Acevedo Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Adolph Sutro Court	Mayor of San Francisco from 1894-1896.  Sutro was previously a mining engineer who became wealthy through a tunneling operation in the Comstock Lode. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Sutro (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business, Mayors)
Ahern Way	San Francisco Police Chief from 1956-1958. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_J._Ahern (20th Century)
Albion Street	"From the Latin for ""white,"" an archaic term for Great Britain that refers to the White Cliffs of Dover.  When Sir Francis Drake landed in California in 1579, he named it Nova Albion (""New Britain"")."
Alemany Boulevard	Originally born in Catalonia, Alemany was the first Archbishop of San Francisco, serving from 1853-1884.  Prior to that, he served as Bishop of Monterey, making him the first American bishop in California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sadoc_Alemany (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Alvarado Street	A two-time governor of Alta California and a key figure opposing the American occupation during the Mexican-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_Alvarado (Alta California, Politicians, Mexican-Am. War)
Alviso Street	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1776 expedition. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Amador Street	A wealthy rancher and administrator of Mission San José (in modern-day Fremont).  Amador was born in the Presidio of San Francisco in 1794. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Amador (Alta California)
Anza Avenue	The leader of the 1775-1776 Spanish expedition to San Francisco, and later Governor of Nuevo México (now the state of New Mexico). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_de_Anza (Alta California, Politicians, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Anza Street	The leader of the 1775-1776 Spanish expedition to San Francisco, and later Governor of Nuevo México (now the state of New Mexico). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_de_Anza (Alta California, Politicians, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Anzavista Avenue	The leader of the 1775-1776 Spanish expedition to San Francisco, and later Governor of Nuevo México (now the state of New Mexico). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_de_Anza (Alta California, Politicians, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Apparel Way	This street originally ran through Apparel CIty, a large garment trade center opened in 1948. (20th Century)
Arballo Drive	"Arballo was set to accompany her husband on Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco with her two children.  Her husband passed away before the expedition but she chose to join the expedition without him, earning the nickname ""The Merry Widow"" of California history. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)"
Ardath Court	A community leader in Bayview/Hunters Point during the 1960s.  Served as president of the Bayview Neighborhood Center and executive director of the Crispus Attucks Senior Center. (20th Century)
Arellano Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Argonaut Avenue	"Settlers during the California Gold Rush were nicknamed ""Argonauts"" in reference to Jason's mythical quest for the Golden Fleece. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)"
Arguello Boulevard	The governor of Alta California from 1814-1815 and Baja California from 1815-1822, and founder of the pueblo that became the city of Los Angeles. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Dar%C3%ADo_Arg%C3%BCello (Alta California, Politicians)
Armistead Road	A US Army captain who left to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War, during which he was killed in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Armistead (Military, Civil War)
Armstrong Avenue	A Union officer in the Civil War who went on to found the Hampton Institute, one of the first post-secondary institutions for blacks in America.  Armstrong was also a key influence on Booker T. Washington, a Hampton student. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_C._Armstrong (Military, Civil War)
Arthur Avenue	President of the United States from 1881-1885. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_A._Arthur (Politicians)
Ashbury Street	A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the fifth ward from 1864-1870.  Ashbury and Henry Haight were key planners of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and nearby Golden Gate Park. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Ashbury Terrace	A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the fifth ward from 1864-1870.  Ashbury and Henry Haight were key planners of the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and nearby Golden Gate Park. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Baker Court	A prominent Illinois lawyer, congressman, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln's who moved to San Francisco in 1852.  While practicing in San Francisco, he most famously defended Charles Cora, accused of killing a US Marshal.  When the jury failed to reach a verdict, Cora was lynched by a vigilante mob associated with the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance.  Baker was also a leader of the movement to keep California in the Union leading up to the Civil War.  He organized the 1st California infantry regiment of the Union Army and served as colonel while also serving as a US senator from Oregon, and was killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in 1861, the only sitting senator to be killed at war.  Baker is buried in the Presidio. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Dickinson_Baker (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Baker Street	A prominent Illinois lawyer, congressman, and close friend of Abraham Lincoln's who moved to San Francisco in 1852.  While practicing in San Francisco, he most famously defended Charles Cora, accused of killing a US Marshal.  When the jury failed to reach a verdict, Cora was lynched by a vigilante mob associated with the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance.  Baker was also a leader of the movement to keep California in the Union leading up to the Civil War.  He organized the 1st California infantry regiment of the Union Army and served as colonel while also serving as a US senator from Oregon, and was killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff in 1861, the only sitting senator to be killed at war.  Baker is buried in the Presidio. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Dickinson_Baker (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Balboa Park	Spanish explorer and conquistador who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean (then called the South Sea) from the New World in 1513.  He was beheaded for treason in 1519. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa (Explorers)
Balboa Street	Spanish explorer and conquistador who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and became the first European to discover the Pacific Ocean (then called the South Sea) from the New World in 1513.  He was beheaded for treason in 1519. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_N%C3%BA%C3%B1ez_de_Balboa (Explorers)
Baldwin Court	An American novelist, playwright, and civil rights activist, author of Notes of a Native Son and Go Tell It on the Mountain. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin (20th Century, Authors)
Bancroft Avenue	A bookseller, collector, and historian, the author of a 39-volume history of the American West. Bancroft sold his 60,000-volume collection to the University of California in 1905, becoming the namesake for the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Howe_Bancroft (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business, Authors)
Barnard Avenue	Likely named after military engineer John G. Barnard. An engineer for the US and Union armies who constructed batteries and fortifications in San Francisco Bay during the mid-19th century, including Alcatraz and Fort Point. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Barnard (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War)
Bartlett Street	Became the first American alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of Yerba Buena in 1846, changing its name to San Francisco in 1847. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Allon_Bartlett (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors, Mexican-Am. War)
Battery Street	Commemorates a fortification erected on Clark's Point in 1847, originally known as Fort Montgomery. (Military)
Bayview	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Beale Street	A naval officer, explorer, frontiersman, and rancher who built a wagon road that later became part of Route 66 and the Transcontinental Railroad.  Beale also carried the first California gold samples to the east, helping to spark the California Gold Rush.  He was appointed Surveyor General of California and Nevada by President Lincoln in 1861, and purchased Mexican land grants in 1865 to form the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch, currently the largest private landholding in California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Fitzgerald_Beale (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military)
Beatrice Lane	A longtime community activist and education advocate in Bayview-Hunters Point, head of the Bayview-Hunters Point Parent Action Group. (20th Century)
Belden Place	A member of the first emigrant party to reach California in 1841.  After San Jose became the second incorporated city in California in 1850, Belden served as its first mayor. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Belden (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Berkeley Way	"An Irish bishop and philosopher, Berkeley became the namesake of the East Bay city in 1866 when College of California trustee Frederick Billings was inspired by Berkeley's stanza, ""Westward the course of empire takes its way; The first four Acts already past, A fifth shall close the Drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last."" Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Berkeley (Authors)"
Bernal Heights	Bernal Heights/Bernal Hill is presumably named after José Cornelio Bernal, but may have been named after his grandfather, Anza expedition member Juan Francisco Bernal. The recipient of the land grant for Rancho Rincon de las Salinas y Potrero Viejo, which included 4,446 acres of present-day southern San Francisco and northern San Mateo counties.  His grandfather, Juan Francisco Bernal, was a member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Rincon_de_las_Salinas_y_Potrero_Viejo (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Bernal Heights Boulevard	Presumably named after José Cornelio Bernal, but may have been named after his grandfather, Anza expedition member Juan Francisco Bernal. The recipient of the land grant for Rancho Rincon de las Salinas y Potrero Viejo, which included 4,446 acres of present-day southern San Francisco and northern San Mateo counties.  His grandfather, Juan Francisco Bernal, was a member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Rincon_de_las_Salinas_y_Potrero_Viejo (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Bernal Hill Park	Presumably named after José Cornelio Bernal, but may have been named after his grandfather, Anza expedition member Juan Francisco Bernal. The recipient of the land grant for Rancho Rincon de las Salinas y Potrero Viejo, which included 4,446 acres of present-day southern San Francisco and northern San Mateo counties.  His grandfather, Juan Francisco Bernal, was a member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Rincon_de_las_Salinas_y_Potrero_Viejo (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Bertha Lane	A Hunters Point community activist, involved in the early planning of local housing development in the 1960s. (20th Century)
Blackstone Court	An early local merchant and member of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Blake Street	Likely named after San Francisco Mayor Maurice Carey Blake. A local lawyer and member of the California Assembly who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1881-1883. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Carey_Blake (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Bluxome Street	A leader of the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance in 1851 and 1856. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Committee_of_Vigilance (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Boardman Place	Possibly named after surveyor W.F. Boardman. Alameda County Surveyor from 1865-1869 and the namesake of Mount Boardman in the Diablo Range (east of present-day San Jose). (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Bonifacio Street	A Filipino nationalist and revolutionary, leader of the Philippine Revolution in 1896. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Bonifacio
Borica Street	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Brannan Street	Brannan arrived in Yerba Buena in 1846 along with a ship of 245 other Latter Day Saints investigating new possible locations for their center.  He went on to found the California Star, the first newspaper in San Francisco, run supply stores for gold miners, and help organize the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Brannan (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Breen Place	A Donner Party survivor and author of a diary later published as Diary of the Donner Party. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Bret Harte Terrace	An author and chronicler of pioneer life and the California Gold Rush. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Harte (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Authors)
Broderick Street	A member of the California State Senate and San Francisco political boss in the 1850s.  Broderick served as a US Senator from 1857-1859 but was killed in a duel with David S. Terry, former Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court.  He is buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery near the University of San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_C._Broderick (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Brooks Street	The commander of the Presidio from 1872-1877. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Brooks (Military)
Brotherhood Way	Named for the many churches and temples that line the street, including Congregation Beth Israel-Judea, the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, the Richmond Masonic Temple, and the St. Gregory Armenian Church.
