San Francisco Neighborhoods · Miraloma Park
Miraloma Park
Fog zoneA quiet, leafy hillside enclave on the southern slopes of Mount Davidson, where curving streets, mid-century homes, woodsy calm, and sweeping views meet one of the city's most active neighborhood associations.
- Woodsy hillside calm
- Big ridge-top views
- Strong neighborhood club
- Steps from Mount Davidson
On the map
Open Miraloma Park on the map →The story
Miraloma Park was laid out from 1926 through the 1950s, developed largely by the Meyer Brothers, who assembled land from the Sutro estate, Wells Fargo & Company, and other owners. They marketed it as a 'City in Itself,' a suburban home center of mostly one-story-over-garage houses on curving streets that follow the hill's contours in the City Beautiful tradition. Roughly 2,400 single-family homes were built, many on the lower slopes of Mount Davidson, whose summit had been preserved as a public park in 1929. Residents organized the Miraloma Park Improvement Club, whose first meeting was held in 1930 and which incorporated in 1936. The developer built and donated a clubhouse on Del Vale Avenue, dedicated November 10, 1940, and the club remains vigorous today.
Things most people don’t know
San Francisco's highest peak
Mount Davidson rises 928 feet, the highest natural point in the city, and its summit and slopes form Mount Davidson Park.
The summit cross
A 103-foot concrete cross, dedicated in 1934, stands atop Mount Davidson and has been a landmark of the city's skyline for generations.
A planned hillside subdivision
Roughly 2,400 mostly single-family homes were built from the late 1920s on, on curving streets that follow the hill's contours in the City Beautiful style.
An old, active improvement club
The Miraloma Park Improvement Club traces its first meeting to 1930 and meets in a clubhouse donated by the developer and dedicated in 1940.
Residents won their bus line
Early club efforts brought transit to the hill; Mayor Rossi piloted the first 36 bus from Forest Hill Station on July 23, 1939.
Eating and drinking near Miraloma Park
Miraloma Park is primarily residential — these sit in Glen Park, West Portal.
Restaurants
- Gialina Pizzeria · 2842 Diamond St (Glen Park)
- La Corneta Taqueria · 2834 Diamond St (Glen Park)
- Bursa Mediterranean Cuisine · 60 West Portal Ave (West Portal)
- Goat Hill Pizza - West Portal · 170 W Portal Ave (West Portal)
Bars
- Glen Park Station · 2816 Diamond St (Glen Park)
Getting around and getting care
Transit. Muni 36-Teresita winds through the neighborhood; the 44-O'Shaughnessy runs along O'Shaughnessy Boulevard nearby, and the 43-Masonic serves the western edge. Glen Park BART and the Forest Hill Muni Metro station are each a short ride away.
Nearest hospital. CPMC Mission Bernal Campus, 3555 Cesar Chavez St (about 2.5 mi)
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