San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
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During European settlement of the City in the 19th and 20th century, large numbers of<br />
Irish and German immigrant workers moved into the area. Development and settlement<br />
intensified after the 1906 Earthquake, as many of city's displaced businesses and<br />
residents moved into the area, making Mission Street a major commercial thoroughfare.<br />
In 1926, the Polish Community of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> converted a church on 22nd Street and<br />
Shotwell Street and opened its doors as the Polish Club of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>. Today its<br />
commonly referred to as "Dom Polski", or Polish Home. During the 1940-1960s, large<br />
numbers of Mexicans moved into the area as whites moved out, giving the Mission the<br />
Latin character it is known for today. During the 1980s to 1990s, the Mexican population<br />
was joined by large numbers of immigrants and refugees from Central and South<br />
America fleeing civil war in their home countries.<br />
Despite rising rents and housing prices, gentrification, a stubbornly high crime rate, and<br />
gang warfare, many Mexican and Central American immigrants continue to move into<br />
the Mission district.<br />
Culture of the Inner Mission<br />
The Inner Mission ("The Mission" or "La Misión") has been for several decades the<br />
central nexus of the Chicano and Latin-American community of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong> Bay Area,<br />
and though it faces stiff competition from the Outer Mission, the Fruitvale community<br />
across the bay in Oakland as well as down south in <strong>San</strong> Jose, and by a constant influx of<br />
new populations moving into the area, The Mission is a vibrant community of a rich<br />
multicultural history.<br />
Between late 1960's and 1970's the musician Carlos <strong>San</strong>tana, who grew up here, became<br />
famous with his band The <strong>San</strong>tana Blues Band - one of the most influencial American<br />
band in Latin America and Europe.<br />
In 1970 the local bilingual newspaper El Tecolote was founded.<br />
In the same year 1970, the Galería de la Raza was founded by local artists active in el<br />
Movimiento (the Chicano civil rights moment). Today the Galery a non-profit,<br />
community-based Latino arts organization located in the heart of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Francisco</strong>’s<br />
Mission District is nationally recognized and is one of the Bay Area’s oldest, most wellrespected<br />
arts organizations.<br />
By 1971, artists, musicians and performers attracted by low rents for former industrial<br />
spaces; created one of the most well-known spaces named Project Artaud, which is home<br />
to several theaters (Theater Artuad, Theater of Yugen, A Traveling Jewish Theater) and<br />
dance studios as well as Southern Exposure Gallery and many genuine live-work artists'<br />
lofts.<br />
By 1977 the Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts was established by chicano<br />
artists and activists. The center became the pilot project of a series of community art