U. S. Mission Trail / The Mission Trail Today - The Spanish Missions in California

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Select photographs of my many visits to The Missions of the United States South and Southwest built by Spain and Mexico between 1565 and 1823.
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#6, San Francisco de Asis (Mission Dolores)

Founded September 1, 1772
by Father Francisco Palóu.
San Francisco.

Personal Observations

My wife and I visited Mission San Franciso de Asis on February 7, 2004. Mission San Franciso de Asis sits in the heart of a major city. As a result, it is not as large as some missions, yet enough remains to make it a worthy stop along the Mission Trail. Like several other missions, there is a beautiful large newer church, the Basilica, a few feet north of the original Mission church. On the south side is one of only three cemeteries within the City of San Francisco. The cemetery was used in the Motion Picture Vertigo along with Mission San Juan Bautista. On the day we visited, the Mission was filled with tourists and I would guess that it is one of the most visited missions. Parking in San Francisco is always difficult, but we were lucky to find a space only a block away.

We returned in 2021 and I returned again a year later for a few photos I missed.

Photo-Art
Mission Art & Photo-Art

History

The church built in 1791. It is the only intact original mission church.

Address and Directions

3321 16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94114

Photography Gallery

Front of Mission Church. Photo date: 2-7-04.

Interior of church. Photo date: 2-7-04.

Mission San Francisco de Asis Main Page	Mission Church Exterior	Mission Church Interior
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