Bryant Street	A local author and landowner who served as the second American alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of San Francisco in 1847. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Bryant_(alcalde) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors, Authors)
Bucareli Drive	The Viceroy of New Spain during Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco.  Bucareli also dispatched two other expeditions to explore the Pacific Northwest. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Bucareli_y_Urs%C3%BAa (Alta California, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Buchanan Street	An early San Francisco auctioneer and politican who served as clerk to alcaldes Edwin Bryant and George Hyde. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Buchanan (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Buena Vista Avenue East	Possibly named for the Battle of Buena Vista, also known as the Battle of Angostura, Zachary Taylor's greatest victory of the Mexican-American War.  Helped win Taylor the presidency in 1848. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buena_Vista (Mexican-Am. War)
Buena Vista Avenue West	Possibly named for the Battle of Buena Vista, also known as the Battle of Angostura, Zachary Taylor's greatest victory of the Mexican-American War.  Helped win Taylor the presidency in 1848. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buena_Vista (Mexican-Am. War)
Buena Vista Terrace	Possibly named for the Battle of Buena Vista, also known as the Battle of Angostura, Zachary Taylor's greatest victory of the Mexican-American War.  Helped win Taylor the presidency in 1848. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buena_Vista (Mexican-Am. War)
Burnett Avenue	Elected as the first governor of the State of California in 1849, he later served as a justice of the California Supreme Court. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Hardeman_Burnett (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Cabrillo Street	A Portuguese explorer who became the first European to navigate the California coast in 1542. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Rodr%C3%ADguez_Cabrillo (Explorers)
California Street	"The name ""California"" is likely a reference to Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo's popular 16th-century novel Las Sergas de Esplandián, which describes a fictional island paradise named California, inhabited by woman warriors and named for their queen, Calafia. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_of_the_name_California"
Cambon Drive	A Franciscan friar and member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco.  One of the founders of Mission Dolores. Link: http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/c/cambonPedro.html (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Cameron Way	A New Zealand native and Presbyterian missionary who ran the San Francisco Presbyterian Mission Home for Chinese girls trapped in indentured servitude. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donaldina_Cameron (Pioneers/Gold Rush, 20th Century)
Candlestick Park	Named for its location on Candlestick Point, for which the origin of the name is disputed.  One popular theory is that it was named for a nearby rock formation in the Bay that resembled a candlestick.
Capp Street	Possibly named for Charles A. Capp, a secretary of the San Francisco Real Estate Board in the 19th century. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Cardenas Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco along with her husband, Felipe Santiago Tapia. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Carter Street	An early San Francisco settler, real estate agent, and publisher of the San Francisco Real Estate Circular.  He also served as President of the Society of Pioneers and on the Board of Industrial School Managers. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Castelo Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco along with her husband, Juan Atansio Vasquez. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Castenada Avenue	A historian and member of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's 1540-1542 expedition into the present-day American Southwest. (Explorers, Authors)
Castro	The governor of Alta California from 1835-1836 and commander of the Mexican army in Alta California during the Bear Flag Revolt and Mexican-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Castro (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Castro Street	The governor of Alta California from 1835-1836 and commander of the Mexican army in Alta California during the Bear Flag Revolt and Mexican-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Castro (Alta California, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Cervantes Boulevard	A Spanish novelist and playwright, most famously the author of Don Quixote. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes (Authors)
Cesar Chavez Street	This street was previously named Army Street until it was renamed for Cesar Chavez in 1995. An American farm worker, activist, and labor leader who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962.  His birthday (March 31) is a state holiday in California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Chavez (20th Century)
Chabot Terrace	A mining entrepreneur in 19th-century California who developed of the first hydraulic mining technique and later built San Francisco's first public water system. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Chabot (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Charles J Brenham Place	A former riverboat captain who served as mayor of San Francisco in 1851 and again from 1852-1853. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_James_Brenham (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Chinatown	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Christopher Drive	Mayor of San Francisco from 1956-1964.  As of 2013, Christopher was San Francisco's most recent Republican mayor. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Christopher (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Church Street	Presumably named after nearby Mission Dolores. Created as Mission San Francisco de Asís in 1776, but popularly known as Mission Dolores due to its location near the creek Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, which was so named because it was discovered on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows.  It is the oldest surviving building in San Francisco (although the original adobe on the site of the Presidio Officer's Club may predate it). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs (Alta California)
Clay Street	A famous Kentucky orator and politician who served as both US Speaker of the House and US Secretary of State in the early 19th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay (Politicians)
Clayton Street	A local miner and merchant who served in a variety of public offices in the 19th century, including California state representative, US congressman, member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and customs official for the Port of San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Clayton (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Clement Street	A San Francisco attorney who served on the Board of Supervisors from 1865-1867.  Some sources claim he had the idea for the westward expansion of Golden Gate Park all the way to the coast. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Coit Tower	"Famed for her history with San Francisco's volunteer firefighters, Coit became a ""mascot"" for Knickerbocker Engine Co. No. 5 at the age of fifteen.  She willed one-third of her estate to the city of San Francisco, which used it to construct two monuments: Coit Tower and a statue of firefighters in Washington Square Park. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillie_Hitchcock_Coit (Pioneers/Gold Rush)"
Cole Street	Likely named after physician Richard Beverly Cole. A pioneering San Francisco physician who served as Dean of the University of the Pacific Medical Department from 1858-1864 and later as Dean of the University of California Medical Department.  He also served as Surgeon General of California and president of the American Medical Association, and was instrumental in much of the early development of local hospitals and the area around Golden Gate Park. Link: http://history.library.ucsf.edu/cole.html (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Cole Valley	Cole Street is likely named after physician Richard Beverly Cole. A pioneering San Francisco physician who served as Dean of the University of the Pacific Medical Department from 1858-1864 and later as Dean of the University of California Medical Department.  He also served as Surgeon General of California and president of the American Medical Association, and was instrumental in much of the early development of local hospitals and the area around Golden Gate Park. Link: http://history.library.ucsf.edu/cole.html (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Colin P Kelly Jr Street	Originally named Japan Street, later renamed to honor American aviator Colin P. Kelly, Jr. One of the first American military aviators to be killed during World War II.  Kelly was killed on December 10, 1941, during a bombing run in the Philippines. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Kelly (20th Century, Military)
College Avenue	Located near the former site of St. Mary's College before it moved to Oakland in 1889.
College Terrace	Located near the former site of St. Mary's College before it moved to Oakland in 1889.
Commer Court	A Hunters Point community leader during the 1960s. (20th Century)
Compton Road	The commanding officer of the Presidio in 1899. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military)
Cora Street	In a famous case from the Commitee of Vigilance years, Cora shot and killed a US Marshal over an insult to his mistress, but after his first trial ended with a hung jury in 1856, he was lynched by an angry mob. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Cortes Avenue	A Spanish conquistador who brought large portions of present-day Mexico under Spanish rule in the 16th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hern%C3%A1n_Cort%C3%A9s (Explorers)
Crespi Drive	A Franciscan missionary, author, and member of Gaspar de Portolà's 1769 expedition up the California coast. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Cresp%C3%AD (Alta California, Authors)
Crissy Field	Originally the site of a US Army airfield named in honor of Major Dana H. Crissy, who was killed in a plane crash in Salt Lake City in 1919. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crissy_Field#History (Military)
Crissy Field Avenue	Nearby Crissy Field was originally the site of a US Army airfield named in honor of Major Dana H. Crissy, who was killed in a plane crash in Salt Lake City in 1919. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crissy_Field#History (Military)
Custer Avenue	A US and Union Army commander during the Civil War and the Indian Wars who was famously killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer (Military, Civil War)
Cyril Magnin Street	A prominent San Francisco businessman and Democratic Party power broker, involved in many local cultural and political institutions.  His father Joseph Magnin founded a chain of high-end department stores, which Cyril took over in the mid-20th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Magnin (20th Century, Business)
Darien Way	Possibly named after either the Isthmus of Darién (now the Isthmus of Panama) or Santa María la Antigua del Darién, the first European settlement in South America, from which Vasco Núñez de Balboa set out for his historic sighting of the Pacific Ocean. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_la_Antigua_del_Dari%C3%A9n (Explorers)
Dashiell Hammett Street	Formerly known as Monroe Street before being renamed after the author Dashiell Hammett. The author of popular detective novels, many of them set in San Francisco, where he lived on this street in the 1920s. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell_Hammett (20th Century, Authors)
Davidson Avenue	An astronomer, engineer, and geographer responsible for many key surveys of the Western United States in the second half of the 19th century.  He was also a charter member of the Sierra Club, president of the California Academy of Sciences from 1871-1877, founder of the first observatory on the Pacific coast, and the first professor of geography at UC Berkeley. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Davidson_(geographer) (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Davis Court	A prominent San Francisco merchant and shipowner who went on to found New Town San Diego in 1850.  His posthumously published book Seventy-Five Years in California serves as an influential account of the pioneer days in the state. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Heath_Davis (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business, Authors)
Davis Street	A prominent San Francisco merchant and shipowner who went on to found New Town San Diego in 1850.  His posthumously published book Seventy-Five Years in California serves as an influential account of the pioneer days in the state. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Heath_Davis (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business, Authors)
De Haro Street	The first alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of the Mexican settlement of Yerba Buena in 1838. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Haro (Alta California, Politicians, Mayors)
De Young Museum	Originated as the Fine Arts Building for the California Midwinter International Exposition in 1894.  The museum was renamed in honor of San Francisco Chronicle co-founder Michael H. de Young after his contributions to the construction of a new building completed in 1919.  The founder of the Daily Dramatic Chronicle newspaper, which went on to become the San Francisco Chronicle.  De Young chaired the organizing committee for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition and was actively involved in construction of a new home for the Fine Arts Building in the 1910s and 1920s, which was later renamed in his honor. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._H._de_Young (20th Century, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Delancey Street	Named for the Delancey Street Foundation, a San Francisco nonprofit founded in 1971 that offers substance abuse rehabilitation and vocational training.
