6th St, SOMA

I was placed at the Baldwin Hotel, while waiting to move into permanent housing, where I currently live, which was still under construction. I ended up being at that hotel for 7 months, which felt like forever. I've been in my low-income apartment for 5 years now and couldn't be happier. Especially being on dialysis all this time as well. I would not recommend 6th Street as an area to consider moving to, unless you happen to be homeless and/or low-income, maybe looking for temporary housing. Too many drugs and crimes going on in that area. As matter of fact, 99% of the time when I lived there, I did not go out at night. Better safe than sorry.

I can't believe that the reviews of 6th street are as generous as they are. This is notoriously one of the most high-crime areas in the entire city. I actually tried to turn on this street and ended up avoiding it and walking on another block. This area, part of the Tenderloin district, is notorious for low-income housing and higher crime rates (at least according to Wikipedia, and the neighborhood seems to be representative of this statistic when you walk through). There are many neighborhood cleanup projects, including shelters, soup kitchens and other social services, but the homeless people do appear to spill out onto the streets.

Given the proximity to so many other San Francisco icons, including the Bay Bridge, AT&T Park, the Civic Center and Union Square, it is hard to believe that this neighborhood is here, but it is here and crime seems to be on the uprise. There is some gentrification happening, but overall, this neighborhood has a long way to go. If you want to live in an up-and-coming area, move to the Mission. If you want a cheaper hotel near downtown or Union Square, stay in Fisherman's Wharf or the Financial District. Don't hang out here.

6th Street runs through Golden Gate Ave and then ends into a transition of an exit and entrance for freeway Interstate 280. Because of this, 6th Street is quite a busy street during the rush hours. There are many cafes, fast food restaurants, and restaurants to eat and dine at on 6th Street. There are one or two nightlife clubs and art galleries on 6th Street, instead there a lot of automotive businesses on 6th Street, great for those who need their car fixed. Other than all this, there isn’t much to do on 6th Street, nothing special for the tourists and isn’t really the ideal place to be living for a long term period of time.

sixth street stinks. lots of crackheads, dope dealers, and homeless people. there's a few clubs and bars that are halfway decent.. and when i say sixth street, i mean sixth street near the downtown area. for the most part, you're safe - unless, you just look like a jerk who wouldn't know what to do if someone snatched your bag from you. not a place to lick your ice cream while walking down this stinky path..