much of the neighborhood was originally occupied by Islais Creek (often referred to as Cayuga Creek, and at one point known as Islais Swamp).

Balboa Park / Ingleside Police Station, back in the day.

map showing the waterways and roads in early San Francisco

One of the original trains crossed through the broccoli fields of Mission Terrace.

Now St. John Lane, the street that divides the baseball fields from the playground, pool, and soccer stadium, was once a dirt road lined by trees.

​​For more historic photos:

​​For more historic documents:

Mission Terrace (on flickr)
San Miguel School (on Flickr)
​Mission Terrace Images (on OpenSFHistory)

Mission Terrace real estate brochure from 1911
​Newspaper Clipping Circa 1949

Working to preserve
​our history.

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Neighbors, David Hooper and Lisa Dunseth, are pushing for the Alemany Emergency Hospital and Health Center, to be designated a San Francisco landmark and hope to return the health facilities to their intended purposes. 
Click this LINK for more information.