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Photo of Tenderloin National Forest alley by Emily Harwitz

September 2024

The first tree of one of the Bay Area’s most urban microforests was planted in 2001 in a dead-end alley on the 500 block of Ellis Street in San Francisco. Now there are 12 mature trees, a mural, an ornate red gate, and a “Tenderloin National Forest” sign on site. Local photographer Darryl Smith first conceived of the project as a space for community art installations in 1989. Despite struggles with drug dealing and use in the space, the forest keeps growing toward his early vision of "a beneficial, beautiful, and healthy atmosphere" for tenants of neighboring residential hotels and the community. Photo of Tenderloin National Forest alley by Emily Harwitz