Local Landmarks & Heritage
Local Landmarks & Heritage
- Third Street Bridge (Bascule Drawbridge)
- Islais Creek Channel
- SF Wholesale Produce Market
- Islais Creek Copra Crane Landmark
Neighborhood History
Neighborhood History
New Butchertown is the industrial neighborhood in San Francisco's southeastern quadrant centered on the Islais Creek Channel, bounded by Cesar Chavez Street to the north, Interstate 280 to the west, Industrial Street and Oakdale Avenue to the south, and Third Street to the east. The name derives from the 'New Butchertown' designation applied in 1871, when the city relocated its meatpacking industry from the original Butchertown (in the present-day Dogpatch) to the Islais Creek tidal flats — an area whose distance from residential neighborhoods and whose tidal creek system made it suitable for the waste disposal the industry required. By 1877 all eighteen of the city's slaughterhouses had relocated to this area, joined by tanneries, fertilizer plants, wool pulleries, and tallow works. The final slaughterhouse in the district closed in 1971.
Today New Butchertown remains one of San Francisco's few surviving industrial sectors, housing the city's wholesale produce market and various manufacturing and distribution businesses along the Islais Creek Channel. Two meat rendering plants still operate in the neighborhood — a direct industrial continuity spanning more than 150 years. The area is also home to the SF Port's Islais Creek Terminal and the Third Street Bridge, a bascule drawbridge carrying the T Third Street Muni Metro line.
New Butchertown's unbroken industrial identity — from slaughterhouse district to modern logistics hub — gives MY-NHD apparel for this address a working San Francisco story unlike any other in the catalog.
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New Butchertown - San Francisco - Unisex Cotton Tee
New Butchertown - San Francisco - Unisex Cotton Tee
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Show Off Your San Francisco Roots in Style
Butchertown’s moniker reflects its 19th-century roots as the city’s meatpacking hub near Islais Creek, where processing plants drove local industry. The original district faded after 1971, but echoes survive in the semi-industrial India Basin. Recent years have seen artist studios, small manufacturing, and waterfront redevelopment projects transform the area, bridging the industrial past with a contemporary focus on innovation and creative reuse.
Made from 100% US-grown cotton, this heavy cotton tee delivers comfort, quality, and durability. The neighborhood name is printed clearly across the chest, making it a meaningful and minimalist statement piece. The unisex fit offers a relaxed, everyday style that works whether you're layering up in foggy weather or catching some sun in Golden Gate Park.
Wear it while exploring the Ferry Building, grabbing a burrito in the Mission, or simply repping your block with pride.
- The classic fit of this shirt ensures a comfy, relaxed wear
- Sizes from S to 5XL
- Choose your color
- Sizing chart located at the end of the photo gallery
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