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  Western Addition, San Francisco, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Western Addition is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California.
Historically, it was an addition to the city west of Van Ness Avenue sandwiched between the Upper and Lower Haight neighborhoods and Pacific Heights.
Today, the term Western Addition is generally used in two ways: to denote the development's original geographic area, and to denote the eastern portion of the neighborhood (also called the Fillmore District) that was redeveloped in the 1950s.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Western_Addition,_San_Francisco,_California   (494 words)

  
 Western Apparel at Cubanshirts.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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www.cubanshirts.net /Western_Apparel.htm   (631 words)

  
 Japantown History4 Redevelopment: Western Addition
In 1948, a portion of San Francisco's Western Addition including much of Japantown was selected as one of the first large-scale urban renewal projects in the nation.
At the behest of progressive ministers, the Western Addition Community Organization (WACO) was formed in 1967 with a largely African American membership but also including Japanese Americans.(21) Led by Hannibal Williams and formed to fight displacement and the destruction of the neighborhood, WACO organized residents, picketed the agency, and blocked bulldozers.
Shortly thereafter, the Western Addition Project Area Committee was formed with representatives from 40 diverse Western Addition groups,(23) many of whom were nominated by WACO.
www.jtowntaskforce.org /jtown_history04.htm   (1215 words)

  
 SF Station: Districts - Western Addition
Wedged between the Haight and Japantown, the Western Addition is one of the city's most mixed neighborhoods - racially & demographically.
Despite a hard to shake reputation for drugs and crime, the area has become a prime spot for food and nightlife.
Western Addition is more than just a stop on the 22 as you head for the Kabuki.
www.sfstation.com /districts/westernaddition.html   (166 words)

  
 Western Addition - April 20, 2005 - The New York Sun
Western Addition - April 20, 2005 - The New York Sun
The crowds of followers aren't wrong: Chef Gari's sushi is very good indeed, and his empire (there is a Sushi of Gari in Tokyo as well) has been ripe for expansion.
Next to the greatness and inventiveness of the sushi, though, the prosaic cooked additions to the menu seem feeble and gratuitous.
www.nysun.com /article/12559   (1072 words)

  
 cbs5.com - Something To Cheer About In SF's Western Addition
(CBS 5) SAN FRANCISCO The Western Addition is one of San Francisco's roughest neighborhoods.
But amid the violence, a group of teenagers is bringing a bright spot to the Western Addition -- cheerleaders who are now national champions — giving the neighborhood something to cheer about.
The San Francisco PAL Seahawks,12- to 16-year-olds from the Western Addition went to Florida and won a national championship in cheerleading.
cbs5.com /local/local_story_031020529.html   (366 words)

  
 SF Gate: Bay Area Traveler: San Francisco Neighborhoods: Western Addition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The Western Addition was the City's first multicultural neighborhood.
In 1948, however, San Francisco declared the Western Addition a slum and planned to tear it down in the name of urban renewal (or "urban removal," as residents called it).
Japan Center, built during the height of hippiedom in 1968, was not a destination point for the flower children, but it was a welcome addition to a neighborhood that had been through many ups and downs.
www.sfgate.com /traveler/guide/sf/neighborhoods/wa.shtml   (4124 words)

  
 Western Addition Apartments for rent Western Addition apartment rentals, Western Addition furnished apartments to rent.
Western Addition Apartments for rent Western Addition apartment rentals, Western Addition furnished apartments to rent.
About Us Sublet.com is a Western Addition apartment rental website that advertises Western Addition apartments, Western Addition roommates, Western Addition houses for rent Western Addition sublets and subleases.
Western Addition housing rentals, apartments, roommates, houses, tenants and landlords have not been verified or evaluated.
www.sublet.com /area_rentals/California/WesternAddition_Rentals.asp   (88 words)

  
 San Francisco Redevelopment Agency: Western Addition A-2
The program for Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Project Area, ("A-2 Area") adopted in May, 1966, provides for the development of 5,486 new housing units, the rehabilitation and retention of over 3,965 housing units, the revitalization of the Nihonmachi (Japantown) and Fillmore commercial districts and provision of new community recreational and cultural facilities.
An additional 568 units of housing are provided under Owner Participation Agreements with private property owners within the Project Area.
Many housing developments were subsidized under the various federal mortgage assistance programs available at the time and augmented with additional federal rent supplements provided to at least one-third of the units for the direct benefit of low-income households.
www.ci.sf.ca.us /site/sfra_page.asp?id=5607   (1980 words)

  
 Renovation - Western Addition Branch - SFPL.org
As part of the bond measure overwhelmingly passed by the voters in November 2000, the San Francisco Public Library is renovating the Western Addition Branch Library.
For information on the Western Addition neighborhood campaign, contact marian.ctaylor@friendssfpl.org.
For more information on the condition of the branch before construction, please see the Western Addition Branch Facilities Survey.
sfpl.lib.ca.us /news/blip/westernadditionsurvey.htm   (242 words)

