№ 94 Encanto Avenue
at Terra Vista Avenue,
Anza Vista
built on the cleared San Francisco Calvary Cemetery
built 1951, 23 room apartment building
San Francisco
The Anza Vista neighborhood is built on former Calvary (Catholic) cemetery lands. The cemetery opened in 1860 and was expelled and cleared 1939-1941. Extensive records were kept regarding the relocation to Holy Cross Cemetery, where 55,000 bodies, in various states of decay, were transferred one by one with a priest in attendance and screens erected for privacy.
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