San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia

The oldest building in Pacific Heights, located at 2475 Pacific Avenue, was built in 1853,
though the majority of the neighborhood was built after the 1906 earthquake. The
architecture of the neighborhood is varied; Victorian, Mission Revival, Edwardian, and
Chateau styles are common.
Shopping
Most of the neighborhood boutiques and restaurants are along Fillmore Street, south of
Pacific Avenue. Other businesses in Pacific Heights are located on California and
Divisadero Streets, along with Van Ness Avenue.
Pacific Heights is also home to California Pacific Medical Center.
Adjacent neighborhoods are:
Japantown and the Lower Pacific Heights to the south with California Street as the
border.
Polk Gulch to the east with Van Ness Avenue as the border.
Presidio Heights and Presidio Park to the west with Presidio Avenue (formerly Central
Avenue) as the border.
Cow Hollow and Marina District to the north.
Transportation
Franklin and Gough Streets are often used as alternate routes to busy Van Ness, and Pine
and Bush Streets are used as alternate routes to busy California Street. As for public
transportation, the following Muni lines service the area: 1-California, 1BX-California 'B'
Express, 3-Jackson, 12-Folsom/Pacific, 24-Divisadero and 22-Fillmore.
Trivia
The house in the movie Pacific Heights is not in this neighborhood; it is in Potrero Hill.
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) shows two Pacific Heights properties. The family house is a white
Victorian located at 2640 Steiner Street. From his apartment located at 1200 Washington
Street, Robin Williams's character has a panoramic view of the city.