Mountain Lake
In 2004, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Mountain Lake Restoration Project with a Beautification Award. Between Lake Street and the Presidio’s south border and between 8th and 12th Avenues, Mountain Lake is a natural water feature created over 2,000 years ago. During the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and south approach, the lake was used for […]
Monroe Elementary School
In 2004, San Francisco Beautiful recognized Monroe Elementary School with a Beautification Award. Monroe Elementary is located in the Excelsior neighborhood. The 1970s school’s white walls and plain surfaces attracted graffiti and its curbside planters became repositories for needles and refuse. After years of neglect, school staff and volunteers got together to beautify the school. The result has […]
Bayview Hill Restoration
In 2004, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Bayview Hill Natural Area Restoration with a Beautification Award. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and beauty of our City with the Annual Beautification Awards.
Glen Canyon Park Habitat Restoration
In 2003, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Glen Canyon Park Habitat Restoration with a Beautification Award. This project was managed by the Recreation and Park Department with continuous improvements and maintenance by community and corporate volunteers. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and […]
Daniel E. Koshland Park and Community Garden
In 2003, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Daniel E. Koshland Park and Community Garden with a Beautification Award. The Koshland family gifted this property to the City and donated seed money. Volunteers from the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Parks Group and city staff provided materials and labor to build, improve and maintain the recreational, educational and communal garden […]
Corwin Street Community Garden
In 2003, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Corwin Street Community Garden with a Beautification Award. The Koshland family gifted this property to the City and donated seed money. Volunteer community effort on Recreation and Park Department property using recycled and donated materials, extensive native planting and limited irrigation together created a lush, clean and educational greenspace above the Castro. […]
Alice Fong Yu School Garden
In 2003, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the Alice Fong Yu School Garden with a Beautification Award. This garden is standard-setting space that beautifies its surroundings while teaching students to become stewards of their environment. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and beauty of our […]
16th Street BART Plaza
In 2003, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the 16th Street BART Plaza with a Beautification Award. BART, with various funding sources, worked extensively with the community and merchants to transform a dirty, vandalized station area into a colorful plaza in the Mission District. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make […]
McKinley Square Park
In 2000, San Francisco Beautiful recognized the restoration of McKinley Square Park as a wonderful urban oasis on Potrero Hill with a Beautification Award. For more than 40 years, San Francisco Beautiful has been honoring San Franciscans who make special contributions to the unique character and beauty of our City with the Annual Beautification Awards.
Tenderloin People’s Garden (2010)
$3,800 to the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation to create a community garden to provide fresh local food to the low-income residents of the Tenderloin. The People’s Garden is volunteer-run and located at the corner of McAllister and Larkin. Since 1988, San Francisco Beautiful has been helping neighbors realize their dreams for a more beautiful city with […]