Mission Theatre on Mission Street

The Mission or the Mission District is the name of a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. It is built near the sixth Alta California mission, Mission San Francisco de Asis. The neighborhood is both ethnically and economically diverse, with significant contingents of Latinos, African Americans, and Cantonese-speaking Chinese. Download high resolution version (1188x1632, 376 KB)Straightened (and better named) version of Image:100_0062. ... Download high resolution version (1188x1632, 376 KB)Straightened (and better named) version of Image:100_0062. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... The Spanish Missions of California (more simply referred to as the California Missions) comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans, to spread the Christian doctrine among the local Native Americans, but with the added benefit of giving Spain a toehold in the frontier... Mission Basilica San Francisco de Asís Mission Basilica San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores, was founded on October 9, 1776. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Etimology Latino or Latin is a term common in many Latin languagues (Portuguese, Galician, Asturian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French, Italian, Ladin, Romanian) used to refer to people whose cultural roots come from the Roman Empire, since Rome was located in Lacium, central Italy. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... This article is on all of the Yue dialects. ...

Geography

As its name inevitably suggests, the principal thoroughfare of the Mission district is Mission Street, roughly from U.S. Highway 101 on the north to Cesar Chavez Street (formerly Army Street) on the South. Highway 101 also forms the boundary between the Mission District and its eastern neighbor, Potrero Hill, while Dolores Street separates the district from Noe Valley and The Castro to the west. To the south lies Bernal Heights. Mission Street is San Franciscos longest street and is one of its oldest. ... MAJOR JUNCTIONS JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 0. ... Noe Valley is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco, California. ... The sidewalk on Castro Street looking north from 18th toward Market displays some of the color of the neighborhood. ... The Bernal Heights neighborhood, familiarly called Bernal, lies to the south of San Franciscos Mission District. ...

Dolores Park is technically not classified within the Mission because it is on the west side of Dolores Street; its name has resulted in the Mission San Francisco de Asis, situated therein, acquiring the alternate, colloquial name of "Mission Dolores," and it is here from which the city's official climate records are compiled. Dolores Park is a San Francisco, California city park that offers a clear view of the downtown skyline when there is no fog. ...

Sometimes the Excelsior and Crocker-Amazon districts in far south-central San Francisco are referred to as the "Outer Mission" because they share Mission Street as their main thoroughfare; by way of distinction the Mission proper is sometimes also called the "Inner Mission," "Inner" meaning closer to downtown and "Outer" signifying further away from downtown (some other San Francisco communities being correspondingly subdivided). However, most Excelsior and Crocker-Amazon residents prefer to call their neighborhoods by their respective names, and fight the label of "Outer Mission". The Excelsior District in San Francisco is the area along Mission Street, south of Interstate 280 and north of Geneva Avenue. ... The Crocker-Amazon is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California bordering the Excelsior District. ...

Climate

The microclimates of San Francisco create a system by which each neighborhood has radically different weather at any given time. The Mission's geographical location insulates it from the fog and wind from the west. As a result, the Mission has a tendency to be warmer and sunnier than the rest of the city. This climatic phenomenon becomes apparent to visitors who walk down 24th Street from Noe Valley towards Mission Street. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Noe Valley is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco, California. ...

History

The large Latino population in the Mission District can be seen highlighted in this thematic map of San Francisco

The Ohlone Indians inhabited the region of what is now the Mission District for over 2,000 years. Spanish missionaries arrived in the area during the late 18th century. They found the Ohlone living peacefully in a village at the edge of a lagoon, hunting and gathering. In this location, the Spanish founded a Mission in June, 1776. This period marked the beginning of the end of the Ohlone culture. Archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians observe that the Franciscan friars used Ohlone slave labor to complete the Mission building in 1790. During European settlement of the City in the 19th and 20th century, large numbers of Irish and German immigrant workers moved into the area. Development and settlement intensifed after the 1906 Earthquake as many of city's displaced businesses and residents moved into the area making Mission Street a major commercial thoroughfare. During the 1940-1960s, large numbers of Mexicans moved into the area as whites moved out giving it the Latin character it is known for today. During the 1980s to 1990s, the Mexican population was joined by large numbers of immigrants and refugees from Central and South America fleeing civil war in their home countries. This image is a self-generated thematic map from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Factfinder at http://factfinder. ... This image is a self-generated thematic map from the U.S. Census Bureaus American Factfinder at http://factfinder. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Etimology Latino or Latin is a term common in many Latin languagues (Portuguese, Galician, Asturian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, French, Italian, Ladin, Romanian) used to refer to people whose cultural roots come from the Roman Empire, since Rome was located in Lacium, central Italy. ... 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. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search San Francisco City Hall, April 20, 1906. ... Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Despite rising rents and housing prices, gentrification, a stubbornly high crime rate, and gang warfare, many Mexican and Central American immigrants continue to move into the Mission district. Jump to: navigation, search This once impoverished historic neighborhood near downtown Jersey City is quickly becoming gentrified. ...

