History of Mission District, San Francisco
Brief History of Mission District
Mission District is located in east central San Francisco. Mission District is also known as The Mission. Historically, it was home to Latino families. To the east, it is bordered by United States route 101. Its eastern neighbors; Potrero Hill and Sanchez street separates the Mission from Eureka Valley to the north west and Noe Valley to the South East. Currently the District is known for the excellent work that has been going on and attractive architecture all over the place. It is believed that a tribe called Yelemu were the first people to inhabitat the Mission. When talking about Mission District, Mission San Francisco de Asis cannot be forgotten. It was a Mission church founded by Spanish settlers.
The Mission church was the stop over for new residents who were joining the city. It attracted people from all races which included the Germans, Italians and Irish immigrants. The district grew rapidly and this led to construction of the first baseball stadium in California. The stadium was opened in 1868 and part of the stadium is now what is known as Garfield square.
The devastating fire and the earthquake
In 1906, San Francisco area was hit by an earthquake and destroyed what had become the business center. To add insult to injury, a devastating fire followed destroying what was left. However, south of Mission District was largely spared and as a result homeless people flocked to the area and it became densely populated. The Mission District took this to its advantage and it became the center of labor movement. Due to the high population, labor unions formation, meetings and wars took place here. The Irish American community made the Mission their home during this time.
In the mission district, it is an densely populated area of San Francisco. Many businesses as wells as residences are located here. Clarion Alley as pictured above is famous for its artwork, and there is absolutely no parking on this alley way or you will be towed.
The Mission in 1970 to 1990s
It is during this time that the Mission experienced additional immigrants from south, central America, Philippines and Middle east. This helped ease the civil wars and political tension that was being experienced at that time. Banks and companies were opened in large numbers which would later see them expand and open branches and have their headquarters in Mission District.
The present Mission District
The dot com generation started populating the district bringing in young and urbanized professionals. This movement had its implications as it made the house rents shoot up. Despite all this, central American and Mexican immigrants continued to live in mission District. This area has lots of vehicles, so if you end up getting in an accident and need a Mission District towing service, you can call us.
Gentrification
This is a process where a neighborhood is changed through business and affluent residents moving in. This can result in an increased activity of a neighborhood like the economy and politics, which influences the demographics of the region. Mission city serves an example of a District that has experienced gentrification through out its existence. The Mission District has been home to most of the San Francisco immigrants.
Demographics
The total population of Mission district is 38,704 and the town has more males compared to females. Other statistics shows that 25,847 citizens are US born. 6,805 are citizens but not born there. The remaining population are not citizens of US either by birth or registration.