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This particular one always seemed to have fresher trees and easier parking than the tree lot located at the opposite end of this block at 19th and Sloat, and I'll always remember buying Grandma's last tree at this site in December of 1969. Sadly, nearly all the parents who played such large roles in our lives during those days are now gone.Ĭhristmas Tree Lot (NW corner 19th & Ocean)-A vacant lot at this site was the long-time home to a neighborhood Christmas tree outlet. From 1966-1970, there were many visits, much homework, a few after-school shenanigans, and some great dinners taking place in the homes up and down those quiet streets. on Stanyan Street, I became friends with a lot of classmates who lived on the short blocks radiating north and south of Ocean, from Country Club Acres, past the old GETs, through Lakeshore Park to Merced Manor and Lakeside.

Since the eastern part of the Outside Lands is most often defined as Ocean Avenue and Highway 280, I am taking the liberty of running this little west-to-east excursion all the way to the point where Ocean begins at Mission Street in the Excelsior District, which is just a bit beyond the Outside Lands.įrom Sunset Boulevard to 19th Avenue-Once I started S.I. This was also the route to Mom's mother's house which was located just two blocks off Ocean. Dwyer (even now, his name still makes me squirm uncomfortably), had his office on Ocean, just east of Junipero Serra Boulevard. Like many other San Francisco streets (think Geary, California, Fulton), Ocean Avenue begins somewhere else and covers a lot of territory before finally ending up in the Outside Lands-in this case, just west of Sunset Boulevard.įrom early childhood, I remember this street well, since my original pediatrician, Dr.

Now it's time to stroll and remember some of the more memorable spots along Ocean Avenue.

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We've already made the trek in prior STREETWISE columns up and down Irving, Noriega, Taraval, and West Portal, plus a wide swath through the entire Richmond District. Frank Dunnigan, WNP member and columnist.