Culture

The Mission district was for many years the central nexus of the Latino community of San Francisco Bay Area. Today it faces stiff competition from the Fruitvale community across the bay in Oakland as well as down south in San Jose. Musician Carlos Santana grew up here as much of his music was inspired by his experience. The Mission was also a pioneer in Low-rider culture, as well as a hotbed of violent gang warfare, primarily between the Norteños and the Sureños gangs that still continues off and on today. Jump to: navigation, search USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Fruitvale is a residential neighborhood in eastern Oakland, California. ... Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley Location Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ... Carlos Santana in concert, Barcelona 2003 Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican–American Grammy Award-winning musician and Latin-rock guitarist. ... 1961 Chevrolet Impala LowRider A low rider is a car or truck which has had its suspension system modified (usually with hydraulic suspension) so that it rides as low to the ground as possible. ... The Norteños (Spanish for northerners), also called Nuestra Familia (Our Family), are a coalition of Hispanic gangs in North America, based in northern California. ... The Sureños (Spanish: southerners), or Sur for short, are a Hispanic street gang with origins in Southern California, connected with the Mexican Mafia prison organization. ...

Every late May, the city's annual Carnival festival and parade is held here. Meant to mimic the festival in Rio de Janeiro, it is held in late May instead of the traditional late February. Jump to: navigation, search Swabian-Alemannic carnival clowns in Wolfach, Germany A carnival parade is a public celebration, combining some elements of a circus and public street party, generally during the Carnival Season. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor Rio de Janeiros waterfront and the Morro de Castello from the Ilha das Cobras in 1919 by Harriet Chalmers Adams A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of...

Many Central American banks and companies have set up branches, offices, and even their regional headquarters on Mission Street.

Beginning in the 1970s, artists, musicians and performers created studio spaces in the Mission, attracted by low rents for former industrial spaces; the most well-known of these spaces is Project Artaud, which is home to several theaters (Theater Artuad, Theater of Yugen, A Traveling Jewish Theater) and dance studios as well as Southern Exposure Gallery and many genuine live-work artists' lofts. Another nexus is the San Francisco Labor Temple (aka the Redstone Building), home to Theater Rhinocerous and a number of community and activist groups. The Roxie Theater, the oldest continuously operating movie theater in San Francisco, is host to repertory and independent films as well as local film festivals. The Roxie is a movie theatre in the Mission District of San Francisco. ...

Due to these cultural attractions, relatively less expensive housing and commercial space, and the high density of drinking establishments, the Mission has become a magnet for young people, including a clearly identifiable hipster crowd on Valencia Street and a lively independent arts community with many studios, galleries and open spaces including organisations such as Cellspace, ArtsExplosion and Independent Arts and Media. Jump to: navigation, search A hipster is a person who is strongly associated with a subculture that has been deemed hip, or hep. ...

The headquarters of the Electronic Frontier Foundation is in the Mission District. Jump to: navigation, search The EFF uses the blue ribbon as symbolism for their Free Speech defense. ...

Transportation

The neighborhood is serviced by the BART rail system to the 16th Street or the 24th Street stations, and by Muni bus numbers 26, 12, 14, 49, 48, 33, 22 and 27. To the west, the J Church Muni Metro line runs down Church Street, and is a popular way of getting to the Mission (16th Street) from the western districts. Jump to: navigation, search BART (in full, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District) is a rapid transit electric train service that serves parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Daly City, Richmond, Fremont, Hayward, Walnut Creek, and Concord. ... Two forms of public transport operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni): on the left, a bus (the 38 Geary line) and, on the right, the F Market historic streetcar. ... Looking south along the private right-of-way near 20th Street The J Church is a Muni Metro line in San Francisco, California. ... Muni Metro Map Muni Metro is a mass transit system operated in the City and County of San Francisco by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. ...

Highlights of The Mission

• Murals inspired by the traditional Mexican paintings made famous by Diego Rivera ... 24th Street, Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley, Art Institute, SFSU
• Dolores Park, around the north-west corner
• Nightlife centers around the 16th and Valencia Ave intersection
• The Roxie (on 16th) is the only remaining neighborhood movie theatre
• Excellent Mexican food, especially burritos; the Mission district is the original home of the San Francisco burrito style.

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External Links

• Western Half of The Mission - Guided photo tour
• Eastern Half of The Mission - Guided photo tour
• Mission Street Itself - Guided photo tour
• The Mission - Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco
• Women's Building Mural
• oddwall.com Murals and street art of the mission and throughout San Francisco
• Project Artaud