Excelsior

A working-class residential district in the city's south-east, laid out in the early 20th century and named, like its streets, after countries and cities of the world.

1. 1

   37.7219, −122.4365

   Royal Baking Company 4767–4773 Mission Street · City landmark #290
2. 2

   37.7283, −122.4300

   Jewish Home for the Aged 302 Silver Avenue
3. 3

   37.7159, −122.4396

   the Amazon, later the Apollo 965–985 Geneva Avenue

• Allison Street
  1 building, built 1997.
• Amazon Avenue
  A 1930 house recorded as Jerry Garcia's first home.
• Athens Street
  1 building, built 1925.
• Avalon Avenue
  1 building, built 1910.
• Carter Street
  1 building, built 2004.
• Geneva Avenue
  1 building, built 1922.
• La Grande Avenue
  1 building, built 1957.
• Lisbon Street
  1 building, built 1906.
• London Street
  1 building, built 1905.
• Madrid Street
  1 building, built 1911.
• Mission Street
  1 building, built 1982.
• Moscow Street
  1 building.
• Naples Street
  1 building, built 1910.
• Ney Street
  2 buildings, built 1900–1965.
• Paris Street
  1 building, built 1915.
• Persia Avenue
  1 building, built 1919.
• Peru Avenue
  1 building, built 1914.
• Pope Street
  1 building, built 1913.
• Royal Lane
  1 building, built 1906.
• Russia Avenue
  1 building, built 1915.
• Silver Avenue
  1 building, built 1922.
• Trumbull Street
  1 building, built 1965.
• Walbridge Street
  1 building.

• Crocker Amazon Playground
  Regional park, 57.5 acres.
• Excelsior Playground
  Neighborhood park or playground, 1.9 acres.
• John McLaren Park
  Regional park, 278.0 acres.

The Outer Mission adjoins west along Mission Street and Bernal Heights north-west beyond Alemany Boulevard. Portola is north-east across the ridge, and Visitacion Valley south-east on the far side of McLaren Park.