San Francisco's Noe Valley
By Bill Yenne
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Bill Yenne
Bill Yenne is the author of ten novels and more than three dozen non-fiction books, his most recent being America's Few: Marine Aces in the South Pacific (Osprey, 2022). His work has been selected for the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Reading List. He is the recipient of the Air Force Association's Gill Robb Wilson Award for the “most outstanding contribution in the field of arts and letters [as an author] whose works have shaped how thousands of Americans understand and appreciate air power.” He lives in California, USA.
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San Francisco's Noe Valley - Bill Yenne
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INTRODUCTION
In the heart of San Francisco, there is a quiet residential neighborhood that has earned a reputation for being a village within the city.
A traditional working-class neighborhood, it gradually evolved into a highly desirable residential area for people who sought to have the amenities of a smaller village without having to leave the confines of the city. By the beginning of the 21st century, it was seen as being one of the two or three most desirable residential areas within the city.
Located in the geographical center of the City and County of San Francisco, the district is in the valley formed by Glen Park to the south, Diamond Heights to the southwest, Twin Peaks to the west, and by the line of hills that include Alvarado Heights and Dolores Heights to the north. The generally accepted boundaries of Noe Valley are Grand View Avenue on the west, Twenty-first Street on the north, Dolores Street on the east, and Thirtieth Street on the south.
At the northeast corner of Noe Valley is the section bounded by Twentieth, Twenty-second, Dolores, and Mission Streets that was designated in 1985 by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board as the Liberty Hill Historic District.
The other adjacent neighborhoods include Twin Peaks to the west, Eureka Valley to the north, Glen Park to the south, and the Mission District to the east. Indeed, Noe Valley was long considered a sub-section of the Mission District. Both shared the old Mission
telephone exchange, evidence of which is seen in the numerous 64-prefix
telephone numbers that still exist throughout both the Mission District and Noe Valley.
The heart of Noe Valley is the shopping district that extends along Twenty-fourth Street from Douglass Street to Church Street, mainly in the blocks between Castro and Church Streets. An additional, smaller shopping district is located on Church Street between Twenty-seventh Street and Thirtieth Street.
This photo centers on the corner of Twenty-fourth Street and Noe Street, showing Noe Valley as it appeared in 1937. For the most part, these buildings are still as they appear in this photograph. On the lower right corner of the intersection is what was then Charles Schroyer’s gas station. A large vacant lot exists on the site where Bell Market would be built in 1968. In the interim, various businesses would occupy this site. At the bottom, we can see the Number 11 street car making its way west on Twenty-fourth Street, while at the top, the Castro Street Cable Car is just opposite the Cable Car Barn headed south to the turntable one block away. (U.S. Army photo, courtesy of the Noe Valley Archives.)
This 1937 aerial view by the U.S. Army Air Corps shows the point where Castro Street ended and became a dirt road, before the extension was paved and named Newburg Street. The cable car turntable at Twenty-sixth and Castro Streets is also visible. (U.S. Army photo, courtesy of the Noe Valley Archives.)
Noe Valley’s Alvarado Heights can be seen in the distance of this 1916 view looking northeast from the slopes of Twin Peaks. Crews are paving what was then Corbett Road, and now Corbett Avenue. Just below Corbett is Market Street, and just beyond that, the western edge of Noe Valley. (Courtesy author’s collection.)
This view of Alvarado Heights was taken c. 1940 looking east from the same angle as the previous photograph. The tennis courts at the corner of Douglass and Elizabeth Streets can be seen at the bottom center. The paved trail on the north side of Alvarado Street above Diamond Street can be seen arcing across the hillside. This hillside would remain mostly vacant for another two decades. (Courtesy author’s collection.)
Alvarado Heights can be seen upper left in this recent photograph of western Noe Valley. The line of Queen Anne Victorian high houses
along Twenty-third Street east of Diamond Street runs across the top center of this view. St. Philip’s Church is on the right. (Photo by Bill Yenne.)
Corbett Avenue (top) intersects a serpentine Market Street in this 1937 U.S. Army Air Corps aerial view. Below are the western fringes of Noe Valley from Twenty-fifth Street on the left to Twenty-third Street on the right. Where Douglass Street crosses from left to right near the bottom, a large vacant lot is bounded by Twenty-fourth and Elizabeth Streets. The former site of the Noe Valley School, this became the Noe Playground, later Noe Courts. (U.S. Army photo, courtesy of the Noe Valley Archives.)
This photograph looks west toward Twin Peaks, with Alvarado Heights at the bottom center and Alvarado School in the center. This photograph was taken in 1957 by Al Woldow from his private plane. The street at the right is Twenty-second Street,