This list includes every street in San Francisco which has the full name
of the person it commemorates. Namesakes (where known) and locations are
given for streets which are neither listed in Louis Loewenstein's
Streets
of San Francisco, third edition, 1996, nor in the main article. Sources
differ on whether some streets are called "street", "alley", "way" etc.;
the names given here are those used in the map data published by the San
Francisco Department of Public Works.
Adolph Sutro Court. Named for the twenty-first mayor of San
Francisco. Near the top of Mt. Sutro, off Johnstone Drive.
Al Scoma Way.
Named in 2001
for the owner of Scoma's Restaurant. On Pier 47, the location of the
restaurant, which is numbered 1965 for the year it was founded.
Alice B. Toklas Place. Named for the companion of Gertrude Stein.
Formerly the 100 block of Myrtle Street. Connects Polk and Van Ness
between O'Farrell and Geary.
Ambrose Bierce Street1
Dr. Amos C. Brown Way.
3
Named in 2025
for the senior pastor of Third Baptist Church and civil rights leader.
Added to Pierce Street between Fulton Street and Golden Gate Avenue,
the site of the church.
Annie Larsen Lane2, 4
Arelious Walker Drive. Named for the pastor and community activist.
Formerly Fitch Street (and the underwater blocks in India Basin shown
on DPW maps are still named Fitch, and Google Maps still incorrectly
names the segment between Palou and Thomas Avenues Fitch). At the
eastern edge of the Hunters Point and Bayview neighborhoods, in three
segments separated by the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard and Yosemite
Slough.
Aubrey Abrakasa, Jr. Street.
3
Named in 2024
for the 17-year-old boy shot to death from a moving car by a
still-unknown person at the corner of Baker and Grove Streets in 2006.
Added to the block of Grove between Baker and Lyon.
Bertie Minor Lane2
Bill Walsh Way.
Named in 2004
for the Giants coach. Formerly Giants Drive. (Today's Giants Drive, to
the west of the Alice Griffith Apartments, was constructed around 2017
as part of that project.) Separates Candlestick Park from Gilman
Playground.
Bob Kaufman Alley1
Bret Harte Terrace
Bryan Craig Kelley Way.
3
Named in 2025
for the Bayview resident "killed in a case of mistaken identity in a
drive-by shooting." Added to the block of Hollister Avenue between
Jennings and Ingalls Streets.
Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.
Named
for the physician, publisher of the Sun-Reporter, and civil rights
activist. The section of Polk Street which adjoins City Hall, between
Grove and McAllister.
Rev. Cecil Williams Way.3 Named in 2013 (unusually for a
recent naming, I was not able to find a Board of Supervisors
resolution) for the pastor of Glide Memorial Church. The block of Ellis
Street next to the church, between Taylor and Jones.
Cesar Chavez Street
Charlie Way.
Named in 2021
for Charlie Walker, a Mississippi native who grew up on Double Rock
Street and became a prominent activist and businessman. The name was
given to the as-yet-unbuilt stretch of Donner Avenue between Arelious
Walker Drive and (also as-yet-unbuilt) West Harney Way, part of
a large plan
for the site of Candlestick Park.
Claude the Alligator Way.
3
Named in 2026
for the longtime resident of the California Academy of Sciences.
Added to Music Concourse Drive between John F. Kennedy Promenade and
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, where the Academy is located. (Though
Claude had no human-style surname, he is on this list because Claude
the Alligator was his full name.)
Cleo Rand Avenue. Named for the 1970's activist, a founder of the
Chocolate City youth program. West of Donahue Street just south of
Innes Avenue, Just outside the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
Corinne Woods Way.
Named in 2020
for the Mission Creek houseboat resident and activist in many
development and parks projects on the waterfront around Mission Bay.
Formerly El Dorado Street. In Mission Bay on the southeast side of
Mission Creek.
