Noe Valley's Harvest Festival

Tom Kennedy — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:49:00 -0700

The Noe Valley Harvest Festival will take place Saturday, October 22, 2005 from 10 am - 6 pm along 24th Street, from Church St. to Sanchez, featuring more than sixty booths of professional arts and crafts created by San Francisco's top artisans and community booths from neighborhood schools and nonprofit groups. In addition, there will be a baby stroller obstacle course, treasure hunt, punkin' patch and pumpkin decorating contests, gardening presentations, fun contests, raffles and much much more.
Noe Valley's merchants will also be hosting their annual children's hayride up & down 24th Street, and having sidewalk sales and other fun events outside their storefronts. Parking will be available at James Lick Middle School, Noe and 25th Streets. For more information visit the Noe Valley Harvest web site.

Noe Valley

Tom Kennedy — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:44:00 -0700

A Brief History

Noe Valley was named after Jose de Jesus Noe, the last Mexican alcalde. Like many of San Francisco’s neighborhoods, it was originally home to blue- collar families.

Noe Valley was mainly developed at the turn of the 19th century, especially after the 1906 earthquake. As a result, the neighborhood contains many examples of San Francisco's Victorian and Edwardian architecture.

Noe Valley Today

Noe Valley has since undergone successive waves of gentrification and is now considered an upscale area. Many urban professionals, particularly young couples with children, now reside in Noe Valley.

The neighborhood is primarily residential, although there is a commercial area along 24th Street, between Church Street and Castro Street and on Church Street between Clipper and 30th Street.

For a local prespective on Noe Valley, see the Noe Valley Voice.

Historian and Noe Valley resident, Bill Yenne, has writen an excellent book "San Francisco's Noe Valley", which is published by Arcadia.

This book can be purchased in Noe Valley at:
Small Frys
Cover to Cover Booksellers

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