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The Sunset District

The Sunset District is a sprawling, mostly residential neighborhood located directly south of Golden Gate Park. The largest district in San Francisco, and one of the last areas of the City to be originally developed, many of the homes and buildings in this neighborhood were built between the 1920s and the 1950s, with the vast majority of construction taking place during the 1930s and '40s. Like its neighbor the Richmond District, which flanks Golden Gate Park from the north, the Sunset District has been divided into several sections: "Inner Sunset," "Central Sunset" and "Outer Sunset" (the areas that comprise the northern half of the district), and "Inner Parkside," "Central Parkside" and "Outer Parkside" (the southern half of the district). An area southwest of the Inner Sunset and northeast of the Inner Parkside forms yet another sub-district known as "Golden Gate Heights." Also like the Richmond, the Sunset District is close to the Pacific Ocean (indeed, the ocean serves as the western border for both the Outer Sunset and Outer Parkside neighborhoods); for this reason, the area tends to be blanketed foggy during the morning and early afternoon hours, especially during the summer.

Central Sunset

The Central Sunset runs east/west from 19th Avenue to Sunset Boulevard (just past 36th Avenue), and north/south from Lincoln Way to Ortega Street. Almost entirely residential, it is similar to the Richmond District, particularly with respect to the older buildings (many of which were built within inches of each other, with windows on the street side and backyard side only). Because of the narrow lots, most houses in this area tend to be two-story layouts, with a single car garage, entrance, and utility space on the first floor, and a living room, bath, kitchen/dining area and two bedrooms on the second floor. Also like the Richmond District, the Central Sunset (as well as the greater Sunset District in general), currently has a strong Asian-American presence, with a number of businesses catering to Asian Americans located along Irving Street between 19th and 24th Avenues. The N Judah streetcar provides direct access to downtown, while 19th Avenue/California Highway 1 provides access to Marin County due north (by way of the Golden Gate Bridge) and Half Moon Bay, San Jose and San Francisco International Airport due south by way of Interstate 280.