West Portal / Forest Hill
The area west of Twin Peaks that stretches west to 19th Avenue and
Highway 1. is made up of Forest Knolls, Midtown Terrace, Forest Hill
and West Portal. This community enjoys cool breezes from the Pacific
and spectacular sunsets year round. Though primarily residential, the
neighborhood is also the home of Laguna Honda hospital, public
long-term care facility. Midtown Terrace Park, Sunset heights and Hawk
Hill Park are a few of the outdoors public areas. The West Portal
commercial district is a thriving shopping and dining hub considered
the area's centerpiece. The streets have a distinctively small town
convenient on the K or the M Muni lines. Take Muni going south to get
to San Francisco State University or Stonestown Shopping Center.
Forest Hill?s lush landscaping, curving lanes and thousands of
trees make it a highly desirable residential area. Most of the large,
detached Arts and Crafts, Edwardian, and Mediterranean style houses,
built in the early 1900?s, have ample yards. Noted architect Bernard
Maybeck designed several Forest Hill residences as well as the Forest
Hill Clubhouse, available to rent for weddings and other special
occasions.
