Bernal Heights is a San Francisco neighborhood which lies south of the Mission District.
Cesar Chavez Street forms its north boundary and San Jose Avenue is to on the west
side. I-280 and US 101 are to the south and east.
The area developed after the 1906 earthquake, which it survived, because of its bedrock
foundation. Houses were built here to accomodate workers after the earthquake and it
still has many of the small houses and Victorians built at that time. It is not quite as
upscale an area as neighboring Noe Valley but it has become a residential area for young
families with children and its central shopping street, Cortland Avenue, has some nice
restaurants and stores.
I often visit the area and I have a dear friend who lives in the neighborhood. Recently,
I had my camera with me and took pictures of some of the little houses in the area.
Cesar Chavez Street forms its north boundary and San Jose Avenue is to on the west
side. I-280 and US 101 are to the south and east.
The area developed after the 1906 earthquake, which it survived, because of its bedrock
foundation. Houses were built here to accomodate workers after the earthquake and it
still has many of the small houses and Victorians built at that time. It is not quite as
upscale an area as neighboring Noe Valley but it has become a residential area for young
families with children and its central shopping street, Cortland Avenue, has some nice
restaurants and stores.
I often visit the area and I have a dear friend who lives in the neighborhood. Recently,
I had my camera with me and took pictures of some of the little houses in the area.
The Victorians in this area aren't the big impressive houses one finds in Pacific Heights
but I think they are cute. I've never been inside one, though.
I've had a lazy weekend. Got a call from UCSF on Friday and the MOHS surgery for
the basal cell carcinoma on the side of my nose is scheduled for this Thursday, the 10th.
I am so glad my insurance approved the procedure to be done there as that is the best
place and my dermatologist was pushing for this.
Today, I watched three movies on Netflix, all of them I enjoyed. The first, "Brothers," my
youngest son had recommended and it was quite good. The last one was an Indian
film ( I love Indian movies ), a very sad true story about an Indian model who was shot
and the complications around getting justice in her case. I highly recommend, "No One
Killed Jessica" - there are English subtitles although, often, the actors are speaking English.
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