  
 San Francisco Redevelopment Agency: Western Addition A-1
The HUD Loan and Grant Contract for Western Addition Redevelopment Project Area A-1 ("A-1 Area") was closed out on March 30, 1973, at which time construction of all acquisition properties in the project area was completed.
Activities include constructing a new addition, along the eastern side of the project, which will be four stories and will contain 20 skilled nursing beds, 11 personal care units and a solarium for the residents.
The addition will be constructed over an abandoned sewer line located under the closed portion of Octavia Street.
www.ci.sf.ca.us /site/sfra_page.asp?id=5605   (621 words)

  
 San Francisco/Western Addition - Wikitravel
Bay Area : San Francisco : Western Addition
Western Addition is in San Francisco, stretching west from downtown's Civic Center area to Richmond, north of the Panhandle parkway that extends east from the Golden Gate Park between Oak and Fell Streets, and south of the Presidio and Laurel Heights.
Bus in from downtown on various Muni buses, especially the 38-Geary.
wikitravel.org /en/San_Francisco/Western_Addition   (312 words)

  
 cbs5.com - Two Shot In San Francisco's Western Addition
(CBS 5) SAN FRANCISCO Two young men were wounded in two shootings in the city's Western Addition Friday afternoon.
The men were shot several blocks from each other and one hour apart, said San Francisco police Officer Maria Oropeza.
The motive is unknown at this time, and we're deploying resources to the Western Addition," Oropeza said.
cbs5.com /local/local_story_153211711.html   (302 words)

  
 SAN FRANCISCO / Western Addition library branch closing
The Western Addition branch of the San Francisco Public Library will close Aug.
Popular adult fiction, children's picture stories and audiovisual materials from the Western Addition branch's Japanese language collection will be moved to the Presidio branch, 3150 Sacramento St., site of a new international languages collection.
The library has completed two of 24 renovation and construction projects funded in part by a $105.9 million bond issue approved by voters in 2000.
feeds.sanfrancisconews.net /?rid=d7730ba86c8b132c&...   (154 words)

  
 Western Addition, CA (San Francisco County) - neighborhood business info - ePodunk
Western Addition, CA (San Francisco County) - neighborhood business info - ePodunk
California > All counties > San Francisco County > Western Addition, CA Western Addition, CA
Air, toxics, waste & water info for San Francisco County
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/bizInfo.php?locIndex=280501   (152 words)

  
 San Francisco Eichlers: Diamond Heights, Russian Hill, Cathedral Hill, Western Addition
He aggressively pursued this new and unfamiliar urban market and quickly launched a variety of simultaneous projects including low-rise, high-rise and townhouse projects in San Francisco.
Laguna Eichler Complex on Cathedral Hill in Western Addition
All rate, payment, and area information are estimates and approximations only.
www.eichlerforsale.com /San_Francisco_Eichlers   (257 words)

  
 University of Michigan Library Name Resolver Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
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Title: St. Francis square, western addition redevelopment area.
Subject: Cities (general views, etc.); Squares; Plazas; Circles; Forums; Agoras; St. Francis square, western addition redevelopment area.; United States
name.umdl.umich.edu /IC-UMMU2IC-X-LS005025]LS005025   (105 words)

  
 Western Addition - Reviews on RateItAll
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 San Francisco Pizza, Deep Dish, Thin Crust Western Addition Reviews  of Little Star ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
San Francisco Pizza, Deep Dish, Thin Crust Western Addition Reviews of Little Star Pizza Restaurant CA 94117 (415) 441-1118,
“ What a great addition to the neighborhood!!
Been wanting a great deep dish pizza place close by.
www.sfsurvey.com /restaurant_details.asp?id_restaurant=910   (3882 words)

  
 Purple Roofs GLBT Travel Directory - Western Addition Gay & Lesbian Accommodations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Purple Roofs GLBT Travel Directory - Western Addition Gay and Lesbian Accommodations
Home Page > USA > California > San Francisco > Western Addition Accommodations
Write Us at: Purple Roofs, PO Box 4666, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-0022
www.purpleroofs.com /usa/california/sanfrancisco/sfwesternadd.html   (204 words)

  
 SAN FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOODS GUIDE - Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square and more
SAN FRANCISCO NEIGHBORHOODS GUIDE - Fisherman's Wharf, Union Square and more
Embracing three historic districts-Webster Street, Bush Street-Cottage Row and Alamo Square- renowned for their Victorian architecture, the Western Addition is one of The City's most diverse areas.
A thriving Japanese-American community and the Center for African and African American Art and Culture on Fulton Street reflect the neighborhood's rich and varied heritage.
onlyinsanfrancisco.com /neighborhoods/description.asp?nid=43   (129 words)

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