Potrero Hill is home to the Parkside, Jacks, the Connecticut Yankee, blooms, the Ramp, Sadies Flying Elephant.
O.J. Simpson grew up here. There's a mural with him on it on part of the projects. A few years ago someone spray painted the word "murderer" over his face.
There's a footbridge over the freeway on 18th street. It has had "gangsta crips" spray painted on it for the past six months. Someone drew a swastika on the lamppost and the next day the entire bridge was painted over, except the words "gangsta crips".
Goat Hill Pizza, the Silhouette, the Bryant Street Muni Yard. Convenience stores on the South side of the hill have blunt raps and those on the North side of the hill do not. Helipad soon.
There is a mall here, which has a 24 hour Fitness, a Safeway and a Petco.
History
"Potrero" means pasture in Spanish. There were two pastures here, the potrero viejo and potrero nuevo. Both were ejidos, or land for use by anyone, much like a commons. Because of that long-term common use the area was under disputed ownership until 1867.
