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> which was a low rent neighborhood where most of the residential buildings were SROs. It was. Now (south of Market, west of Civic Center BART) it's high rises
by creer 3y ago
> which was a low rent neighborhood where most of the residential buildings were SROs.
It was. Now (south of Market, west of Civic Center BART) it's high rises, towers and lots of houses that have been remodeled and mid-rises on the side streets. Around Twitter basically. All of which expensive - because well, it's at the center and walking distance of everything.
And on transit like I said, yes it's there. And could even be decent. Except it's not. I mean, it's non-existent in other places. But that doesn't make it anywhere near "nice" in San Francisco. Again depending on the neighborhoods that you try to drive through no doubt. Many people still don't have a good alternative and use it. When we have to.
- pfisherman 3y agoThey may be charging a lot, but that does not make it a nice neighborhood. But I guess they figured they could fleece people who did not know their way around the city. Downtown SF has always been a soulless wasteland for the homeless and people who do not actually live in the city. Life in SF has always been about the neighborhoods. So basically anything West of Van Ness, South of 16th, and North of Broadway (with the exception of Nob Hill) modulo the character of the neighborhood. The trick with muni busses is to always sit by the second set of doors. Crazy people ride in the front. Thugs and teenagers in the back. Normal people in the middle. The muni rail is truly an abomination. But the daily game of sardines is part of the charm … I guess