Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a medium-sized neighborhood to the north of Highway 280, bordered by the neighborhoods of Glen Park to the east, Miraloma Park to the north, and Westwood Park/Highlands to the west. In addition, San Francisco Community College (CCSF) has its main campus on the border of Sunnyside to the south. CCSF was built on a hillside formerly occupied by the City jail in the 1920s. It has been extensively remodeled and modernized since 2000 and offers superior sports facilities, modern buildings, BART and MUNI access, and is the largest city community college in the United States. The primary shopping street is Monterey Boulevard, from Acadia Street to Ridgewood Avenue, with small businesses, restaurants, cafes, and a Safeway.
The neighborhood was developed in 1898 as land lots for single family houses and sold through the Sunnyside Land Development Company. This company installed a street car line to access the new neighborhood from downtown San Francisco. This allowed expansion and created "suburbs" of the day. Houses were built as individual custom homes and developers also purchased multiple lots and usually built with 3–10 houses of similar look and size. The neighborhood was 75% built out by 1940 when WW2 began. The balance of the land was built out from about 1946-1980s.
The Sunnyside Neighborhood Association is the "voice" of Sunnyside and incorporated in 1975.
The residents are very diverse, from all walks of life. It is primarily a middle- to upper-middle-class neighborhood with 75% of residents owning their home. Sunnyside Park was remodeled in 2009 by the City and offers a Recreation Center, Children's Play Area and Dog Park.
The Sunnyside Conservatory (at Monterey Boulevard and Congo Street) is an 1890s botanical garden and restored hot house, completely restored in 2009, which now serves as a meeting room for community groups.
The Sunnyside Conservatory is located inside the neighborhood.
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