Cyril Magnin Street
Daniel Burnham Court. Named for the Chicago architect and author of
the famous, although largely unimplemented, Burnham Plan for San
Francisco. Connects Van Ness and Franklin between Post and
Sutter.
Dashiell Hammett Street1
Dr. David Sanchez Way.
4
Named in 2022
for the 22-year Health Commission member, 36-year UCSF Dept. of Family
and Community Medicine at SF General doctor, and leader of many other
city and community organizations. A private street on the SF General
campus, between buildings 5 & 7.
Dirk Dirksen Place.
Named in 2008
for the punk rock promoter and Mabuhay Gardens emcee. Formerly Rowland
Street. South of Broadway between Kearny and Montgomery.
Donaldina Cameron Alley.
3
Named in 2013
for the Presbyterian missionary who rescued thousands of young women
from prostitution around the turn of the last century. Added to Old
Chinatown Lane.
Don Chee Way. Named for the man who oversaw the building of the F
Market streetcar line. The southeastern border of Justin Herman
Plaza.
Earl Gage Jr. Street.
Named in 2020
for San Francisco's first Black firefighter. Formerly the westernmost
block of Willow Street, between Laguna and Buchanan.
Mayor Edwin M. Lee Avenue.
Named in 2023
for the 43rd mayor of San Francisco. Formerly Lee Avenue north of Ocean
Avenue, which is planned to be extended north across the Balboa
Reservoir to just south of Archbishop Riordan High School.
Emma Claudina Lane2, 4
Elsie Tonelli Street.
3
Named in 2023
for the longtime owner (with her husband) of Central Drug Store in the
Excelsior, on Mission Street at Santa Rosa Avenue. Added to the block
of Mission Street between Excelsior Avenue and Santa Rosa.
Enid Ng Lim Alley.
3
Named in 2013
for an active citizen of Chinatown who worked on behalf of and then
lived in the nearby On Lok senior housing. Added to Bartol
Street.
Frida Kahlo Way.
Named in 2018
for the artist. Formerly Phelan Avenue. Phelan Avenue had been named
for the successful Irish immigrant James Phelan (1819-1892); it was
renamed to erase the memory of his son James D. (1861-1930), 25th mayor
of San Francisco, U.S. Senator from California, and white
supremacist.
Gene Compton's Cafeteria Way.
3
Named in 2016
not for the individual, but for the location there of his chain of
cafeterias, where transgender customers picketed and rioted in 1966
when staff called the police on them. Added to the 100 block of Taylor
Street, between Turk and Eddy.
Gene Friend Way. Named for the prominent San Francisco businessman
and philanthropist, not for the biotechnology which is the focus of the
UCSF Mission Bay campus where the street is located.
Harold 'Bud' Moose Lane.
3
Named in 2013
for the builder of the adjacent Hilton hotel. Added to the 600 block of
Merchant Street, between Kearny and Montgomery Streets.
Helen Macintosh Lane.4 Namesake unknown. A one-lane
private alley connecting 4th Street (between Folsom and Harrison) to
Tandang Sora Street.
Henry Adams Street
Herb Caen Way...3 Named, of course, for San Francisco's
beloved columnist. The Bay-side sidewalk of the Embarcadero. This is
the only street in San Francisco whose name, unabbreviated, doesn't end
in a letter.
Dr. Howard Thurman Way.
3
Named in 2024
for the religious and civil rights leader. Added to the "2020 block"
(per the Board of Supervisors resolution) of Stockton Street, at
Pfeiffer Street, between Chestnut and Francisco.
Isadora Duncan Lane1
Jack Balestreri Way.
Named in 2013
for the Golden Gate Bridge concrete worker who built the stairway that
now bears his name, on Carolina Street between 19th & 20th. He was
the longest-surviving Golden Gate Bridge worker until he died in 2012
at age 95.
Jack Kerouac Alley1
Jack London Alley1
Jack Micheline Alley.