Dewey Boulevard	Presumably named after Admiral George Dewey. A naval commander most famous for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.  He is the only person ever to achieve the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the US Navy. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dewey (20th Century, Military)
Diamond Heights	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Divisadero Street	Likely refers to nearby Lone Mountain and the Spanish word for a tall summit, but may instead refer to the fact that this street was once the western boundary of the city, separating it from the Presidio.
Division Street	Presumably named for its location as a boundary between two parts of the street grid.  Streets south of Division Street run directly north-south or east-west, whereas streets north of it run northwest-southeast or northeast-southwest.
Dogpatch	Originally part of the Nuevo Potrero pasture, this neighborhood became an industrial center in the second half of the 19th century and home to the immigrant enclaves Irish Hill and Dutchman's Flat.  The origin of the name is unclear, but may refer to a proliferation of dogs scavenging from nearby slaughterhouses. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogpatch,_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Dolores Street	Created as Mission San Francisco de Asís in 1776, but popularly known as Mission Dolores due to its location near the creek Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, which was so named because it was discovered on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows.  It is the oldest surviving building in San Francisco (although the original adobe on the site of the Presidio Officer's Club may predate it). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs (Alta California)
Dolores Terrace	Created as Mission San Francisco de Asís in 1776, but popularly known as Mission Dolores due to its location near the creek Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, which was so named because it was discovered on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows.  It is the oldest surviving building in San Francisco (although the original adobe on the site of the Presidio Officer's Club may predate it). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs (Alta California)
Donahue Street	A prominent early California industrialist who founded the Union Iron Works in 1849, the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad in 1860, and the Omnibus Street Railroad (San Francisco's first streetcar) in 1861. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Donahue_(businessman) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Donner Avenue	Presumably named after the Donner Party, an ill-fated pioneer expedition from Illinois to California that included brothers George and Jacob Donner.  Donner Pass and Donner Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains are also named for them. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Downey Street	"Possibly named after early California governor John G. Downey. Governor of California from 1860-1862.  Downey was immensely popular in San Francisco owing to his veto of the ""Bulkhead Bill,"" a bill that would have put the San Francisco waterfront under private monopoly ownership.  Downey was born in Ireland, making him the state's only foreign-born governor prior to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_G._Downey (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)"
Doyle Drive	"A Santa Rosa banker known as the ""father of the Golden Gate Bridge.""  He organized the first meeting of the Bridging the Golden Gate Association, and led the efforts for the passage of the $35 million bond issue for the bridge's construction and the creation of the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District. Link: http://www.presidioparkway.org/about/history/display_frank_doyle.aspx (20th Century, Business)"
Dr Carlton P Goodlett Place	A local physician and civil rights leader who founded the Sun-Reporter newsweekly and ran for governor of California in 1966. Link: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/S-F-civil-rights-maverick-Dr-Carlton-Goodlett-3138653.php (20th Century)
Drake Street	"Presumably named after explorer Sir Francis Drake. An English explorer and privateer who circumnavigated the globe from 1577-1580.  He landed on the coast of Northern California in 1579 and claimed it for the English Crown under the name Nova Albion (Latin for ""New Britain""). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake (Explorers)"
Duboce Avenue	The colonel in command of the First California Regiment during the Spanish-American War, he served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after the war. (Politicians, Military)
Duboce Park	The colonel in command of the First California Regiment during the Spanish-American War, he served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after the war. (Politicians, Military)
Duboce Triangle	The colonel in command of the First California Regiment during the Spanish-American War, he served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after the war. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Earl Street	Possibly named after John O. Earl, an early San Francisco pioneer and member of the Committee of Vigilance of 1851. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Eddy Street	Elected as City Surveyor of San Francisco in 1849 and California Surveyor General in 1851. Link: http://www.slc.ca.gov/Misc_Pages/Historical/Surveyors_General/Eddy.html (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Egbert Avenue	A Union and US Army commander who was killed during the Philippine-American War in 1899. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_C._Egbert (20th Century, Military, Civil War)
Elizabeth Street	Named for the wife of John Meirs Horner, an early San Francisco settler responsible for much of the initial development of Noe Valley (the neighborhood was originally known as Horner's Addition). (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Ellert Street	Mayor of San Francisco from 1893-1895, the first San Francisco native to serve as mayor. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Richard_Ellert (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Ellis Street	Hotel owner and a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Embarcadero North Street	"From the Spanish ""embarcar"" (to embark), the name refers to this boulevard's location along the San Francisco waterfront. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embarcadero_(San_Francisco)#History"
Embarcadero South Street	"From the Spanish ""embarcar"" (to embark), the name refers to this boulevard's location along the San Francisco waterfront. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embarcadero_(San_Francisco)#History"
Espanola Street	A Hunters Point community leader during the 1960s. (20th Century)
Eureka Street	"The state motto of California, Greek for ""I have found it."" Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(word)#Names_and_mottos"
Evans Avenue	"A US Navy commander who led Theodore Roosevelt's ""Great White Fleet"" into San Francisco Bay in 1908. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robley_Dunglison_Evans (20th Century, Military, Civil War)"
Ewing Terrace	Located on the former site of Ewing Field, briefly the home stadium for the San Francisco Seals and named for the team's owner, James Calvin Ewing.  The Seals, a professional baseball team in the Pacific Coast League, played only the 1914 season at Ewing Field before moving back to their old stadium near the corner of 15th Street & Valencia Street due to the fog and cold weather at the new site. (20th Century)
Excelsior	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Fair Avenue	"A real estate and railroad speculator who made his fortune as one of the four part-owners of the Comstock Lode known as the ""Bonanza Kings"" and later served as a US senator from Nevada.  The San Francisco Fairmont Hotel is located on his former land and named for him. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Graham_Fair (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)"
Fairfax Avenue	A Virginia-born Scottish nobleman who moved to San Francisco in 1850 during the height of the Gold Rush.  He later went into state politics, serving as Speaker of the Assembly in 1854 and Clerk of the California Supreme Court from 1856-1861.  The town of Fairfax in Marin County is also named for him. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_S._Fairfax (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Farragut Avenue	A long-serving US Navy officer who began as a midshipman during the War of 1812 at the age of nine and commanded the Union Navy during the Civil War.  He is locally known for establishing the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in 1854, the first US naval base on the Pacific Ocean. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Farragut (Military, Civil War)
Fell Street	Likely named after Danish-born pioneer and San Francisco merchant William Fell. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Felton Street	A local merchant who served in a variety of public offices during the second half of the 19th century, including treasurer of the San Francisco Mint, state assemblyman, and US senator from California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_N._Felton (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Fillmore Street	President of the United States from 1850-1853.  He officially admitted California as a state on September 9, 1850. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millard_Fillmore (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Financial District	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Fitch Street	A 19th-century San Francisco newspaperman who owned the San Francisco Bulletin, the Daily Morning Call, and the Daily Alta California. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Flood Avenue	"A stock speculator and one of the four part-owners of the Comstock Lode known as the ""Bonanza Kings.""  He also built the Flood Mansion on Nob Hill, now the home of the Pacific-Union Club. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clair_Flood (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)"
Folsom Street	A soldier and California real estate investor who founded Granite City on the American River in 1854, later renamed Folsom in his honor. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Libbey_Folsom (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Business)
Font Boulevard	A chaplain and diarist with Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Fort Mason	The military governor of California from 1847 to 1849. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Barnes_Mason (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Freelon Street	Possibly named after 19th-century magistrate judge T.W. Freelon. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Freeman Court	Recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Civil War and commander of the Presidio in 1899. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Fremont Street	"An American military officer, explorer, and politician nicknamed ""The Pathfinder.""  He led several expeditions into present-day California beginning in 1842, becoming the first American to see Lake Tahoe.  He also took command of the Bear Flag Republic for the United States in 1846, and went on to become one of the first two US senators from California and the first Republican Party candidate for president. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Fr%C3%A9mont (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)"
Front Street	Originally located on the San Francisco waterfront before the city's boundaries were extended with landfill.
