Francisco
Sunset District | ||
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ZIP codes 94116, 94122, 94132 |
The Sunset District is a neighborhood located in the southwest quadrant of San Francisco, California, United States.
Location
The Sunset District is the largest neighborhood within the city and county of San Francisco.[
The Sunset District and the neighboring
Today, the first numbered avenue is 2nd Avenue, starting one block west of Arguello Boulevard, and the last is 48th Avenue near Ocean Beach. The avenue numbers increase incrementally, with one exception: what would be 13th Avenue is known as Funston Avenue, named after
The east-west streets in the Sunset appear mostly in alphabetical order. These streets are: Lincoln Way (bordering the south side of Golden Gate Park), Hugo (from Arguello to 7th Avenue only), Irving, Judah, Kirkham, Lawton, Moraga, Noriega, Ortega, Pacheco, Quintara, Rivera, Santiago, Taraval, Ulloa, Vicente, Wawona, Yorba, and Sloat Boulevard. "X" was originally proposed to be Xavier, but was changed to Yorba due to a pronunciation controversy.[5]
History
The origin of the "Sunset" name is not entirely clear. One claim indicates that Aurelius Buckingham, a developer who owned property in the area, coined the term in 1886. Another claim comes from the California Midwinter Exposition, held in Golden Gate Park in 1894 and also known as "The Sunset City."[4]
Before construction of the
Historically, the Sunset has been an Irish and Italian ethnic enclave.[9] Beginning in the late 1960s the neighborhood saw a steady influx of Asian (mostly Chinese) immigrants following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 which lifted racial quotas allowing for more nationals of countries outside Western and Northern Europe to immigrate to the United States. Additionally, the Handover of Hong Kong motivated many Chinese to immigrate to the U.S. due to the political and economic uncertainties.[citation needed] In 1999, around 60% of the homeowners in the Sunset and Richmond districts were Chinese.[9]
Sub-neighborhoods
Inner Sunset
The Inner Sunset is bordered by Lincoln Way to the north, 2nd Ave to the east, Quintara Street to the south, and 19th Avenue to the west. This far-east section of the Sunset is located just west of Mount Sutro. The main commercial area is along Irving Street from 5th Avenue to 12th Avenue, and along 9th Avenue from Lincoln Way to Judah Street, much of which is dotted with a variety of restaurants and shops.
The Inner Sunset hosts a variety of local businesses, including restaurants, bars, breweries, book stores, bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream parlors, clothes and shoe stores, a tattoo parlor, and a wine bar. Many of these establishments are clustered around the intersection of 9th Avenue and Irving Street. Food offered by the restaurants located in the Inner Sunset includes pizza, Mexican, Thai, Persian, Korean, Malaysian, Hawaiian, Greek, Ethiopian, Pakistani, Cajun/Creole, Dim Sum, Turkish, Peruvian, Chinese, Vietnamese, California Cuisine, Mediterranean, Indian, Japanese, Vegetarian.[10]
The Inner Sunset is the 12th wealthiest neighborhood in San Francisco with a median income of $112,050.
Central Sunset
The Central Sunset is bounded by Lincoln Way to the north, 19th Avenue to the east, Ortega Street to the south, and Sunset Boulevard to the west.[13] This area is mostly residential with cookie-cutter homes and large lots and a commercial strip along Irving Street from 19th Avenue to 27th Avenue and on Noriega Street from 19th Avenue to 27th Avenue and 30th Avenue to 33rd Avenue. Features of the area include the Sunset Reservoir (which takes up eight square blocks between Ortega and Quintara streets and 24th and 28th avenues), which has a small park surrounding its outer rim; Golden Gate Park; and the Sunset Recreation Center. The Central Sunset is often considered part of the Outer Sunset, including by the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services.[14]
Outer Sunset
The Outer Sunset is bordered by Lincoln Way to the north, Sunset Boulevard (between 36th and 37th avenues) to the east, Sloat Boulevard to the south, and Ocean Beach to the west. The primary commercial avenues are Judah, Noriega, and Taraval. The Outer Sunset is the foggiest section in San Francisco due to its close proximity to Ocean Beach. The area's main attractions include the San Francisco Zoo, Golden Gate Park, Ocean Beach, and Lake Merced.