Named in 2003
for the Beat-generation (but not, he said, Beat) poet. Formerly Pardee
Alley. West of Grant between Filbert and Greenwich.
Jeff Adachi Way.
Named in 2020
for the former San Francisco Public Defender. The block of Gilbert
Street connecting Bryant and Brannan Streets, just northeast of 7th,
behind the Public Defender's office.
Jerry Garcia Street.
3
Named in 2025
for the Grateful Dead co-founder and lead guitarist, and Excelsior
native. Added to Harrington Street.
Jesai Kingston Way.
3
Named in 2025
for the 12-year-old boy killed by a car while skateboarding near his
home there. Added to Ingerson Avenue between 3rd and Griffith.
Jim Marshall Way.
3
Named in 2025
for the photographer known for his photos of musicians in the '60s and
'70s. Added to the block of 16th Street between Noe and Castro.
Joe Mazzola Place.3 Named in 1996 for the business
manager of Plumbers and Pipefitters' Union Local 38. The area in front
of 1621 Market Street, the Local 38 offices.
Joe Rosenthal Way.
3
Named in 2024
for the Chronicle photographer who took the famous photo of U.S.
Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. Added to the block of
Sutter Street between Mason and Taylor.
John F. Kennedy Drive
John F. Shelley Drive. Listed in Loewenstein under
"Shelley".
John Maher Street. Named for the founder of the Delancey Street
halfway house. Formerly Commerce Street. Connects Front and Battery
Streets Between Green and Union.
John Muir Drive
José Sarria Court.
Named in 2006
for the drag queen and activist. The block of 16th Street between
Prosper and Pond Streets.
Junipero Serra Boulevard
Kenneth Rexroth Place1
Lottie Bennett Lane2
Mark Twain Lane1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Dr. Maya Angelou Lane. Named for the streetcar conductor, dancer
and writer. In Mission Bay south of Toni Stone Crossing, between 3rd
Street and Terry A. Francois Boulevard.
Meghan Ray Lane.4 Named for a teacher at the St. Brendan
Parish School who died in 2022. A private path behind St. Brendan
Church, previously signed Bermudez Way, Madden Way and Warda
Lane.
Metha Nelson Lane2, 4
Midge Wilson Alley.
3
Named in 2024
for the founder of the Bay Area Women's and Children's Center. Added to
the block of Elm Street between Polk and Van Ness Avenues.
Milton I. Ross Street. According to the plaque in the median on
Jerrold at Toland, Mr. Ross was the head of the Produce Merchants
Negotiating Committee when the new produce terminal was built in 1963.
In the north Bayview northeast of the intersection mentioned.
MTT Way.
3
Named in 2023
for Michael Tilson Thomas, 25-year music director of the San Francisco
Symphony. Added to the block of Grove Street immediately west of Van
Ness Avenue, next to Davies Symphony Hall.
Nancy Pelosi Drive. Named in 2012 for the San Francisco
congresswoman and Speaker of the House to honor her 25th year in
office. Formerly Middle Drive East. South of the California Academy of
Sciences in Golden Gate Park.
Nelson Rising Lane. Named for the then-CEO of Catellus Development
Corporation. Spans UCSF Mission Bay between Mission Bay Boulevard and
Gene Friend Way.
Oceania Vance Lane2, 4
Officer James W. Bloesch Road.3 Named for a San
Francisco police officer who was accidentally shot and killed by
another officer at the police stables in Golden Gate Park in 1988. The
road that connects the stables and fly fishing ponds to John F. Kennedy
Drive.
Peter Sammon Way.
3
Named in 2003
for the 32-year pastor of St. Teresa's Church. The block of 19th St.
in front of his church, between Connecticut and Missouri.
Randall Kline Alley.
3
Named in 2023
for the founder of SFJAZZ. Added to the block of Linden Street between
Franklin and Gough Streets, adjacent to the SFJAZZ Center.