Funston Avenue	This street sits between 12th and 14th Avenues instead of a 13th Avenue, presumably because of superstitions about the unlucky number 13. Commander of the Presidio when the 1906 earthquake struck San Francisco, he used the military to impose law and order in the aftermath of the earthquake and ordered targeted demolitions to stop the spread of fires, most notably along Van Ness Avenue. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Funston (20th Century, Military)
Funston Road	This street sits between 12th and 14th Avenues instead of a 13th Avenue, presumably because of superstitions about the unlucky number 13. Commander of the Presidio when the 1906 earthquake struck San Francisco, he used the military to impose law and order in the aftermath of the earthquake and ordered targeted demolitions to stop the spread of fires, most notably along Van Ness Avenue. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Funston (20th Century, Military)
Galvez Avenue	The Spanish Visitor General who dispatched Gaspar de Portolà's expedition up the California coast in 1769. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_G%C3%A1lvez (Alta California, Explorers)
Gambier Street	A Franciscan friar and missionary who accompanied Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition toward San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Garc%C3%A9s (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Garlington Court	A Hunters Point community leader during the 1960s. (20th Century)
Garrison Avenue	A shipbuilder and businessman who became the fourth mayor of San Francisco in 1853. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._K._Garrison (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business, Mayors)
Geary Boulevard	The last alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, elected in 1850.  He went on to serve as governor of the Kansas Territory and later as governor of Pennsylvania.  He also served with distinction as an officer in both the Mexican-American and Civil Wars. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Geary (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mayors, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Geary Street	The last alcalde and first mayor of San Francisco, elected in 1850.  He went on to serve as governor of the Kansas Territory and later as governor of Pennsylvania.  He also served with distinction as an officer in both the Mexican-American and Civil Wars. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Geary (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mayors, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Gellert Drive	Presumably named after real estate developers Fred and Carl Gellert, who founded the Standard Building Company and built a number of subdivisions in southwestern San Francisco and Daly City during the early 20th century. (20th Century)
Germania Street	Named for the large contingent of German families originally located in this area. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Giants Drive	Named for its proximity to Candlestick Park, home stadium of the San Francisco Giants from 1960-1999. (20th Century)
Gilbert Street	A printer who arrived in San Francisco during service in the Mexican-American War and went on to become editor of the Daily Alta California newspaper.  He was also the youngest delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849.  Gilbert was later killed in a duel with General James Denver, the future namesake of the Colorado city, after publishing an article accusing Denver of negligence and mismanagement during an aid expedition. Link: http://www.norcalmediamuseum.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=117&Itemid=95 (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Business, Mexican-Am. War)
Gilman Avenue	Became the third president of the University of Calfornia in 1872 after serving as the first president of Johns Hopkins University.  He is credited with introducing German-style graduate education to American universities. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Coit_Gilman (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Gilroy Street	Presumably named after John Gilroy, a Royal Navy sailor, early California settler, and namesake of the California city. (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Glen Park	"Named for Glen Canyon Park, the name of which may simply refer to its location in a narrow valley (or ""glen"").  Adolph Sutro purchased the park's land in the 1850's and named it Gum Tree Ranch after the newly planted eucalyptus trees.  In 1867-68, the land was leased by the Giant Powder Company and became the site of the first commercial dynamite manufacturing operation in the United States; the site was destroyed in an explosion in 1869 and rebuilt in the present-day Outer Sunset. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Canyon_Park (Pioneers/Gold Rush)"
Goethe Street	A German author and poet most famous for the play Faust, published in 1808. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Wolfgang_von_Goethe (Authors)
Golden Gate Avenue	The  strait that connects the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay was named the Golden Gate by John C. Fremont in 1846.  The name refers to the Golden Horn, the inlet forming the natural harbor of ancient Byzantium (now Istanbul).
Golden Gate Bridge	The  strait that connects the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay was named the Golden Gate by John C. Fremont in 1846.  The name refers to the Golden Horn, the inlet forming the natural harbor of ancient Byzantium (now Istanbul).
Gonzalez Drive	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Gordon Street	A native Londoner who was instrumental in developing the South Park neighborhood of San Francisco.  He also founded San Francisco's first immigration society and first sugar refinery. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Gough Street	A local milkman who served on the 1855 committee tasked with naming the streets of the Western Addition.  He named Gough Street after himself and Octavia Street after his sister, and may have named Steiner Street after a friend. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Grant Avenue	Originally named Du Pont Street after naval officer Samuel Du Pont. The commanding general of the Union Army during the Civil War and President of the United States from 1869-1877. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Green Street	Talbot H. Green arrived in California in 1841 and became a wealthy local businessman, but in 1850-1851 it came out that he was actually Paul Geddes, a man wanted for embezzlement in Pennsylvania who had abandoned his wife and children there.  He fled the city under false pretenses, later returning to San Francisco and then Pennsylvania much later and repaying his debts with the help of his friend Thomas Larkin. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Griffith Street	An early San Francisco businessman and partner in the Pacific Steam Whaling Company. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Grijalva Drive	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Guerrero Street	A local landowner who served as alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of Yerba Buena before the Mexican-American War.  He was murdered at the corner of 12th Street & Mission Street in 1851, allegedly by a man on horseback with a slingshot.  He was scheduled as a witness in a high-profile fraud case and the killing may have been to silence his testimony. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Guerrero_(politician) (Alta California, Politicians, Military, Mayors)
Haight	Haight Street is presumably named after the banker Henry Haight, but this is uncertain. There were two other Haight brothers in San Francisco in the early 1850's, Fletcher and Samuel Haight, and Fletcher's son Henry Huntly Haight went on to become governor of California. An early San Francisco pioneer and manager of the Page, Bacon, & Co. banking company during the Gold Rush era.  Not to be confused with his nephew Henry Huntly Haight, governor of California from 1867-1871. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Haight (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Haight Street	Presumably named after the banker Henry Haight, but this is uncertain. There were two other Haight brothers in San Francisco in the early 1850's, Fletcher and Samuel Haight, and Fletcher's son Henry Huntly Haight went on to become governor of California. An early San Francisco pioneer and manager of the Page, Bacon, & Co. banking company during the Gold Rush era.  Not to be confused with his nephew Henry Huntly Haight, governor of California from 1867-1871. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Haight (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Halleck Street	A US Army engineer who constructed fortifications in California during the Mexican-American War and became military secretary of state to California beginning in 1847, serving as the military governor's representative at the California Constitutional Convention in 1849.  He assembled a large collection of California historical documents, copies of which now reside in the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Halleck (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Hardie Place	The first American commander of the Presidio, serving from 1847-1849. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Harding Road	President of the United States from 1921-1923, he died suddenly at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in 1923 while still in office. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding (20th Century, Politicians)
Harney Way	A local real estate developer in the mid-20th century, most notable for his controversial involvement in the construction of Candlestick Park in 1958.  Harney made a conspicuous profit on the sale of quarry land for the stadium site and then received a no-bid contract to build it, which became the subject of a grand jury investigation. (20th Century, Business)
Harris Place	Presumably named after early San Francisco mayor Stephen Randall Harris. A physician and gold prospector who served as San Francisco's third mayor in 1852. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Randall_Harris (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business, Mayors)
Harrison Boulevard	Presumably named after local merchant Edward H. Harrison. A local merchant who served on the Town Council and as collector for the city port in early San Francisco during the Gold Rush era. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Harrison Street	Presumably named after local merchant Edward H. Harrison. A local merchant who served on the Town Council and as collector for the city port in early San Francisco during the Gold Rush era. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Hawes Street	A prominent attorney during the Gold Rush era who served in the California State Assembly and State Senate.  Prior to 1856, San Francisco County included the City of San Francisco as well as land to the south; Hawes was responsible for splitting it into the City-County of San Francisco and San Mateo County to the south. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Hayes Street	Presumably named after local businessman Thomas Hayes, but may also refer to his brother Michael and the rest of the Hayes family. A local landowner and investor who also served as county clerk from 1853 to 1856.  His brother Michael served on the committee responsible for naming the new streets of the Western Addition in 1855. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hayes_(19th_century) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Hayes Valley	Hayes Street is presumably named after local businessman Thomas Hayes, but may also refer to his brother Michael and the rest of the Hayes family. A local landowner and investor who also served as county clerk from 1853 to 1856.  His brother Michael served on the committee responsible for naming the new streets of the Western Addition in 1855. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hayes_(19th_century) (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Hearst Avenue	A Gold Rush prospector who grew wealthy from silver found in the Comstock Lode.  He purchased the San Francisco Examiner, which was later passed to his son William Randolph Hearst.  The elder Hearst also served as a US senator from 1887-1891. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hearst (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Herbst Road	Brothers who ran a sheet metal shop on Mission Street during the 1930s and began investing in San Francisco real estate.  They established a foundation that benefits many local landmarks, including the Herbst Theater and the San Francisco Zoo. (20th Century, Business)
Higuera Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Hitchcock Lane	Possibly named after film director Alfred Hitchcock, who shot many of his films in and around San Francisco. (20th Century)
Hitchcock Street	Possibly named after film director Alfred Hitchcock, who shot many of his films in and around San Francisco. (20th Century)
Hopkins Avenue	"Presumably named after railroad magnate Mark Hopkins. One of the ""Big Four"" co-founders of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1862.  He built a large mansion on the southeastern corner of Nob Hill, which later became the home of the San Francisco Art Association.  After the building was destroyed in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, became the site of the current Mark Hopkins Hotel. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hopkins_(railroad) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)"
Howard Court	A sailor and early settler who served on San Francisco's first city council.  He was also involved in the formation of the Committee of Vigilance in 1851. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davis_Merry_Howard (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Howard Street	A sailor and early settler who served on San Francisco's first city council.  He was also involved in the formation of the Committee of Vigilance in 1851. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Davis_Merry_Howard (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Humboldt Street	Presumably named after German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. An influential German naturalist and explorer who undertook an expedition to Latin America from 1799-1804 and later published the Kosmos, a treatise that attempted to unify known scientific principles. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt (Explorers, Authors)
Huntington Drive	"A railroad magnate and member of the ""Big Four"" responsible for the Central Pacific Railroad.  The Huntington Hotel on Nob Hill is also named for him. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collis_Potter_Huntington (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)"
Hyde Street	A captain's clerk in the US Navy who became the third alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of San Francisco after Washington A. Bartlett and Edwin Bryant. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mayors)
