Dolores St, Noe Valley

Dolores Street is a beautiful two-laned street with a palm tree lined meridian and several elms along the side walks. It is filled with beautifully painted Victorians whose bay windows stare out onto the palms. This area of the Mission has been largely gentrified and is filled with young dot.com types—something that you can tell by the web and computer support stores that dot the street.

There are two central highlights to the street that attract people here. Mission Dolores, the oldest building in San Francisco is at the corner with 16th street. You will find the smaller older chapel there and the larger church. It is a beautiful building and well worth the visit for anyone interested in the history of the area. Several other churches and synagogues also call Dolores home and you can see them farther south as you move along.

The central highlight for the young, however is Dolores Park where sunbathers mix with residents from the nearby Castro and Latino families who like to barbecue in the park. The park is a great place to spend warm days. You will also find a great Ice Cream place—B Rite Creamery just off 18th—and a good little café, the Dolores Park Café on the corner.

There are schools in the area, including a magnet school and a couple of private schools, which gives parents in the area several choices in the education arena. Farther down the street, beyond the park the street is almost completely residential. The nearby stores and entertainment venues—like the Roxy Theatre that shows foreign films and classics—make Dolores a great place to live.

Crime in the Mission is unfortunately a fact of life so you should expect the occasional break-in to your car and hearing about a shooting on a nearby street on the nightly news every so often. This is as close as most residents come to experiencing actual violence however. In addition, the police have lately been focusing on reducing crime in the Mission so things are looking up.

Overall, a great place to live and visit.

Dolores Street
Dolores St. stretches for about three miles and is located between Church St. and Guerrero St. Dolores St. is one of the sunniest, most historical and romantic streets in San Francisco. Because of its geography and location, Dolores St. is rarely covered in fog. Although Dolores St. is a fairly historical neighborhood-spanning back through the Spanish-colonial times, the many Victorian houses and flats on Dolores St. are valuable and expensive for their good livable conditions and fabulous views of San Francisco. The reason why there so many beautiful Victorian and Mediterranean styled houses on and around Dolores, is because it was first settled by the Spanish colonizing aristocracy. Dolores St. is peaceful and has an aesthetic appeal with its beautiful old Victorian and Mediterranean styled houses and palm streets, which is reminiscent to old Spain. Dolores St. is one block away from Church St. and two blocks away from Valencia St., both of which are filled with a variety of shops, restaurants and schools. Dolores St. is a perfect street to raise a family. It is walking distance to public underground trains and land buses and a walk through the neighborhood and the local park, Dolores St. is very romantic.

There is no doubt that Dolores is gorgeous. Its hilly streets are well-maintained and Mission Dolores church is beautiful. Dolores park is a place where many people gather to play tennis, sunbathe or watch live music in the summer. There is a play area for kids, though both times I brought my kids to Dolores park, I was harassed in some way. The first time a stoner came up to me and asked me if I wanted to smoke. The second time a guy that looked like he just got out of the loony bin stared me down and started yelling some freakishly weird stuff. So, yeah, it's a pretty place, but also a gathering spot for a whole bunch of crazies.

Dolores Street if one of the most famous street in San Francisco, it is known as very busy street, where people go up and down all the time. There are many beautiful places where people really enjoy, there is a small park next to this street where many children come to play and enjoy them selves.