DISTRICT 3

• The Lakeshore area around Lake Merced was developed just before and after World War II as a "model community," complete with single-family houses, apartments and townhouses, like Park Merced, that were considered state-of-the-art when they were built. A quick walk west from the lake to Fort Funston (along the beach where the Great Highway dead-ends in Skyline Blvd.) gives you a picture of what most of San Francisco looked like before it was developed: vast sand dunes with a few sturdy flowers and trees dotting the landscape.
• Basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts abound in friendly, family-oriented Merced Heights and Ocean View. Check out the Merced Heights playground and the Oceanview Recreation Center for a variety of community recreational activities.
• Adjacent to Stern Grove is the Pine Lake Park enclave of upscale single family residences. The park itself, at 19th and Sloat, has picnic and playground areas. 19th Avenue becomes Interstate 280 South for a quick commute to work or out of town.
• Most homes in the Ingleside neighborhood were built between 1900 and 1940. A wide variety of local restaurants and shopping areas can be found on Ocean and Sloat avenues.
• Stonestown Galleria, on 19th Avenue, a full-service, enclosed mall, is the centerpiece of the Stonestown area. This neighborhood was developed by brothers Henry and Ellis Stoneson at the same time as SFSU next door.