Ingalls Street	A US Army soldier in the New Mexico Territory during the Mexican-American War and later a general in the Union Army during the Civil War.  He became the 16th Quartermaster General of the US Army in 1882. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Ingalls (Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Ingleside	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Inner Richmond	Named for the Richmond House, a house built by early settler George Turner Marsh near the present-day corner of 12th Avenue & Clement Street.  Marsh was an Australian who named the house after his hometown of Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne.  From 1917-2009, the Richmond District was officially known as the Park-Presidio District to avoid confusion with the East Bay city of Richmond. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_District,_San_Francisco (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Inner Sunset	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Irving Street	"An early American author and essayist, one of the first to earn international popularity, most famous for his short stories ""Rip Van Winkle"" and ""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."" Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Irving (Authors)"
Jack Kerouac Alley	An influential beat writer and poet who lived in North Beach during the San Francisco Renaissance of the 1940s and 1950s. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kerouac (20th Century, Authors)
Jack London Alley	An American author, mariner, and San Francisco native who attended UC Berkeley and later lived in Oakland.  He is most famous for the novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set during the Klondike Gold Rush. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London (20th Century, Authors)
Jackson Street	President of the United States from 1829-1837. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson (Politicians)
James Lick Freeway	A carpenter by training and early San Francisco settler who acquired large land holdings throughout California during the Gold Rush which made him, by some estimates, the wealthiest man in California at the time of his death.  He funded the construction of several monuments and public works throughout San Francisco as well as the Lick Observatory in San Jose, which contained the most powerful telescope in the world at the time of its construction. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lick (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Jefferson Street	One of the Founding Fathers, author of the Declaration of Independence, and President of the United States from 1801-1809. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson (Politicians)
Jersey Street	Named for the birthplace of John Meirs Horner, an early San Francisco settler responsible for much of the initial development of Noe Valley (the neighborhood was originally known as Horner's Addition). (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
John F Kennedy Drive	President of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy (20th Century, Politicians)
John F Shelley Drive	Mayor of San Francisco from 1964 to 1968, the city's first Democratic mayor in 50 years.  As of 2013, every San Francisco mayor since Shelley has been a Democrat. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shelley (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
John Muir Drive	A prominent naturalist, conservationist, and founder of the Sierra Club.  He wrote many books about his time in the wilderness, particularly the Sierra Nevada mountains, and fought to preserve California forests from developments such as the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Muir (Pioneers/Gold Rush, 20th Century, Authors)
Joost Avenue	A local merchant who arrived in San Francisco in 1857 and later built the first electric railway going south from downtown San Francisco, connecting it to portions of San Mateo County and neighborhoods like Glen Park (where Joost Street is located). (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Juan Bautista Circle	Presumably named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. The leader of the 1775-1776 Spanish expedition to San Francisco, and later Governor of Nuevo México (now the state of New Mexico). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Bautista_de_Anza (Alta California, Politicians, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Judah Street	The chief engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad who surveyed the route over the Sierra Nevada mountains for the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Judah (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Explorers)
Junipero Serra Boulevard	A Franciscan friar who established the first Spanish mission in Alta California and led the establishment of missions up the California coast. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%C3%ADpero_Serra (Alta California, Explorers)
Juri Street	A Swiss-born farmer and dairyman during the pioneer era who deeded land near the present-day corner of 25th Street and San Jose Avenue for the construction of the San Francisco-San Jose Railroad. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Justin Herman Plaza	Head of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency from 1960-1971.  Herman spearheaded large development projects in the Western Addition and the Financial District. (20th Century, Politicians)
Kearny Lane	A US Army commander during the Mexican-American War who played a key role in the conquest of California and served as military governor of the territory in 1847. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_W._Kearny (Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Kearny Street	A US Army commander during the Mexican-American War who played a key role in the conquest of California and served as military governor of the territory in 1847. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_W._Kearny (Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Keith Street	A Scottish-American artist and friend of John Muir who settled in San Francisco in 1859 and later became known for his paintings of California landscapes. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Keith_(artist) (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Keyes Avenue	Commander of the Presidio from 1849-1855. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus_D._Keyes (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military)
Kezar Drive	Named for Mary Kezar, who donated $100,000 to the San Francisco Park Commission in 1922 and funded the construction of Kezar Stadium. (20th Century)
Kezar Stadium	Named for Mary Kezar, who donated $100,000 to the San Francisco Park Commission.  Home stadium to the San Francisco 49ers from 1946 to 1970 and the Oakland Raiders for part of the 1960 season. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kezar_Stadium#History (20th Century)
King Street	A state senator and US representative from Georgia who became San Francisco Port Collector in 1850 and went on to work as a lobbyist for Southern Pacific Railroad. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Butler_King (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Kirkham Street	A US Army soldier in the Mexican-American War who later became quartermaster of the Presidio and a prominent Oakland businessman. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Business, Mexican-Am. War)
Laguna Street	Named for Laguna Pequeña, or Washerwoman's Lagoon, a pond in present-day Cow Hollow that was used for washing laundry in the 19th century. (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Lakeshore	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Lane Street	A local physician who founded Cooper Medical College, which became the Stanford Medical Department in 1908. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Lapham Way	Mayor of San Francisco from 1944-1948.  He became the subject of the first mayoral recall election in San Francisco history after he increased streetcar fares (the recall effort failed). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Lapham (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Lapu Lapu Street	An early Filipino hero who resisted Spanish colonization and led one side in the 1521 Battle of Mactan, during which Ferdinand Magellan was killed. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapu-Lapu
Larkin Street	An early settler who arrived in San Francisco in 1832 during Mexican rule.  He was appointed by President John Tyler as the first (and only) US consul to Alta California and served as a clandestine US agent during the Bear Flag Revolt.  He later served as a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_O._Larkin (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mexican-Am. War)
Lawton Street	A US and Union Army commander who served in the Civil War, Spanish-American War, and Philippine-American War.  He was killed during the Battle of Paye in 1899, the highest-ranking officer to be killed during the Philippine-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ware_Lawton (Military, Civil War)
Le Conte Avenue	A scientist and academic who served as the president of the University of California from 1869-1870 and again from 1875-1881. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Le_Conte (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Leavenworth Street	The alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of San Francisco from 1848-1849. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Lech Walesa Street	A Polish labor activist and leader of the Solidarity movement who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and became president of Poland in 1990. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa (20th Century)
Leese Street	An early pioneer who built the first permanent house in Yerba Buena near the present-day corner of Grant Avenue and Clay Street.  He was taken captive at Sutter's Fort during the Bear Flag Revolt of 1846.  Leese is the brother-in-law of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_P._Leese (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Legion of Honor	Named after the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris, the seat and museum of the Legion of Honour, the highest order of French chivalry.  The California Palace of the Legion of Honor is a three-quarter-scale reproduction of the Parisian version.  It was donated by San Francisco sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels and his wife Alma de Bretteville Spreckels and completed in 1924. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Palace_of_the_Legion_of_Honor#History (20th Century)
Leidesdorff Street	One of the first mixed-race citizens of California, Leidesdorff was born in the West Indies and arrived in San Francisco in 1841.  He became a successful businessman, built the first hotel in the city, and served on the town council.  He later donated a parcel of land to build the first public school in California and piloted the first steamboat up the Sacramento River (some sources claim this is the steamboat depicted on the California State Seal).  He was appointed US Vice Consul to Mexico in 1845, making him the first African-American diplomat in US history. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leidesdorff (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Lendrum Court	Commander of the Presidio in 1858 and of Fort Point in 1861. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War)
Liggett Avenue	Commander of the US First Army during World War I.  He is buried in the Presidio. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Liggett (20th Century, Military)
Linares Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Lincoln Boulevard	President of the United States and leader of the Union during the Civil War, in office from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln (Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Lincoln Court	President of the United States and leader of the Union during the Civil War, in office from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln (Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Lincoln Way	President of the United States and leader of the Union during the Civil War, in office from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln (Politicians, Military, Civil War)
Lombard Street	Named after the street of the same name in Philadelphia by San Francisco surveyor Jasper O'Farrell.
Loyola Terrace	Named for the founder of the Jesuit order, St. Ignatius of Loyola (this street is located next to the campus of the University of San Francisco, a Jesuit institution).
Lurline Street	Named for the luxury ocean liner SS Lurline which traveled regularly between San Francisco and Hawaii in the early 20th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Lurline_(1932) (20th Century)
Lyon Street	A US Army commander in the Mexican-American War who became the first Union army general to be killed in the Civil War in 1861. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Lyon (Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Mabini Street	A Filipino philosopher and revolutionary who served as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines in 1899. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apolinario_Mabini
Macarthur Avenue	A US Army commander who became the military Governor-General of the Philippines during American occupation in 1900.  He was also the father of five-star general Douglas MacArthur. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_MacArthur,_Jr. (Military)
Madison Street	Presumably named after President James Madison. One of the Founding Fathers, a principal author of the United States Consitution and Bill of Rights, and President of the United States from 1809-1817. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison (Politicians)
Maiden Lane	"An early center of San Francisco's ""red light"" district, originally named Morton Street.  It was renamed after the 1906 earthquake, supposedly in honor of the Maiden Lane in New York, a center of that city's jewelry trade at the time. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden_Lane_%28San_Francisco%29 (Pioneers/Gold Rush, 20th Century)"
Main Street	An early settler and businessman who served as director of the San Francisco Central Railroad. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Marina	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Mark Hopkins Hotel	"The hotel is built on the site of Mark Hopkins' former mansion, which burned down in the fires following the 1906 earthquake. One of the ""Big Four"" co-founders of the Central Pacific Railroad in 1862.  He built a large mansion on the southeastern corner of Nob Hill, which later became the home of the San Francisco Art Association.  After the building was destroyed in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, became the site of the current Mark Hopkins Hotel. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hopkins_(railroad) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)"
Market Street	The diagonal thoroughfare, created by surveyor Jasper O'Farrell in 1847, was likely named after the Market Street in Philadelphia.
