Dolores Park is a San Francisco, California city park that offers a clear view of the downtown skyline when there is no fog. The Muni Metro J-Church streetcar line runs through the park. The J-Church travels down Church Street after emerging from the Market Street tunnel but, upon reaching 18th Street, the transit line goes through Dolores Park since the neighboring hill, on Church Street itself, is too steep for any streetcar to climb. The line reconnects with Church Street a few blocks later after it winds its way along the streetcar right-of-way that is behind neighborhood backyards. The northern end of Dolores Park is located directly across the street from Mission High School. Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... Muni Metro is a mass transit system operated in the City and County of San Francisco by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, managed by the Municipal Transportation Agency. ... Looking south along the private right-of-way near 20th Street This article is about the San Francisco Railway line. ... Market Street is a street in San Francisco, California that runs from the Ferry Building on San Francisco Bay at the north eastern edge of the city going southwest and terminating as a major throughfare at Castro Street. ... The Market Street Subway is a subway tunnel in San Francisco, California, United States. ... Mission High School is a public high school located in San Francisco, California on 18th street between Dolores and Church streets, across the street from Dolores Park, adjacent to both the Castro District and the Mission District. ...

People sit on the hills of the park to enjoy the view.

Dolores Park is located on the edges of both The Castro and Noe Valley neighborhoods, west of The Mission District, in an area sometimes referred to as "Dolores Heights." Dolores Park is two blocks tall by one block wide, based on the configuration of north-south and east-west blocks in that part of San Francisco. It is bounded by 18th Street on the north, 20th Street to the south, Dolores Street to the east and Church Street to the west. Image File history File links Dolorespark. ... Image File history File links Dolorespark. ... The sidewalk on Castro Street looking north from 18th toward Market displays some of the color of the neighborhood. ... Noe Valley is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco, California. ... Mission Theatre on Mission Street The Mission or the Mission District is the name of a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. ...

History

San Francisco Jewish Cemetary

Dolores Park is named after the Mission San Francisco Dolores, established by Spanish missionaries in 1776. Native Americans of the Ohlone tribe inhabited the area for several centuries before Spanish missionaries arrived. The Ohlone shared the land with Spanish ranchers and shopkeepers until the 1849 Gold Rush, when new settlers, gamblers, and tavern keepers flooded San Francisco. Image File history File links Jewishcemetary. ... Image File history File links Jewishcemetary. ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ... Map of the Costanoan languages The Ohlone (formerly Costanoan) are an ethnic group whose members lived in what is now the San Francisco Bay Area and Monterey Bay areas of California until after the European discovery and settling of this area. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) was the first world-class gold rush. ...

In 1861, the site was purchased by Congregation Sherith Israel for a Jewish cemetery which became inactive in 1894. The cemetery was moved to San Mateo County when San Francisco land became too valuable for the dead and burial within the city limits was prohibited. The graves were moved to Colma (via Southern Pacific railroad), where they still rest today at Hills of Eternity and Home of Peace Cemeteries. As a result of the mass grave movings from San Francisco, Colma is probably the largest city in the world where the population of the dead outnumbers the living. 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Colma is a small town in San Mateo County, California, at the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula next to Daly City and South San Francisco. ... The Southern Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark SP) was an American railroad. ...

In 1905, the City of San Francisco bought the land of Dolores Park for nearly $300,000 (equivalent to about $4 million in 2004). In 1906, the park served as a refugee camp for more than 1600 families made homeless by the earthquake and fire. Camp life after the earthquake ended in the summer of 1908. Some people kept their temporary shacks as houses and a few still survive today scattered across western San Francisco. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The park was home to many drug dealers in the 1980s and during much of the 1990s, and at that time was considered relatively unsafe at night, but drug dealing is no longer a major problem there. Herbert Asbury the author of The Gangs of New York mentions a notorious street gang known only as "Weiner Section" who habitually sell and smoke Cannabis (Marijuana) in the park. It can be found in the footnotes in his book The Barbary Coast, an informal history of the San Francisco underworld. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Herbert Asbury (September 1, 1889 – February 24, 1963) was an American journalist and writer probably best known for his The Gangs of New York, which Martin Scorsese adapted into a 2002 film. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this section may require cleanup. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...

Facilities

Dolores Park during the annual Dyke March.

Dolores Park has six tennis courts and one basketball court; two soccer fields, a playground, and a clubhouse with public restrooms. Dolores Park has been the neighborhood center for cultural, political and sports activities since the 1960s. It has hosted political rallies, festivals, Aztec ceremonial dances, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, and San Francisco Mime Troupe performances. It is also the starting place for the annual San Francisco Dyke March. Image File history File links Dykedolores. ... Image File history File links Dykedolores. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground is an area designed for children to play freely. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries who built an extensive empire in the late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. ... A typical Cinco de Mayo Baile folklórico celebration in Gardena, California Cinco de Mayo (The Fifth of May in Spanish) is a national holiday in Mexico which is also widely celebrated in the United States. ... A Dyke March is an all lesbian and/or bisexual gathering, much like a gay pride parade. ...

Dolores Park remains a popular relaxation and recreation open space for people from all over San Francisco. On warmer days, many people - particularly gay men - sunbathe on the hill at the southern end of the park (earning it the nickname "Speedo Ridge" or "Dolores Beach" among some locals). Homosexuality refers to sexual and romantic attraction between two individuals of the same sex. ...

See also

• San Francisco City Parks