South of Market (or SoMa)

Why go

South of Market (or SoMa) is defined by the street pattern and public spaces of South of Market (or SoMa). Another layer comes from architecture and daily movement across South of Market (or SoMa). Plan South of Market (or SoMa) by remembering to set a compact boundary around South of Market (or SoMa) before walking.

What to look for

• Look closely at the street pattern and public spaces of South of Market (or SoMa).
• Notice architecture and daily movement across South of Market (or SoMa).

The full story

South of Market (or SoMa) is a relatively large neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States which is located just south of Market Street, and contains several sub-neighborhoods including: South Beach, Mission Bay, and Rincon Hill. The area's boundaries are Market Street to the northwest, San Francisco Bay to the northeast, Mission Creek to the southeast, and Division Street, 13th Street and U.S. Route 101 (Central Freeway) to the southwest. It is the part of the city in which the street grid runs parallel and perpendicular to Market Street. The neighborhood includes many smaller sub-neighborhoods such as: South Park, Yerba Buena,South Beach, and Financial District South (part of the Financial District), and overlaps with several others, notably Mission Bay, and the Mission District. The terms "South of Market" and "SoMa" refer to both a comparatively large district of the city as well as a much smaller neighborhood. The smaller neighborhood apparently consists of the largest contiguous portion of the South of Market area that, at any given point in time, is in the early stages of gentrification, and still retains much of the older character of the larger district.

Useful to know

• For South of Market (or SoMa), set a compact boundary around South of Market (or SoMa) before walking.
• Pair South of Market (or SoMa) with a district beside South of Market (or SoMa) when the route and opening conditions align.

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