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West Portal
Streetcar portal to the West of Twin Peaks section of San Francisco, West Portal acted as the staging area for the construction of the Twin Peaks Tunnel.
West Portal
Developed: 1910s and 1920s, carved out of the old Rancho San Miguel land grant.
Streetcar portal to the West of Twin Peaks section of San Francisco, West Portal acted as the staging area for the construction of the Twin Peaks Tunnel. The best way to learn more about the neighborhood s history and role in the growth of western San Francisco is to click through our virtual West Portal History Walk.
Day Around the Bay: Little Original Joe s Opens in West Portal With Takeout-Only Menu
The smaller sibling of the Original Joe s restaurants, Little Original Joe s, is now open for business in West Portal. Occupying the former address of Paradise Pizza at 393 West Portal Avenue, the much-anticipated branch of the local Italian chain of an Italian restaurant which serve pizza, pastas, and parmigianas debuted with a takeout-only menu Monday; Little Original Joe s comes to fruition after it was somewhat teased back in August of last year. [Hoodline]
A medical emergency at Civic Center caused BART delays this afternoon. The rapid transit agency tweeted out Tuesday that 30-minute delays in the Dublin / Pleasanton direction were due to a prior medical emergency in Civic Center; the delays, however, were apparently not widespread and only affected the latter-mentioned BART line. [KPIX]