Monterey Boulevard

Monterey Boulevard, Job #06485, San Francisco, CA

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Location:

San Francisco, CA

Significance:

Olmsted Designed Suburban Community

In 1916, Olmsted Brothers were hired to prepare an extension for a subdivision they had worked on four years earlier: St. Francis Wood. This new subdivision, Monterey Boulevard, would border the Southern edge of St. Francis Wood, divided by a raised concrete foundation to accommodate the area’s sloping topography. In their proposed plan, Olmsted Brothers drew a series of green medians planted thick with deciduous shrubs and flowers. A set of building restrictions and clauses were created for Monterey Boulevard which also applied to St. Francis Wood, to maintain the character and uniformity of the two subdivisions.

Source: "Monterey Boulevard," Olmsted Online

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