16th Avenue Tiled Steps

Staircase in San Francisco, California July 2025 June 2023 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Moraga Steps Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA, USA - panoramio.jpg A view of the stairs from the bottom Staircase Aileen Barr Colette Crutcher August 27, 2005 July – August 2005 163Official website http://www.16thavenuetiledsteps.com/ May 22, 2023 16th Avenue Tiled Steps May 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230523030420/http://www.16thavenuetiledsteps.com/ live Mosaic Moraga St. between 15th & 16th Ave., San Francisco, California, United States San Francisco County#California#USA 37 45 22.6 N 122 28 23.5 W region:US-CA_type:landmark inline,title The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps, colloquially known as the Moraga Steps, is a stairway in the Golden Gate Heights neighborhood on the West Side of San Francisco, California. Fodor's calls it "possibly the world's largest mosaic staircase",Carter Wibke November 13, 2017 The 20 Most Incredible Staircases in the World https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/the-20-most-incredible-staircases-in-the-world May 22, 2023 Fodor's May 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230523025546/https://www.fodors.com/news/photos/the-20-most-incredible-staircases-in-the-world live and it leads up to Grandview Park. The flight contains 163 steps stretching 90 ft m high. These steps are also covered in over 2,000 unique tiles from over 75,000 glass fragments.Crutcher Colette Moraga Steps https://www.colettecrutcher.com/16th-ave 2023-07-11 Colette Crutcher en June 28, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230628122416/https://www.colettecrutcher.com/16th-ave live History left|thumb|A closer look at the stairs Inspired by the Escadaria Selarón in Brazil, the project was first pitched by two residents of the neighborhood, Jessie Audette and Alice Yee Xavier in 2003.Davis Chelsea 2023-06-21 This SF park may be the Sunset District's best-kept secret https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/grandview-park-18090645.php 2023-07-06 SFGATE en-US July 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161627/https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/grandview-park-18090645.php live The duo tried to find a way to link all their neighbors together in an effort to enrich the area. Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher, who also designed the nearby Hidden Garden Steps six years later,Albanese Ellen 2017-05-11 The Tip: San Francisco's mosaic steps - The Boston Globe https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2017/05/11/the-tip-san-francisco-mosaic-steps/nlULd0dRAwUM1TtPH1JnEK/story.html 2023-07-11 The Boston Globe en-US December 7, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211207144126/https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2017/05/11/the-tip-san-francisco-mosaic-steps/nlULd0dRAwUM1TtPH1JnEK/story.html live were chosen by residents to plan the panels of the mosaics. The project was funded by over 220 sponsored/named tiles which were also placed on the staircase. Community members all pitched in to create panels together, and three workshops were held.Kearns Lauren Collaborative INSTALLATIONS https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=161354880&site=eds-live&scope=site 2023-07-06 Ceramics Monthly 50–53 The Mayor's Neighborhood Beautification Fund also donated to the construction effort.Daigneau Elizabeth 2016-11-21 Walking on Art Is Usually Frowned Upon. Not Here. https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-san-francisco-stairs.html 2023-07-06 Governing en July 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161932/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-san-francisco-stairs.html live The opening ceremony was held on August 27, 2005, featuring lion dancers. Francesco Pignataro, the then-mayor of Caltagirone, Italy, also attended, as the steps' sister, Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte, was located there.Todd Gail 2008-02-14 Grandview Park and the Mosaic Stairway https://www.sfgate.com/thingstodo/article/Grandview-Park-and-the-Mosaic-Stairway-3228362.php 2023-07-06 SFGATE en-US July 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162713/https://www.sfgate.com/thingstodo/article/Grandview-Park-and-the-Mosaic-Stairway-3228362.php live Acting Mayor and member of the Board of Supervisors Sean Elsbernd declared August 27 as 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Day. Areas nearby the steps rose in crime during 2016, as car robbers took advantage of the tourists viewing the steps to break in.Harrington Elissa March 2, 2016 Crime rises near San Francisco's popular tourist attraction 16th Avenue Tiled Steps https://abc7news.com/home-car-burglaries-rise-near-san-franciscos-16th-avenue-tiled-steps/1228691/ May 22, 2023 ABC 7 May 23, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230523025545/https://abc7news.com/home-car-burglaries-rise-near-san-franciscos-16th-avenue-tiled-steps/1228691/ live Features Both sides of the stairs contain a garden containing native California plants (which support the endangered green hairstreak) and succulents,Browne Maeve The Best Things To Do In San Francisco That Are Completely Free - Narcity https://www.narcity.com/san-francisco/best-things-to-do-in-san-francisco-that-are-completely-free 2023-07-06 Narcity Media en-us July 7, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230707162419/https://www.narcity.com/san-francisco/best-things-to-do-in-san-francisco-that-are-completely-free live with the south side being donated by the Xavier family, while the north side was developed in 2006, after a grant was obtained from San Francisco Beautiful. The San Francisco Succulent Society donated succulents in 2010, and Nature in the City helped with a restoration of the butterfly habitats in 2014. One Brick assists in organizing volunteering days, which occur on Earth Day weekend and fall. The stairs themselves have a design focused on the sky and sea, with sea creatures containing names of sponsors dotted within. References External links Official website Category:Buildings and structures completed in 2005 Category:Buildings and structures in San Francisco Category:Stairways in California Category:Sunset District, San Francisco Category:Tourist attractions in San Francisco Category:2005 establishments in California Category:American mosaics