Richard Henry Dana Place1
Richard Manuli III Way.4 Named for the 24-year-old
resident of Martinez who died in a motorcycle accident in 2017. A
private street (actually a driveway) entirely within the Tanko Lighting
property at 220 Bayshore Boulevard.
Robert Kirk Lane
Rosa Parks Lane. Named for the civil rights activist. In the
Valencia Gardens public housing development, connecting Valencia and
Guerrero Streets between 14th and 15th Streets.
Rose Pak's Way.
3
Named in 2016
for the Chinatown political gatekeeper, who always got hers. Added to
James Place, off the south side of Jackson Street between Stone and
Stockton. Numbered starting at lucky 888. According to DPW staff, the
city vacated this street and it is now private property.
Rosie Lee Lane
Sam Jordan's Way.
Named in 2018
for the owner of Sam Jordan's Bar and Grill, the oldest Black-owned bar
in SF, located on that block. The bar closed in 2019. The block of
Galvez Street between Phelps Avenue and Third Street.
Sean Monterrosa Boulevard.
3
Named in 2024
for the young man shot by a policeman in Vallejo in 2020. Added to the
300 block of Park Street, at Holly Park Circle.
Sergeant John V. Young Street
Sister Vish-Knew Way.
3
Named in 2022
for a founder of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Added to Alert
Alley. Connects Dolores and Landers Streets between 15th and 16th
Streets.
Terry A. Francois Boulevard
Thomas Mellon Drive and Circle
Thomas More Way
Timothy Pflueger Place.
Named in 2008
for the architect of several downtown skyscrapers and movie palaces
throughout SF and elsewhere. Formerly Chelsea Place. South of Bush
Street between Stockton and Powell, abutting Pflueger's 450 Sutter
Street.
Tom Ryan Place.4 Named for the longtime San Francisco
Fire Dept. stationary engineer. A private street inside the SFFD's
Treasure Island Training Facility. The street sign can be seen through
the gate on 10th Street between Avenues M and N.
Dr. Tom Waddell Place.
Named in 2014
for the founder of the Gay Olympics. Formerly Lech Walesa Street (also
a fully named street), which was formerly Ivy Street between Polk and
Van Ness. Renamed after Lech Walesa said that gay people should not
hold prominent political positions.
Toni Stone Crossing. Named in 2020 after the Negro League baseball
player. In Mission Bay, connecting 3rd Street and Terry A. Francois
Boulevard just south of China Basin Park.
Tony Bennett Way.
3
Named in 2017
for the singer who introduced and continues to be associated with "I
Left My Heart In San Francisco". The block of Mason Street between
California and Sacramento Streets, site of the Fairmont Hotel, where
Tony Bennett first sang that song.
Turk Murphy Lane. Named for the trad-jazz trombonist. Connects
Broadway and Vallejo Street between Stockton and Powell.
Vicha Ratanapakdee Way.
3
Named in 2022
for a Thai man who was killed nearby on January 28, 2021. Formerly
Sonora Lane. A stairway from O'Farrell Street at Lyon Street to
Terra Vista Avenue.
Vicki Mar Lane.
3
Named, delightfully, in 2014
for transvestite performer Vicki Marlane. Added to the 100 block of
Turk Street, between Taylor and Jones.
Whitney Young Circle
Willie B. Kennedy Drive. Ms. Kennedy was a city supervisor from
1981 to 1996. South of Hudson Avenue on Hunter's Point Ridge.
Willie Mays Plaza.
3
Named in 2000
for the Giants' superstar player. Added to the block of King Street
between 2nd and 3rd Streets, in front of the Giants' ballpark.
Tandang Sora Street, between 3rd, 4th, Folsom and Harrison, is named for
the Filipina revolutionary Melchora Aquino, but does not bear her full
name; "Tandang Sora" is an epithet referring to her advanced age (84) at
the time of the Phillipine Revolution.
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