Attractions and characteristics
The western part of the Sunset borders the cold northern California Pacific Ocean coastline, so it tends to get much of the fog San Francisco is famous for. The Sunset can be foggy and chilly for some days during summer. The Sunset's finest weather is usually from August through December, when regional air patterns transition from onshore to offshore weather and the area is free of fog. Sand carried by Pacific Ocean winds can be found on roadways and driveways within the first five to ten blocks east of Ocean Beach.
The Sunset District contains several large park and recreation areas. The
There is a year-round, Sunday morning farmers' market which is located at 1315 8th Avenue (the parking lot between 8th and 9th Avenues). The market is operated by the Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association and is sponsored by the Inner Sunset Park Neighbors.[15] The Inner Sunset Farmers' Market offers California-grown produce, fish, eggs, and meat, as well as local food vendors and artisans.
Three parks lie on the far east border of the district: the northernmost is
Education
The San Francisco Unified School District operates public K–12 schools.
Educational institutions include the Parnassus campus and medical center of the
Beach culture
The strip near the
Several playgrounds are located in the Sunset, including Sunset Playground and Recreation Center, Blue Boat Playground, West Sunset, McCoppin Square, and South Sunset.
Climate
Like much of the coast of Northern California, the Sunset district has a cool summer Mediterranean-type climate, albeit with an unusual annual temperature distribution. The warmest days of the year occur in October and then the coldest nights of the year occur just two months later in December. Its climate is strongly influenced by the Pacific Ocean and therefore has even cooler summers and milder winters than downtown San Francisco. Rainfall follows a seasonal pattern with plentiful precipitation in the winter (almost all of this falling as rain) and extremely dry albeit foggy summers.[22]
Climate data for San Francisco Oceanside, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958–2021 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
77 (25) |
81 (27) |
85 (29) |
82 (28) |
82 (28) |
85 (29) |
89 (32) |
96 (36) |
99 (37) |
90 (32) |
73 (23) |
99 (37) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 66.4 (19.1) |
69.0 (20.6) |
71.0 (21.7) |
71.6 (22.0) |
67.3 (19.6) |
66.1 (18.9) |
65.8 (18.8) |
69.6 (20.9) |
77.3 (25.2) |
83.9 (28.8) |
75.2 (24.0) |
65.4 (18.6) |
86.3 (30.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 59.0 (15.0) |
60.4 (15.8) |
60.8 (16.0) |
60.4 (15.8) |
59.8 (15.4) |
60.9 (16.1) |
61.8 (16.6) |
63.7 (17.6) |
65.0 (18.3) |
66.4 (19.1) |
63.5 (17.5) |
59.1 (15.1) |
61.7 (16.5) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 52.4 (11.3) |
53.5 (11.9) |
54.4 (12.4) |
54.8 (12.7) |
55.4 (13.0) |
56.8 (13.8) |
58.1 (14.5) |
59.5 (15.3) |
60.1 (15.6) |
59.8 (15.4) |
56.5 (13.6) |
52.5 (11.4) |
56.2 (13.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 45.7 (7.6) |
46.6 (8.1) |
47.9 (8.8) |
49.1 (9.5) |
51.0 (10.6) |
52.7 (11.5) |
54.3 (12.4) |
55.4 (13.0) |
55.3 (12.9) |
53.2 (11.8) |
49.5 (9.7) |
45.8 (7.7) |
50.5 (10.3) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 37.8 (3.2) |
39.7 (4.3) |
40.7 (4.8) |
42.4 (5.8) |
44.8 (7.1) |
46.9 (8.3) |
50.4 (10.2) |
50.0 (10.0) |
49.6 (9.8) |
46.1 (7.8) |
41.7 (5.4) |
36.5 (2.5) |
34.0 (1.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | 29 (−2) |
29 (−2) |
26 (−3) |
27 (−3) |
35 (2) |
35 (2) |
40 (4) |
40 (4) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
26 (−3) |
23 (−5) |
23 (−5) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.94 (100) |
4.01 (102) |
2.98 (76) |
1.37 (35) |
0.64 (16) |
0.19 (4.8) |
0.01 (0.25) |
0.05 (1.3) |
0.11 (2.8) |
0.90 (23) |
2.22 (56) |
4.22 (107) |
20.64 (524) |
Average precipitation days | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 65.8 |
Source: NOAA[23][24] |
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Further reading
- Ungaretti, Lorri (2003). San Francisco's Sunset District. ISBN 0-7385-2862-5.
External links
- Articles related to the Sunset District at FoundSF.org
- http://outsidelands.org/sunset.php Information from the Western Neighborhoods Project
- Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center, youth and family community center