I took BART to the Mission and 24th Street station and entered the heart of the Mission District. I first walked west, to Noe Valley, and had a cup of java at La Boulange de Noe. Suitably energized, I walked east, through The Mission to Potrero Hill. After visiting Potrero Hill, I headed to the intersection of Dolores Street and Market Street where I boarded the old F-Line streetcar #1052, and took it inbound, disembarking in downtown San Francisco.
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The original Mission Delores Church. It is an adobe structure, and construction was completed in 1791. It is the oldest standing building in San Francisco.
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The approximate distance traveled as tracked by GPS was 6.5 miles. The approximate cumulative elevation gain was 709 feet. Mile markers are on the track.
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This graph shows the elevation changes encountered during the ramble.
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| A lovely duplex that is located on Guerrero Street in the Mission. The cross street is 24th Street. |
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| A building that is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of 25th Street and Bryant Street. |
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A basketball game played on a court located within the Potrero Hill Recreation Center.
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This view is looking northeast. The eastern span of the Bay Bridge is visible. A new span was recently built and opened for traffic. The old span is being disassembled, removed, and recycled. The Berkeley Hills are in the background. This picture was taken from the Potrero Hill Recreation Center.
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This view is looking northwest. Mount Tamalpais, the Marin Headlands, and both towers of the Golden Gate Bridge are visible in the distance. The photo was taken from the Potrero Hill Community Garden.
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This view is looking west. 20th Street is straight ahead. Eureka Valley, The Castro, Noe Valley, The Mission, Twin Peaks, Mount Sutro, and Sutro Tower are just some of the locations visible in this photograph. The photo was taken from the Potrero Hill Community Garden.
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Walking on a pedestrian walkway that crosses over the 101 Freeway.
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The Mission has many paintings on buildings, fences; actually, any surface can be used as a place to paint! These examples are on 25th Street between Mission Street and Osage Street.
