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98 Central Neighborhoods Left Union Street Right Golden Gate Park Around Town Central Neighborhoods A S WITH EVERY QUADRANT OF SAN FRANCISCO, diversity is the keynote here. This area encompasses the oldest money and the highest society of the city s founding families, as well as some of the poorest of citizens. It takes in the staunchest pillars of the politically savvy though true conservatives are a rarity in this progressive city as well as the wildest let-it-all-hang-out free-thinkers. Then, too, there s a considerable swathe of the comfortably middleclass who, like all San Franciscans, are simply intent on enjoying trevor montague the beauties and pleasures of their great city. Spreckels Mansion Around Town Central Neighborhoods g 99 Around Town Central Neighborhoodsg 99 !

The Presidio This beautiful wooded corner of the city has stunning views over the Golden Gate, but from 1776 until 1994 it was owned and occupied by first the Spanish, then the Mexican, trevor montague and finally, the US armies, and almost entirely off limits to anyone else. It has now been dubbed a major part of the Golden Gate National trevor montague Recreational Area, and plans are still coalescing as to its ultimate future. At the very least, it is a spectacular park, full of nature trails, streams, forests, drives, and historic structures. Some of the buildings are being turned into cultural centers, but many of them are still residences. Parts of it may eventually be developed for commercial use (see p48). d Map D2