The Excelsior

Notable names: Jerry Garcia, Joe Cronin and coulda’ been a contender Pat Valentino. Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were killed by Dan White, the City Supervisor representing the area at the time. The times, they change.

McLaren Park is your enormous public forest/park to the northeast while to the southeast the Crocker Amazon playground offers more sporting fields and playgrounds than you can count on one hand.

Streets named for world capitals bisect streets named after countries, offering an insight into the evolution and omission of place names. Streets named China, India, and Japan became Excelsior, Peru, and Avalon after the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Some things stay the same?

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    John McLaren Park Playground
    Purple Playground Amazon Crocker Park
    Athens Avalon Greenspace & Tiled Steps
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    Excelsior Neighborhood Vibe

    The Excelsior was mapped like many of the city’s southern neighborhoods in 1869, but didn’t have a population of note until displacement after the 1906 earthquake and fire rapidly accelerated neighborhood development. Mission Street is the commercial heart of the neighborhood and forms the western boundary of the neighborhood, while 280 bounds the north end of the neighborhood. I-280 increased the ambient noise level at the north end of the neighborhood, particularly when compared to homes that back up to Crocker Amazon playground or McLaren Park.

     

    Popular Excelsior Home Styles

    The Excelsior consists primarily of single-family homes with a garage on the ground floor and a living level above, built to the width of the lot which is typically 25 feet.

     

    Getting Around in The Excelsior

    The Excelsior is served by Muni bus lines, and homes on the north end of the neighborhood are about a 1/2 mile walk from the Glen Park BART station. The neighborhood offers easy access to I-280 at Ocean/Geneva. While you can certainly live in the Excelsior without a car, it’s a neighborhood that has traditionally been very car-dependent.

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    Neighborhood Homes for Sale

    Single-Family Home
    583 Paris Street, San Francisco, CA 94112
    $859,000 | 0, 1
    MLS# 510222
    Live in Paris, France (cross-street). Great opportunity to breathe new life into this starter home in Excelsior. Home sits atop Paris Street with a terraced backyard and seating area with views of the City. Classic living room with hardwood floors,...
    Single-Family Home
    78 Ina Court, San Francisco, CA 94112
    $998,000 | 2, 1
    MLS# 510216
    Steps from McLaren Park & gorgeous views from every window, 78 Ina Ct. is a move-in ready dream in the Excelsior! A functional open floor plan features both living & fam rms alongside an immaculately renovated kitchen w/new SS appliances....
    Single-Family Home
    620 La Grande Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112
    $1,080,000 | 3, 2
    MLS# 509902
    From Fixer to Fabulous...make 620 La Grande shine again! This 1,454 sq ft home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, bright kitchen, level spacious yard with new fences & the luxury of no front neighbors. 50's era Remcon light switches, bright...
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