Martin Luther King Jr Drive	A prominent civil rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s and founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.  He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr. (20th Century)
Mason Street	The military governor of California from 1847 to 1849. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Barnes_Mason (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Masonic Avenue	Named for the Masonic cemetery that was originally to the west of this street, between Fulton and Turk Streets.
McAllister Street	A prominent local attorney during the Gold Rush era who became a US Circuit Court judge in 1855. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hall_McAllister (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
McCoppin Square	The first foreign-born mayor of San Francisco, serving from 1867-1869.  He also served as supervisor of the Market Street Railway and postmaster of San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_McCoppin (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
McCoppin Street	The first foreign-born mayor of San Francisco, serving from 1867-1869.  He also served as supervisor of the Market Street Railway and postmaster of San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_McCoppin (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
McLaren Avenue	A Scottish horticulturalist who served as superintendent of Golden Gate Park for 53 years, from 1887-1940. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaren_(horticulturist) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, 20th Century)
Meade Avenue	A US and Union Army general best known for defeating the Confederate Army at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Meade (Military, Civil War)
Mendell Street	An engineer in the US Army who supervised the construction of many of the military fortifications around San Francisco Bay in the late 19th century. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military)
Mendosa Avenue	Possibly named after Antonio de Mendoza, the viceroy of New Spain from 1535-1550. The Viceroy of New Spain from 1535-1550 who commissioned the Cabrillo and Coronado expeditions into Alta California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_de_Mendoza (Explorers)
Merchant Road	A US Army officer who served as commander of the Presidio in 1861. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Merchant Street	A US Army officer who served as commander of the Presidio in 1861. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Miley Street	A US Army officer who served in the Spanish-American War and was killed in the Philippines in 1899.  Fort Miley, the grounds of which now contain San Francisco's VA Medical Center, was also named for him. (Military)
Mission	Mission Street, the longest street in San Francisco, is named for its path along the original mission trail, which connected Mission Dolores and the village of Yerba Buena. (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Mission Dolores Park	Created as Mission San Francisco de Asís in 1776, but popularly known as Mission Dolores due to its location near the creek Arroyo de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, which was so named because it was discovered on the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows.  It is the oldest surviving building in San Francisco (although the original adobe on the site of the Presidio Officer's Club may predate it). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Francisco_de_As%C3%ADs (Alta California)
Mission Street	The longest street in San Francisco, named for its path along the original mission trail, which connected Mission Dolores and the village of Yerba Buena. (Alta California)
Moncada Way	The leader of a 1769 expedition into Alta California and military governor of California from 1774-1777. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Rivera_y_Moncada (Alta California, Explorers)
Montalvo Avenue	Author of the 16th-century novel Las Sergas de Esplandián, the novel from which the name California is likely derived.  The novel describes an island paradise inhabited by woman warriors and named for their queen, Calafia. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garci_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Montalvo (Authors)
Montezuma Street	The last ruler of the Aztec empire in present-day Mexico before its conquest by Hernán Cortés and the Spanish in the early 16th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moctezuma_II
Montgomery Street	A US Navy officer who arrived in San Francisco Bay in 1846 in command of the USS Portsmouth and was drawn into the Bear Flag Revolt.  He led the detachment that first raised the American flag in Yerba Buena that same year and later commanded the Pacific Squadron of the US Navy from 1859-1862. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Montgomery (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Moraga Avenue	Second-in-command on Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco, and the founder of the pueblo that became the city of San Jose. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Moraga (Alta California, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Moraga Street	Second-in-command on Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco, and the founder of the pueblo that became the city of San Jose. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Joaqu%C3%ADn_Moraga (Alta California, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Moscone Convention Center	Mayor of San Francisco from 1976-1978 and a former majority leader of the California State Senate.  During Moscone's term as mayor, he and Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot and killed in San Francisco City Hall by former supervisor Dan White. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Moscone (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Moss Street	A prominent local businessman who arrived in San Francisco in the early 1850s, became the first president of the San Francisco Gas Company, and later served as a Regent of the University of California. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Mount Davidson Park	An astronomer, engineer, and geographer responsible for many key surveys of the Western United States in the second half of the 19th century.  He was also a charter member of the Sierra Club, president of the California Academy of Sciences from 1871-1877, founder of the first observatory on the Pacific coast, and the first professor of geography at UC Berkeley. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Davidson_(geographer) (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Nancy Pelosi Drive	A congresswoman who has represented San Francisco since 1987, becoming the first female Speaker of the House in 2007. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Pelosi (20th Century, Politicians)
New Montgomery Street	A US Navy officer who arrived in San Francisco Bay in 1846 in command of the USS Portsmouth and was drawn into the Bear Flag Revolt.  He led the detachment that first raised the American flag in Yerba Buena that same year and later commanded the Pacific Squadron of the US Navy from 1859-1862. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Montgomery (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Newcomb Avenue	A 19th-century astronomer and mathematician who contributed to the science of planetary motion and timekeeping. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Newcomb
Newhall Street	Founder of the H.M. Newhall & Company auction house in San Francisco during the Gold Rush.  He went on to become a wealthy railroad and real estate investor, owning large tracts in Central and Southern California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Newhall (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Niantic Avenue	Named for the whaling vessel Niantic, which brought a large group of goldseekers from New England to San Francisco in 1849.  After its arrival, the ship was put aground and converted into a warehouse and hotel.  The hull of the Niantic, buried near the current corner of Clay and Sansome Streets, has been repeatedly rediscovered during excavations and construction projects, most recently in 1978. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niantic_(whaling_vessel) (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Nimitz Avenue	Commander of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet during World War II.  He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after the war and served as a Regent of the University of California from 1948-1956.  Interstate 880 (the Nimitz Freeway) is also named for him. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz (20th Century, Military)
Nimitz Lane	Commander of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet during World War II.  He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area after the war and served as a Regent of the University of California from 1948-1956.  Interstate 880 (the Nimitz Freeway) is also named for him. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_W._Nimitz (20th Century, Military)
Nob Hill	"Because of its prime location, this neighborhood has been home to some of the wealthiest San Francisco residents throughout the city's history.  One story claims it got its name from the slang term ""nob"" for a wealthy person, derived from either ""nobility"" or ""nabob."" Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nob_Hill,_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush)"
Noe Street	The last Mexican alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of Yerba Buena before it was claimed by the United States in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Jes%C3%BAs_No%C3%A9 (Alta California, Politicians, Mayors)
Noe Valley	The last Mexican alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of Yerba Buena before it was claimed by the United States in 1846 during the Mexican-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Jes%C3%BAs_No%C3%A9 (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Noriega Street	A Spanish military officer who became commander of the Presidio of Santa Barbara from 1827-1842. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_la_Guerra_y_Noriega (Alta California, Military)
North Beach	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
O'Farrell Street	A civil engineer who completed a key survey of San Francisco in 1847 that determined much of the modern street layout, including the diagonal boulevard of Market Street.  O'Farrell is believed to have named several streets, including Market, Sansome, and Filbert Streets, after streets in Philadelphia, where he had previously lived. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_O'Farrell (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
O'Shaughnessy Boulevard	A civil engineer responsible for many projects in California and Hawaii in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  He served as San Francisco's chief engineer from 1912-1934, during which time he oversaw the construction of the Municipal Railway System, the Stockton Street Tunnel, and the Twin Peaks Tunnel.  He was also responsible for the controversial Hetch Hetchy reservoir project, which dammed the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park and built a pipeline to supply its water to San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O'Shaughnessy (Pioneers/Gold Rush, 20th Century)
Octavia Boulevard	Named by Charles Gough in honor of his sister Octavia. A local milkman who served on the 1855 committee tasked with naming the streets of the Western Addition.  He named Gough Street after himself and Octavia Street after his sister, and may have named Steiner Street after a friend. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Octavia Street	Named by Charles Gough in honor of his sister Octavia. A local milkman who served on the 1855 committee tasked with naming the streets of the Western Addition.  He named Gough Street after himself and Octavia Street after his sister, and may have named Steiner Street after a friend. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Ora Way	The wife of Elmer Robinson, mayor of San Francisco from 1948-1956. (20th Century)
Ord Court	A military engineer stationed in California beginning in 1847.  He planned a large portion of the Sacramento street grid and completed a key survey of the pueblo of Los Angeles. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ord (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military)
Ord Street	A military engineer stationed in California beginning in 1847.  He planned a large portion of the Sacramento street grid and completed a key survey of the pueblo of Los Angeles. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ord (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military)
Ortega Street	Chief scout of Gaspar de Portolà's 1769 expedition up the California coast, possibly the first member to see San Francisco Bay. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Francisco_Ortega (Alta California, Explorers)
Osceola Lane	A Hunters Point community leader during the 1960s. (20th Century)
Otis Street	A Boston native who became the mayor of San Francisco from 1873 until his death in 1875.  He is the only San Francisco mayor other than George Moscone to die in office. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Otis_(politician) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Outer Richmond	Named for the Richmond House, a house built by early settler George Turner Marsh near the present-day corner of 12th Avenue & Clement Street.  Marsh was an Australian who named the house after his hometown of Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne.  From 1917-2009, the Richmond District was officially known as the Park-Presidio District to avoid confusion with the East Bay city of Richmond. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_District,_San_Francisco (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Outer Sunset	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Pacheco Street	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Pacific Heights	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Page Street	May have been named for Robert C. Page, a clerk to the San Francisco Board of Aldermen from 1851-1856. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Palou Avenue	A Franciscan missionary who played a key role in the establishment of California's Spanish mission system.  He was also a member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pal%C3%B3u (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Peralta Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Pershing Drive	Commander of US forces during World War I, and the only person besides George Washington to hold the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Pershing (20th Century, Military)
Peter Yorke Way	A Catholic priest and labor activist in San Francisco dring the early 20th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yorke (20th Century)
Pfeiffer Street	A German immigrant who built a large brick mansion in present-day Telegraph Hill in 1859.  The construction of the home bankrupted him and he was forced to move his family into a makeshift home in the alley next door. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Phelan Avenue	An early San Francisco settler who became a wealthy businessman and established the First National Gold Bank of San Francisco.  He was the father of James D. Phelan, who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1897-1902 and as a US senator from California from 1915-1921. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Phelps Street	A wealthy San Francisco businessman and real estate investor who served as the first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad from 1865-1868. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Guy_Phelps (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Pico Avenue	The last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule, serving from 1845-1846 before American occupation during the Mexican-American War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADo_Pico (Alta California, Politicians, Mexican-Am. War)
