Lower Haight
| Lower Haight | |
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| Neighborhood of San Francisco | |
| Nickname(s): Haight-Fillmore | |
 Lower Haight
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| Coordinates: 37°46′19″N 122°25′48″W / 37.772°N 122.430°WCoordinates: 37°46′19″N 122°25′48″W / 37.772°N 122.430°W | |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | London Breed |
| • State Assembly | David Chiu (D) |
| • State Senator | Scott Wiener (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 km2 (0.298 sq mi) |
| • Land | 0.77 km2 (0.298 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,120 |
| • Density | 11,835/km2 (30,653/sq mi) |
| ZIP Code | 94102, 94117 |
| Area codes | 415/628 |
The Lower Haight is a neighborhood, sometimes referred to as Haight-Fillmore, in San Francisco, California.
Referred to as "Pine Valley" in the 70s because of all the pine trees, the Lower Haight lies generally along Haight Street east of Divisadero Street, and between Oak Street (or Fell Street) on the north, and Duboce Avenue (or Waller Street) on south. The eastern boundary is variously placed at Webster Street, Laguna Street, or even Market Street. It is east of the more famous Haight-Ashbury, which is also known as the Upper Haight. The name derives from the significant elevation change as Haight Street climbs steeply from Scott Street to Buena Vista Park.
The area straddles a shallow valley between Mint Hill and Upper Haight, sloping down from Oak Street (north) toward Duboce (south). Duboce Park, toward the corner of Duboce and Scott, is a grassy park containing a children's playground, dog park, and the Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Building.
Adjacent neighborhoods include the Western Addition/Alamo Square to the north; Duboce Triangle to the south; Hayes Valley to the east; and the Upper Haight to the west.
The San Francisco Association of Realtors defines the area more narrowly as the "Haight-Fillmore" neighborhood, bounded by Steiner Street on the west, Webster Street on the east, Fell Street on the north, and Waller Street on the south. In 2015, many real estate listings inaccurately called the Lower Haight "Hayes Valley" but no part of Haight Street is part of Hayes Valley. The Association considers the neighborhood to be a subset of the Hayes Valley (District 6B). [2]
A mixture of restaurants, small nightclubs, cafes, drinking establishments, residences, galleries, and hair salons characterizes the Lower Haight. Neighborhood institutions include John Muir Elementary School, San Francisco Zen Center, The United States Mint, Duboce and Koshland parks, and the abandoned UC Berkeley Extension.
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