Escrow Out Loud: San Francisco Real Estate

In today’s episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we’re playing round five of the Neighborhood Guessing Game! Controversy surrounds this neighborhood name. Where did it come from and why? And how do you properly capitalize it? Listen in! We also reveal the neighborhood from the previous round.[00:22] Last round’s answer: Polk Gulch, the original gay neighborhood in San Francisco.[00:49] Clue 1: A restaurant just outside the border of this neighborhood, popularized the name of it.[01:12] Clue 2: This neighborhood was first established under a different name in 1855 and it encompassed roughly 500 sq blocks.[01:45] Clue 3: On two sides it borders parks but there is not a single park within the boundaries of this neighborhood.[02:11] Clue 4: The eastern border of this neighborhood is the Divisadero Street which is full of boutiques, restaurants, vintage shops etc.[02:43] Clue 5: The neighborhoods western border opens right up into the parts of the USF campus.[02:55] Clue 6: Some say th