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Western Addition

A mostly residential area of , Western Addition stretches west from downtown's area to Arguello Boulevard north of the Panhandle parkway.
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  • Type: Suburb with 12,900 residents
  • Description: neighborhood of San Francisco, California, USA
  • Also known as: “Western Addition, San Francisco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Painted ladies and The Fillmore.

Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
In American architecture, are Victorian and Edwardian houses repainted, starting in the 1960s, in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details.

Theater building
Photo: total13, CC BY 2.0.
is a historic music venue in , . Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became Auditorium in 1954.

Heritage site
Photo: Frevi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a branch of the United States Mint. Opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California gold rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic Center-Tenderloin and Haight.

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.

Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is a district of running along Street and the famous center of San Francisco's hippie community, with a multitude of eclectic stores, coffee shops, and art that reflects this fact.

Photo: brian kusler, CC BY 2.0.
The colorful Castro is the famous gay center of , a vibrant and historic neighborhood full of businesses geared towards the city's LGBT community.

Western Addition

Latitude
37.77956° or 37° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
-122.42981° or 122° 25′ 47″ west
Population
12,900
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
Open location code
849VQHHC+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 140982995
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
5408307
Wiki­data ID
Q7987437
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Western Addition” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Уестерн Адишън”
  • Chinese: “西增区”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Aldono”
  • French: “Western Addition”
  • German: “Western Addition”
  • Hebrew: “וסטרן אדישן”
  • Japanese: “ウエスタン・アディション”
  • Spanish: “Western Addition”
  • Turkish: “Western Addition”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Western Addition”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.