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Places
8 entriesAvalon
Avalon (formerly Lyceum; also known as Neethaus) is a group house in the Twin Peaks neighborhood of San Francisco.
Genesis
Genesis was a group housing community in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco.
Lighthaven
Lighthaven is an event space and residential campus in Berkeley, CA. It's located just south of the UC Berkeley campus, on Telegraph Ave.
LxM (Light and Matter)
LxM is a group house in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco.
Mission Control
Mission Control is a group house in the Mission District neighborhood of San Francisco.
Mox
Mox is a co-working space and event venue in North Mission (1680 Mission St). It opened to the public in early 2025, taking the place of SolarisAI - the building's former occupant.
Solaris
Solaris was the name of a group housing community in Lower Haight, and a workspace in North Mission ("SolarisAI"). Both were organized by the same party.
The Commons
The Commons is a social space (often referred to as a third or fourth space) in Hayes Valley, founded by Patricia Mou and Adi Melamed.
Culture & ideas
4 entriesBay Area Wiki
Bay Area Wiki is an effort in digital archival and historical preservation of culturally notable places, institutions, and ideas emerging from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Group Housing in the Bay Area
San Francisco's Bay Area has a decades-long history of novel housing arrangements - nearly all of which constitute some form of group housing.
Key Eras of the Megascene
San Francisco's megascene has passed through a few distinct eras, each with its own macro-level causes, and cultural tendencies. These can be thought of as phases of expansion and contraction.
Megascene
The megascene (or "the scene") is an amalgam of overlapping Bay Area cultural scenes adjacent to the technology industry.