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This is the Web home for the following neighborhood sites:
RINCON CENTER TENANTS ASSOCIATION
Provides information for tenants (and prospective tenants) about issues at Rincon Center including the remodeling of the apartments, the BMR Program, and noise issues.
RINCON POINT NEIGHBORS ASSOCIATION
Tracks neighborhood issues and developments generally between the Bay Bridge and the Ferry Building. Go here to find out about the proposed 75 Howard Street high-rise, how Rincon Park was over-developed, the Muni Motel, and other projects.
RINCON CENTER MERCHANTS
A list of the shops, restaurants and services at Rincon Center.
SF RESIDENTS FIRST
This web site highlights many problems City Hall causes for residents, often to benefit large out-of-town corporations.
CITY KAYAK
Rent a kayak at Pier 40 (next to AT&T Park). They offer everything you need including gear, kayaks, lessons, and group excursions. The Bay Bridge, Rincon Center, and China Basin (McCovey Cove) are easy trips. Check out their Web site.
RINCON POINT PHOTOGRAPH AND INFORMATION:
The aerial photograph (top) was taken October 5, 1991. Most, but not all, of the Embarcadero Freeway had been knocked down.
At one time Rincon Point was located where Rincon Hill met the bay at what is now the intersection of Spear and Harrison streets (right). That original craggy point probably looked like this (left). Now it is where the Embarcadero passes underneath the Bay Bridge. Rincon Point and Telegraph Hill formed the original inlet that provided 49ers with additional protection for their ships. This inlet, upon which many downtown highrises have been built, reached all the way west to where the Transamerica Pyramid is today. Click on the map to see a larger version.
Precise high and low tide information for the area is available at this
website.
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