San Francisco Neighborhoods · Bayview
Bayview
also Bayview–Hunters PointFog zoneSan Francisco's sun-warmed southeast corner — a hilly, historically African-American neighborhood where the Third Street corridor still beats with deep community roots.
- Among the city's sunniest
- Rich cultural history
- T-Third light rail
- More space for the money
On the map
Open Bayview on the map →The story
Bayview grew up around Butchertown, the slaughterhouse district where cattle were once driven down Third Street, and the heavy industry of the city's southeastern flats. During World War II, thousands of African-American workers came to labor at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, and the neighborhood became the heart of Black San Francisco. For decades the area was underserved by transit until the Third Street Light Rail Project brought the Muni Metro T line to the corridor in 2007. Today the Third Street corridor holds the largest concentration of Black-owned businesses in the city, anchored by the 1888 Bayview Opera House.
Things most people don’t know
Shipyard heritage
The WWII-era Hunters Point Naval Shipyard drew thousands of African-American workers, shaping Bayview into the heart of Black San Francisco.
City's oldest theatre
The Bayview Opera House at 4705 Third St, built in 1888, is reputed to be the oldest surviving theatre in San Francisco — a City Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.
T-Third light rail
The Third Street Light Rail brought Muni Metro's T line to the long-underserved corridor in 2007, with stations the length of Third Street.
Butchertown roots
Bayview grew up around Butchertown, the city's old slaughterhouse district, where cowboys once drove cattle down Third Street.
Black-owned business hub
The Third Street corridor is home to the largest concentration of Black-owned businesses in San Francisco.
Eating and drinking
Restaurants
- Gumbo Social · 5176 3rd St
- Smoke Soul Kitchen · 4618 3rd St
- Old Skool Cafe · 1429 Mendell St
- All Good Pizza · 1605 Jerrold Ave
- Tallio's Coffee · 4732 3rd St
Bars
- Laughing Monk Brewing · 1439 Egbert Ave
- D10 Taproom at Hunters Point Brewery · 1195 Evans Ave
Getting around and getting care
Transit. The T-Third Muni Metro line runs the length of Third Street with stations including Evans, Williams, Revere/Shafter and Carroll. Connecting buses include the 19, 24, 29, 44 and 54.
Nearest hospital. Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 1001 Potrero Ave (about 3 mi)
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