22 Facts About Mission District

Mission District, commonly known as The Mission, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is derived from Mission San Francisco de Asis, built in 1776 by the Spanish.

North of the Mission District is the South of Market neighborhood, bordered roughly by Duboce Avenue and the elevated highway of the Central Freeway which runs above 13th Street.

The Mission District is part of San Francisco's supervisorial districts 6,9 and 10.

Mission District is often warmer and sunnier than other parts of San Francisco.

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Two main commercial zones, known as the Valencia corridor and the 24th Street corridor known as Calle 24 in the south central part of the Mission District are both very popular destinations for their restaurants, bars, galleries and street life.

The Mission District was moved from the shore of Laguna Dolores to its current location in 1783.

The Indian population at Mission District Dolores dropped from 400 to 50 between 1833 and 1841.

Also, in the 20th century, the Mission District was home to two other baseball stadiums, Recreation Park located at 14th and Valencia and Seals Stadium located at 16th and Bryant with both these stadiums being used by the baseball team named after the Mission District known as the Mission Reds and the San Francisco Seals.

Around 1900, the Mission District was still one of San Francisco's least densely populated areas, with most of the inhabitants being white families from the working class and lower middle class who lived in single-family houses and two-family flats.

San Francisco Armory is a castle-like building located at 14th and Mission District that was built as an armory for the US Army and California National Guard.

The Mission District Cultural Center for Latino Arts, established by Latino artists and activists, is an art space that was founded in 1976 in a space that was formerly a furniture store.

The Mission District's Galeria de la Raza, founded by local artists active in el Movimiento, is a nationally recognized arts organization, founded during this time of cultural and social renaissance in the Mission District, in 1971.

Mission District is known for his writings about the Mission District where he has been a long-time resident.

Many studios, galleries, performance spaces, and public art projects are located in the Mission District, including 1890 Bryant St Studios, Southern Exposure, Art Explosion Studios, City Art Collective Gallery, Artists' Television Access, Savernack Street, and the oldest, alternative, not-for-profit art space in the city of San Francisco, Intersection for the Arts.

Dance Mission District Theater is a nonprofit performance venue and dance school in the neighborhood as well.

Mission District often returned to the neighborhood, including for a live concert with his band Santana that was recorded in 1969, and for the KQED documentary "The Mission" filmed in 1994.

Mission District Local is predominantly an online news site but does publish a semiannual printed paper.

Mission District in the San Francisco Bay Area is a historic transit hub for the Chicano and the Latino community, especially on the 16th Street BART Plaza.

The majority of the residents that live in Mission District are of minorities and low-income families and uses this useful and open hub for gatherings and doing local businesses like food trucks.

The Mission District has felt the downstream effects of this demographic shift acutely.

The intense surge in demand for housing and low supply of available housing has placed upward pressure on rents in transit hubs like the Mission District, leading to gentrification and the displacement of families and small businesses.