Pierce Street	A Brigadier General in the Mexican-American War who became President of the United States from 1853-1857. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Pierce (Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Pinto Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Pioche Street	A prominent San Francisco financier and real estate developer during the Gold Rush era. Link: http://www.sfhistoryencyclopedia.com/articles/p/piocheFrancois.html (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Pixley Street	City Attorney of San Francisco who later served as Attorney General of California from 1860 to 1861.  He founded the influential literary journal The Argonaut in 1877. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_M._Pixley (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Authors)
Pizarro Way	A Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Inca Empire in present-day Peru. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro (Explorers)
Pleasant Street	A San Francisco civil rights activist and abolitionist during the middle of the 19th century. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Pleasant (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Polk Street	President of the United States from 1845-1849.  He led the US to victory in the Mexican-American War, during which California passed from Mexican to American control. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Polk (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mexican-Am. War)
Pond Street	Mayor of San Francisco from 1887-1891. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_B._Pond (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Portola Drive	A Spanish explorer who led an expedition through Alta California to San Francisco Bay in 1769. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Portol%C3%A0 (Alta California, Explorers)
Portola Street	A Spanish explorer who led an expedition through Alta California to San Francisco Bay in 1769. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Portol%C3%A0 (Alta California, Explorers)
Potrero Hill	"Spanish missionaries originally used this hill as grazing land for cattle, calling it Nuevo Potrero (Spanish for ""new pasture""). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrero_Hill,_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush)"
Presidio	"This base was first built by the Spanish in 1776 (""presidio"" is a Spanish word for an early military fortification).  It was taken over by the US during the Mexican-American War in 1846 and in continuous service until being decommissioned and transferred to the National Park Service in 1994. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush)"
Quesada Avenue	"A 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer of South America.  Because of his failed search for El Dorado, the ""Lost City of Gold,"" some suggest he is the model for the character of Don Quixote. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Jim%C3%A9nez_de_Quesada (Explorers)"
Quintara Street	Most of the streets parallel to Quintara Street are named alphabetically after figures from the history of Alta California and the Anza expedition, but the name Quintara may have been invented by the Parkside Realty Company.
Ralston Avenue	An early San Francisco financier who built the Palace Hotel and founded the Bank of California before losing his fortune in the financial crisis of 1873. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chapman_Ralston (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Ralston Street	An early San Francisco financier who built the Palace Hotel and founded the Bank of California before losing his fortune in the financial crisis of 1873. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chapman_Ralston (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Rankin Street	A local merchant who arrived in San Francisco in 1852 and went on to serve as the local port collector and president of the Chamber of Commerce. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Revere Avenue	"An American revolutionary and folk hero most famous for his ""midnight ride"" warning colonial troops before the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the subject of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere"
Richardson Avenue	An early settler who served as port captain of Yerba Buena and received large land grants around San Francisco Bay, one of which became the city of Sausalito. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_A._Richardson (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Riley Avenue	A US Army commander during the Mexican-American War and the last military governor of California prior to statehood, serving from 1849-1850. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_C._Riley (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Ringold Street	A US Navy officer who participated in the first US expedition into the Pacific Ocean in 1838 and completed key surveys of San Francisco Bay and surrounding waterways. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadwalader_Ringgold (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Explorers)
Rivas Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Rivera Street	The leader of a 1769 expedition into Alta California and military governor of California from 1774-1777. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Rivera_y_Moncada (Alta California, Explorers)
Rizal Street	A Filipino revolutionary and national hero who was executed by the Spanish for sedition in 1896. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal
Roach Street	The first mayor of Monterey after California transferred to American control, and later a San Francisco port and administration official. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Robinson Drive	Mayor of San Francisco from 1948-1956.  Ora Street is named after his wife. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Robinson (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Robinson Street	Mayor of San Francisco from 1948-1956.  Ora Street is named after his wife. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Robinson (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Rolph Street	The longest-serving mayor in San Francisco history, in office from 1912-1931.  He resigned as mayor to become the governor of California from 1931-1934. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rolph (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Rosa Parks Lane	A civil rights icon most famous for her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Parks (20th Century)
Rossi Avenue	Mayor of San Francisco from 1931-1944, he was in office during the construction of both the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Joseph_Rossi (20th Century, Politicians, Mayors)
Ruckman Avenue	A US Army officer who served as commander of Fort Baker (located near Sausalito) from 1909-1910. (20th Century, Military)
Russ Street	A local merchant who became wealthy during the Gold Rush era and built the American Hotel on Montgomery Street.  The hotel has since been replaced by the Russ Building, a gothic skyscraper that was San Francisco's tallest building from 1927-1964. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Russian Hill	One story claims that this neighborhood got its name from the discovery of an early Russian cemetery on this hill during the Gold Rush era. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Hill,_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Saint Mary's Avenue	Located near the former site of St. Mary's College before it moved to Oakland in 1889.
Sanchez Street	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco who went on to serve as a soldier in the Presidio and receive a large land grant in present-day San Mateo County. (Alta California, Military, Anza Expedition)
Sansome Street	Likely named after Sansom Street in Philadelphia.  The 'e' was not included on early maps of San Francisco, but was added after Jasper O'Farrell's 1847 survey of the city.
Scott Street	A US Army general during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War.  The longest-serving general in US history (47 years) and the longest-serving Commanding General of the United States Army (20 years). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Scott (Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Selby Street	A local merchant who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1869-1871. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business, Mayors)
Serrano Drive	Likely named after Juan Bautista de Anza's wife, Ana Regina Serrano. Juan Bautista de Anza's wife, and a member of his 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Seward Street	Likely named after Secretary of State William H. Seward. US Secretary of State from 1861-1869 under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, most famous for negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia.  He also served as Governor of New York and a US senator from New York. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Seward (Politicians, Civil War)
Shafter Avenue	US Army officer who served as commander of the Department of California both before and after the Spanish-American War in addition to his service during the war.  Earlier received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rufus_Shafter (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War)
Shafter Road	US Army officer who served as commander of the Department of California both before and after the Spanish-American War in addition to his service during the war.  Earlier received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Union Army during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rufus_Shafter (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War)
Shakespeare Street	Considered one of the greatest English-language playwrights and poets of all time.  Produced 38 plays as well as other poems and sonnets in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare (Authors)
Sharon Street	A wealthy businessman who served as a US senator from Nevada from 1875-1881. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Sharon (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)
Sherman Road	A Union Army commander during the Civil War most famous for burning Atlanta and his March to the Sea.  He earlier served in the Mexican-American War and worked as a San Francisco bank manager during the Gold Rush. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Sherman Street	A Union Army commander during the Civil War most famous for burning Atlanta and his March to the Sea.  He earlier served in the Mexican-American War and worked as a San Francisco bank manager during the Gold Rush. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tecumseh_Sherman (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Shrader Street	A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1865-1872 who was involved in the establishment of Golden Gate Park in 1870. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Simonds Loop	A US Army officer who served as commander of the Presidio from 1936-1938. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_S._Simonds (20th Century, Military)
Sloat Boulevard	A US Navy Commodore who captured Monterey from Mexico in 1846 and briefly served as the first military governor of California under American rule. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Sloat (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
SoMa	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Sola Avenue	The last governor of Alta California under Spanish rule, from 1815-1822. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Vicente_de_Sol%C3%A1 (Alta California, Politicians)
Sotelo Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
South Van Ness Avenue	Mayor of San Francisco from 1855-1856. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Van_Ness (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Sproule Lane	The president of Southern Pacific Railroad beginning in 1911. (20th Century, Business)
Stanford Heights Avenue	"Stanford moved to San Francisco in 1852 and became the first president of Central Pacific Railroad and one of its ""Big Four"" founders.  He also served as a US senator from California and Governor of California, and presided over the driving of the ""Golden Spike"" in Promontory, Utah, completing the Transcontinental Railroad.  He later founded Stanford University, which opened in 1891. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)"
Stanford Street	"Stanford moved to San Francisco in 1852 and became the first president of Central Pacific Railroad and one of its ""Big Four"" founders.  He also served as a US senator from California and Governor of California, and presided over the driving of the ""Golden Spike"" in Promontory, Utah, completing the Transcontinental Railroad.  He later founded Stanford University, which opened in 1891. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business)"
Stanyan Street	A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors  involved in the establishment of Golden Gate Park in 1870. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Starr King Way	A minister, orator, and prominent Unionist in the run-up to the Civil War, credited by President Lincoln with keeping California in the Union. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Starr_King (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War)
Steiner Street	Likely named after a water deliveryman and friend of Thomas H. Gough (Gough served on the 1855 committee tasked with naming the streets of the Western Addition). (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Stern Grove	The site for Stern Grove was donated in 1931 by Rosalie Meyer Stern, widow of the philanthropist Sigmund Stern. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Stern_Recreation_Grove (20th Century)
Steuart Street	Member of the San Francisco town council in 1849 and a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Stockton Street	A US Navy Commodore who commanded the US forces in California during the Mexican-American War and brought it under American control.  The California city of Stockton is also named for him. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Stockton (Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Sutro Baths	Mayor of San Francisco from 1894-1896.  Sutro was previously a mining engineer who became wealthy through a tunneling operation in the Comstock Lode. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Sutro (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business, Mayors)
Sutro Heights Avenue	Mayor of San Francisco from 1894-1896.  Sutro was previously a mining engineer who became wealthy through a tunneling operation in the Comstock Lode. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Sutro (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Business, Mayors)
Sutter Street	Born Johann August Suter in Switzerland, Sutter arrived in San Francisco in 1839.  He is best known as the owner of Sutter's Mill, the site on the American River where gold was discovered in 1848, kicking off the California Gold Rush. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sutter (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush, Business)
Tandang Sora Street	The nickname for Melchora Aquino, a Filipina woman who aided the revolutionaries during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish in 1896. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchora_Aquino
Tapia Drive	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Taraval Street	A Native American guide for Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Explorers, Anza Expedition)
Taylor Road	A US Army commander during the Mexican-American War and President of the United States from 1849-1850. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Taylor Street	A US Army commander during the Mexican-American War and President of the United States from 1849-1850. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Telegraph Hill Boulevard	Named for Telegraph Hill, the site of an early telegraph station that displayed semaphore signals announcing which ships were entering San Francisco Bay. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Tenderloin	There are numerous theories for the origin of this neighborhood's name, one of the most popular being that police officers working in the district in its early years received extra hazard pay, and so could afford the more expensive cut of meat. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenderloin,_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Terry A Francois Boulevard	A civil rights activist and the first African-American member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, serving from 1964-1978. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Francois (20th Century, Politicians)
The Embarcadero	"From the Spanish ""embarcar"" (to embark), the name refers to this boulevard's location along the San Francisco waterfront."
