Irish Hill (site) (San Francisco, California)

USA / California / San Francisco / San Francisco, California
 industrial zone, neighbourhood
This is the site of the last remnant of "Irish Hill", sometimes called "Scott Hill", which was flattened in 1918 to make way for more industry.

"Irish Hill was an area surrounding the industrial plants on Potrero Point where many of the Irish immigrant workers of the area lived, as well as a number of families that took in boarders. Because the working day was long and transportation poor, workers preferred to live within walking distance of their jobs, despite the noise and pollution of heavy industry."

Read more here: www.pier70sf.org/history/irish_hill/irishHill.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Hill_(San_Francisco)
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Coordinates:   37°45'32"N   122°23'10"W
This article was last modified 2 years ago