South Park: From the Gold Rush to Instagram
Neighborhood: South of Market (SOMA)
Description
In 1852, British entrepreneur George Gordon started building a residential development around a new park on the south side of Rincon Hill, less than a mile from Market Street.
Since then, South Park has more continuous history than any other city block in San Francisco: From homes for the Gold Rush business class, to a post-1906-earthquake neighborhood for waves of newcomers from Japan, the Philippines, and the American South, to industry and warehousing for the West Coast’s busiest port, to the late-1990’s “dot-com” boom-and-bust, and now a tech and venture-capital hub with a revitalized park for the neighborhood’s old and new residents.
Join us for an exciting walk through time, from the Gold Rush to the first offices of Twitter and Instagram.
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Notes
Tour length: 1/2-mile walk on gently sloping concrete and grass, approximately 1-1/2 hours, rain or shine.
Location
Meet at the Shell gas station near southwest end of South Park, on Third Street between Brannan and Bryant. Bathroom available at the gas station.
Please note: Private group tours required for groups of 7 or more.
