On A MissionA San Francisco Neighborhood

Erik Smith

Miguel Galvan

Kelvin Johnson

Rodolfo Tapia, Jr.

Introduction Mission

Neighborhood Gentrification:

Who lived there? Art Work: Murals Recreation: What

is there to do? Restaurants:

Who owns them? Who works in them?

Conclusion

Gentrification

Gentrification

Gentrification

Art

Recreation The Mission Cultural Center for Latino

Arts (MCCLA) was established in 1977 by artists and community activists with a shared vision to promote, preserve and develop the Latino cultural arts that reflect the living tradition and experiences of Chicano, Central and South American, and Caribbean people. The MCCLA makes the arts accessible as an essential element to community development and well-being. As a community non-profit arts organization, MCCLA prides itself in enriching, in a most unique way, the cultural and artistic life of the Mission, San Francisco, and Bay Area residents as well. The Board of Directors, Management and Staff, share a commitment to providing quality and relevant art programs and services, and to working with community individuals and groups in the pursuit of this vision.

Recreation

Recreation

Many people fear the area due to rival gangs and violence

Theatres, recreational places for kids and adults, festivals, schools, churches, shopping and food

Most people visit the area for the food!

Restaurants

Mexican and Latin American: Guatemalan, Salvadoran Food

Caribbean, American, Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Ethiopian

A few blocks away from Mission St, there are, Italian, Peruvian, Spanish, Irish, Cuban, Puerto Rican

Restaurants2389 Mission Street (between 19th and 20th streets)

Established in 1930’s

Mediterranean menu and politician hang out, “little city hall”

RestaurantsPlatanos (Central American/Latino)  Family owned Latino restaurant featuring Central American comfort food at an affordable price

Many restaurants are advertised to be family owned and employed

Conclusion

Gentrification is moving some people out of the Mission neighborhood

The art murals and recreation places are here to stay and are part of the Mission district community

You can find a diverse mixture of foods, art and people which makes it a place to visit in San Francisco

Sources

http://debtony.corkeco.com http://offbeat.8m.net/MissionMural.

html http://www.sfmission.com/restaura

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