Thomas Avenue	A US and Union Army commander who served in the Mexican-American and Civil Wars and became commander of the Presidio from 1869 until his death in 1870. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Thomas Court	A US and Union Army commander who served in the Mexican-American and Civil Wars and became commander of the Presidio from 1869 until his death in 1870. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Thomas (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Thomas More Way	Named for St. Thomas More Church, which is located on this street.
Toland Street	A prominent local surgeon who founded Toland Medical College, which became UCSF Medical School in 1873. Link: http://history.library.ucsf.edu/toland.html (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Townsend Street	A local physician who served as alcalde (the equivalent of mayor) of San Francisco in 1848. (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Turk Boulevard	A local attorney who served as a deputy mayor of San Francisco under John W. Geary in 1850. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Turk (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Turk Street	A local attorney who served as a deputy mayor of San Francisco under John W. Geary in 1850. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Turk (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Twin Peaks	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
UC Hastings	Former California Chief Justice Serranus Clinton Hastings endowed the school with $100,000 in 1878 and also served as dean.  His donation stipulated that the school had to remain in San Francisco, and unlike the rest of the University of California system, could not be governed by the Regents of the University of California.  As a result, the school's dean obtains funds directly from the California State Legislature instead of the Regents. First Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, former Attorney General of California, and namesake and dean of the University of California Hastings College of Law. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serranus_Clinton_Hastings (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Ulloa Street	A Spanish explorer who navigated much of the west coast of present-day Mexico beginning in 1539. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Ulloa (Explorers)
Union Square	Created as a park in 1850 under Mayor John Geary, the square got its current name because it was a prominent location for pro-Union rallies before and during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square,_San_Francisco#History (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Civil War)
Upton Avenue	"Possibly named for early San Francisco newspaperman Matthias Gilbert Upton. A 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer of South America.  Because of his failed search for El Dorado, the ""Lost City of Gold,"" some suggest he is the model for the character of Don Quixote. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Jim%C3%A9nez_de_Quesada (Explorers)"
Upton Street	"Possibly named for early San Francisco newspaperman Matthias Gilbert Upton. A 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer of South America.  Because of his failed search for El Dorado, the ""Lost City of Gold,"" some suggest he is the model for the character of Don Quixote. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Jim%C3%A9nez_de_Quesada (Explorers)"
Urbano Drive	Named for the Urban Realty Improvement Company, which developed the surrounding neighborhood in the early 20th century.  The oval path of the street follows the path of the old Ingleside Racetrack. Link: http://www.sfog.us/homes/Clubhouse.htm (20th Century)
Valencia Street	Most likely named for local landowner Candelario Valencia, but may be named for his father, José Manuel Valencia, a member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California)
Vallejo Street	A wealthy landowner and commander of the Presidio under Mexican rule in the 1830s and later a key figure in the transition from Mexican to American rule.  During the Bear Flag Revolt, the flag was first raised on the grounds of Vallejo's estate.  He served as a delegate to the California Constitutional Convention in 1849. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Guadalupe_Vallejo (Alta California, Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Military, Mexican-Am. War)
Valparaiso Street	Named by surveyor Jasper O'Farrell after the city of the same name in Chile, where he lived prior to San Francisco.
Van Buren Street	President of the United States from 1837-1841 and one of the organizers of the Democratic Party. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Van_Buren (Politicians)
Van Dyke Avenue	A California Supreme Court justice from 1891-1905. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Van_Dyke (Pioneers/Gold Rush, 20th Century)
Van Ness Avenue	Mayor of San Francisco from 1855-1856. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Van_Ness (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians, Mayors)
Varela Avenue	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Vicente Street	Presumably named after one of the members of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco who shared the name Vicente. (Alta California)
Vidal Drive	A member of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1775-1776 expedition to San Francisco. (Alta California, Anza Expedition)
Visitacion Valley	(Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Wallace Avenue	Attorney General of California from 1856 to 1858 and Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court from 1870-1879. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Wallace (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Politicians)
Waller Street	City recorder during the 1850s and a manager of the San Francisco Protestant Orphan Asylum on Haight Street. (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Walter U Lum Place	A Chinese-American activist in the early 20th century.  He founded the Chinese Times newspaper, fought for the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act, and ran a school for Chinese-American children. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_U._Lum (20th Century)
Washington Boulevard	One of the Founding Fathers, commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and first President of the United States. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington (Politicians, Military)
Washington Square Park	One of the Founding Fathers, commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and first President of the United States. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington (Politicians, Military)
Washington Street	One of the Founding Fathers, commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and first President of the United States. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington (Politicians, Military)
Wawona Street	Most of the streets parallel to Wawona Street are named alphabetically after figures from the history of Alta California and the Anza expedition.  The names were selected by the Parkside Realty Company, but the origin of the name Wawona is not clear.
Westbrook Court	A Hunters Point community leader during the 1960s. (20th Century)
Western Addition	This name comes from the expansion of city boundaries west of Larkin Street to include this land.  Many of the streets in the new area got their names from an 1855 naming committee that included Thomas H. Gough. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Addition,_San_Francisco (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Whipple Avenue	Likely named after military engineer and surveyor Amiel W. Whipple. A military engineer and surveyor who led explorations for the first transcontinental railroad route.  He was killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville while fighting for the Union Army during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiel_Weeks_Whipple (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Explorers, Civil War)
Whitney Young Circle	An American civil rights leader who headed the National Urban League from 1961-1971. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Young (20th Century)
Willie B Kennedy Drive	A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1981-1996, later a member of the BART Board of Directors. (20th Century, Politicians)
Winfield Street	Likely named after General Winfield Scott. A US Army general during the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War.  The longest-serving general in US history (47 years) and the longest-serving Commanding General of the United States Army (20 years). Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Scott (Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Woodward Street	Robert Woodward owned a large plot of land near 13th Street and Mission Street that he opened to the public from 1866-1894 as the amusement park Woodward's Gardens.  The park included a zoo, roller rink, art gallery, and a Museum of Natural Wonders. Link: http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Woodward-s-Gardens-comes-to-life-in-book-3990569.php (Pioneers/Gold Rush)
Wright Court	Commander of the Department of the Pacific for the Union Army during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wright_(general) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Wright Loop	Commander of the Department of the Pacific for the Union Army during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wright_(general) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Wright Street	Commander of the Department of the Pacific for the Union Army during the Civil War. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wright_(general) (Pioneers/Gold Rush, Military, Civil War, Mexican-Am. War)
Yerba Buena Avenue	"Yerba Buena was the original name for San Francisco under Spanish and later Mexican rule.  It was claimed by the United States during the Mexican-American War and renamed to San Francisco by Washington A. Bartlett in 1847.  The name Yerba Buena, Spanish for ""good herb,"" refers to a native plant. (Alta California)"
Yerba Buena Gardens	"Yerba Buena was the original name for San Francisco under Spanish and later Mexican rule.  It was claimed by the United States during the Mexican-American War and renamed to San Francisco by Washington A. Bartlett in 1847.  The name Yerba Buena, Spanish for ""good herb,"" refers to a native plant. (Alta California)"
Yerba Buena Lane	"Yerba Buena was the original name for San Francisco under Spanish and later Mexican rule.  It was claimed by the United States during the Mexican-American War and renamed to San Francisco by Washington A. Bartlett in 1847.  The name Yerba Buena, Spanish for ""good herb,"" refers to a native plant. (Alta California)"
Yorba Street	A member of Gaspar de Portolà's 1769 expedition into California. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_Yorba (Alta California)