Category:Russian Hill - Revision history

MKirkland at 23:38, 6 October 2014

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	''Text excerpted from 'The District Handbook: A CORO Foundation Guide'"		''Text excerpted from 'The District Handbook: A CORO Foundation Guide'

	The exact derivation for the name of Russian Hill is not known, although some sources say a Russian community or cemetery was once on the hill. One unlikely story has it that a well known Russian sailor of immense bulk and alcoholic appetite finally drank himself to death at a wharf watering-hole and was buried at the top of the hill, which was named after him.		The exact derivation for the name of Russian Hill is not known, although some sources say a Russian community or cemetery was once on the hill. One unlikely story has it that a well known Russian sailor of immense bulk and alcoholic appetite finally drank himself to death at a wharf watering-hole and was buried at the top of the hill, which was named after him.

MKirkland: Added neighborhood description

2014-10-06T23:08:15Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

			''Text excerpted from 'The District Handbook: A CORO Foundation Guide'"

			The exact derivation for the name of Russian Hill is not known, although some sources say a Russian community or cemetery was once on the hill. One unlikely story has it that a well known Russian sailor of immense bulk and alcoholic appetite finally drank himself to death at a wharf watering-hole and was buried at the top of the hill, which was named after him.

			Initially, the residents of Russian Hill were the very poor because its steep slopes discouraged those who could afford to live elsewhere. In the 1870s, an African American community existed on the southwest slopes. Also in the late part of the 19th century, an artist's colony resided at the top of the hill.

			With the invention of the [http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Cable_Cars cable car], San Francisco's hills and views became easily accessible. The wealthy first built their homes on [http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=Category:Nob_Hill Nob Hill] to take advantage of this, and later spilled over onto Russian Hill.

Texteradmin at 15:09, 22 August 2009

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Texteradmin at 07:05, 22 August 2009

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Lisaruth: Protected "Category:Russian Hill" [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

2009-01-21T09:08:08Z

Protected "Category:Russian Hill" [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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Ccarlsson at 03:23, 19 January 2009

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	'''~~Looking southeast across North Beach from Russian Hill c. 1885. (Washington Square Park is visible~~ in ~~left center)~~. ~~Nob Hill rises to upper right, today~~'~~s financial district is the low point in center.~~'''~~<br>~~'~~'Greg Gaar Collection,~~ San Francisco, CA''		'''The celebrated Lombard Street while being constructed in 1922.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

Ccarlsson: New page: Image:norbeach$north-beach-from-russian-hill.jpg '''Looking southeast across North Beach from Russian Hill c. 1885. (Washington Square Park is visible in left center). Nob Hill rises ...

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New page: Image:norbeach$north-beach-from-russian-hill.jpg '''Looking southeast across North Beach from Russian Hill c. 1885. (Washington Square Park is visible in left center). Nob Hill rises ...

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'''Looking southeast across North Beach from Russian Hill c. 1885. (Washington Square Park is visible in left center). Nob Hill rises to upper right, today's financial district is the low point in center.'''<br>''Greg Gaar Collection, San Francisco, CA''