Re:S.F. apartment rents fell again
by TechnicolorByte on Thursday February 02, 2023 @01:09AM
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Yeah, Mission St is pretty grungy. Had me confused why people thought Mission was such a up and coming place. Then I explored the adjacent streets on either side of Mission St and it’s a lot nicer.
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Valencia, for sure, but South Van Ness on the other side of Mission st isn't what I'd call nicer. Folsom (one more past South Van Ness) feels downright unsafe!
Re:S.F. apartment rents fell again
by TechnicolorByte on Thursday February 02, 2023 @03:35PM
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You might be right about that actually. I was probably thinking of some of my favorite restaurants and cafes there (e.g., Stable Cafe) but the street itself is a bit empty and can feel sketchy at times.
I just followed what Google Maps showed me to do given where I was trying to go; I'm not an SF local so I don't really know any better than to take what looks like the direct route. I was on a skateboard, going at fast-walk pace, and was asked for money about a dozen times in that mile, cussed out (for being a yuppie? I think?) twice, and deliberately body checked and knocked off the board once.
Back in 2010 I used to work at roughly 7th and Harrison and was generally having a better time of commuting to and within the city.