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Tenderloin

The Tenderloin is a neighborhood in downtown , in the flatlands on the southern slope of , situated between the shopping district to the northeast and the office district to the southwest.
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Wikipedia
Photo: Jjron, GFDL.
  • Type: Quarter with 25,100 residents
  • Description: neighborhood in downtown San Francisco, California
  • Also known as: “Tenderloin, San Francisco” and “TL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include University of California College of the Law, San Francisco and Cadillac Hotel.

University
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The is a public law school in , California, United States. It was formerly known as the University of California, Hastings College of the Law from its founding in 1878 until its renaming in 2023.

Building
The is a historic building from c. 1907 – c. 1908 in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco, California, U.S. It was the first non-profit single-residence occupancy hotel in the .

Park
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, more formally known as Father Alfred E. , is an urban park in the Tenderloin neighborhood of . This 1-acre park was renovated and reopened in 2014, especially intended to serve the needs of people in the surrounding neighborhood who experience amongst the highest levels of poverty in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic Center-Tenderloin and Lower Nob Hill Apartment Hotel District.

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
As the name implies, the Civic Center is the primary center of government within , housing many important civic institutions. Aside from its official duties, it also moonlights as a cultural center with many fine museums, theaters, opera houses, and symphony halls located here.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district located in downtown San Francisco, California, in an area that sits between the Nob Hill and Tenderloin neighborhoods.

Quarter
Photo: J. Ash Bowie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in , California, is an area located a few blocks north of the intersection of and Van Ness Avenue that contains many of the city's largest government and cultural institutions.

Tenderloin

Latitude
37.78425° or 37° 47′ 3″ north
Longitude
-122.41399° or 122° 24′ 50″ west
Population
25,100
Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)
Open location code
849VQHMP+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4609282250
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
12217947
Wiki­data ID
Q7464
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vietnamese—“Tenderloin” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Тендърлойн”
  • Catalan: “Tenderloin”
  • Chinese: “田德隆”
  • Chinese: “里脊区”
  • Chinese: “里脊區”
  • Dutch: “Tenderloin (San Francisco)”
  • Dutch: “Tenderloin”
  • French: “Tenderloin”
  • German: “Tenderloin”
  • Italian: “Tenderloin”
  • Japanese: “テンダーロイン”
  • Korean: “텐더로인”
  • Portuguese: “Tenderloin”
  • Spanish: “Tenderloin”
  • Spanish: “The Tenderloin”
  • Turkish: “Tenderloin”
  • Vietnamese: “Tenderloin, Cựu Kim Sơn”
  • Vietnamese: “Tenderloin, San Francisco”
  • Vietnamese: “Tenderloin”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Saigon and Union Square.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tenderloin Museum and Amigos.

San Francisco: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Golden Gate, Chinatown-North Beach, Civic Center-Tenderloin, and Fisherman’s Wharf.

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