The San Francisco call., 1910-01-15
HANDSOME HOMES
ADORN DISTRICT
Fine Marine View and PrOXim-
ity to Park Features Haight
and Ashbury Section

All the houses at sufficient elevation
in the Ashbury and Haight district get
fno marine view. The others at less
elevations arc fortunate in overlooking
or smuggling close up to Golden Gate
mark. Tn fact. on the south line of the
park for short distance extends
low OF houses which actually make the
psrk their back door yard. precisely
IS the remainder OF the district re-
cards the world famous pleasure
ground as its front yard. in the COM
prehensiVe area that IS described. as
the Ashbury and Haight district there
is included Baker street. and this
fronts the park panhandle, or the be
ginning Of the playground. In Stanyan
street is the old time main entrance
TO the delights that have resulted from
the city's vast landscape gardening In
that region. The Ashbury and Haight
street section has for the enjoyment
and material benefit of its population
a string Of advantages that entitie IL
10 rank with any part of san Fran
cisco I'm the number OF allurements ii
holds out as place Of residence.
NEW BUSINESS DISTRICT
The western end of Haight street is
the beginning Of 4 business street that
IS gaining in importance with each
year. The line Of stores grows annually
and the class of buildings used 10
house stocks OF goods for sale has i'm
proved until ihe appearance CT Haight
streets business area compares well
with that OF any retail part Of this
city outside Of the principal thorough
fares like Market and the other down
town streets.
MANY HANDSOME HOMES
large share of the population of
san Francisco has purchased lots and
erected handsome homes on the Ash
bury heights hills. Some little atten-
tiou has been previously paid 10 the
collection OF more than 200 picturesque
houses that Mrs. Fritz has financed and
erected. While they are exceptional in
being the work OF one woman, assisted
by her architect son, they stand in 2
district where costly buildings Of good
construction are SO much the rule that
the entire section is admirable in the
nature OF its Improvements.
The rapid advance in the value of
real estate in the entire region west of
Baker street. and especially along the
line of Haight street and in the Ash
bury street heights in the last four
years has been matter for general
comment among the realty brokers and
property owners.
The juNtaposition of the Sunset and
Ashbury heights districts gives to both
adjoining sections great advantages in
the matter Of schools and collegiate
facilities. which influence people to
make their homes in that part of the
city The park, acting as even a
greater magnet. has drawn thousands
10 this favored region.
In addition 10 the Golden Gate park
the Haight and Ashbury heights sec
f1 eEr1mafk-ert- G
own. .~which has a peculiar charm in
that II is kept practically in its native
state Of Wildness and is covered with
z native growth which is unusual to
find I'm any settled part OF a great
American city.
FINE EDUCATIONAL BUILDINGS
When Adolph Sutro selected Par
nsssus heights as the site of the affil-
lated colleges, subject 10 acceptance
by the University Of California. he
started in motion an educational drift
in a south OF the park direction that
has resulted in centeringH there sites
for the cOstliest collection Of educa-
tional structures TO be found in any
part Of the municipal boundaries. These
include the three colleges of the group
Of those ahiiIiated with the University
Of California. the Lowell high school,
The Polytechnic high school and some
DA the nltSL ctAlRNl l4dl llOuSt
grammar and primary grades. To
these has been added the great estab-
lishment connected with st. Ignatius
church. which was removed from the
downtown site by fire and which sought
room and has found it IN the Hal ght
and Ashbury region. where plans have
been made for the erection Of struc-
lures Of the permanent sort at large
expense.
Less than p years ago scarcely
house was standing on ethe present
Ashbury heights and there were few
streets that were cut through.
Commuuics tions are printed else
where from men identified with the
Improvement Of the city west of Devils
sdero street and between Hayes street
and the top OF AshburY heights that
give brief summaries of the part Of
the city in which they have their
homes and do business. These are
worthy Of attention and viii be read
with interest by a great army of citi-
zens who are directly concerned.