Western Addition

The centerpiece of the Western Addition is Alamo Square and the row of Victorian ‘painted ladies’ homes, which are the subject of postcards sold all over the city. On a clear day, with the Victorians in the foreground, and the downtown skyline behind, Alamo Square presents San Francisco as a city of seeming opposites yet entirely livable. This area is also the city’s richest depository of classic homes, such as the Archbishops Mansion at Fulton and Steiner streets (now converted to a luxurious bed and breakfast), the Chateau Tivoli at Steiner and Golden Gate streets, and the homes in the 1800 block of California Street, and the 1700 block of Franklin street in specific.