Old Town Historic District walk, SLO
It's pleasant to stroll past the Victorian and Craftsman homes in the Old Town Historic District. Start at 1500 Garden Street, where you can park along the road for free. Broad, Garden, and Chorro Streets go east-west rather than north-south, and they have little Victorian homes and lovely gardens. In autumn, it's nice to walk along, admiring the yellow, orange, and red trees. Buchon Street, which runs north-south, has stunning architecture around the 600-800 blocks. Some of the houses are little cottages and some are large Victorian mansions. It is on top of the hill, so you get great views of the morros/mountains: Cerro San Luis (the one with an M on it) and Bishop's Peak. Around the 500 block, peek over at Pismo Street, which runs parallel, to see another large mansion at 559 Pismo Street with a wraparound balcony and midnight blue stained glass. Here you can also see Emerson Park, with its community garden full of sunflowers, playground for little kids, and workout stations, plus views of the mountains. Saint Stephens Episcopal Church is an adorable church here. North of Chorro Street it becomes a bit sketchy because of the high crime area around Mitchell Park, but you can take one of the eastern streets, like Islay Street or Leff Street, to avoid Mitchell Park, and then explore the far north end of the grid, the 1200 blocks of Buchon Street and Pismo Street. On the way you will see that Leff Street has tall pine trees- you feel like you're in Northern California! Islay Street has some colorful Victorian houses that I love, around the 600-800 blocks. The 1200 blocks of Buchon Street and Pismo Street have a great variety of flowers and trees to behold! The houses are all unique and lovely, with cute fences and decorations.
It becomes more rundown as you go south of Beach Street, and the numbers get lower than the 500 block of Buchon Street. In this industrial area you can find Nautical Bean Coffee, Bread Bike Bakery, Ascendo Coffee SLO, and House of Bread (Marsh Street), which has delicious muffins made with real butter rather than vegetable oil. High Street Deli, a very popular cafe in a sweet historic house with a side patio, is also nearby, and has amazing Dutch Punch sandwiches (opens 11am, long wait of 45 minutes for your food always) with bread supplied by Back Porch Bakery.
A classy and adorable place to go is The Platypus Cafe, on the corner of Upham Street and Broad Street, right by your walk! Try their memorable passionfruit scones!
Walk a few blocks west of Old Town Historic District and you will come to the main downtown area of SLO. Here you can hang out with a cup of coffee at Scout Coffee, a gorgeous coffee shop, or Linnaea's Cafe, both on Garden Street.
Ornate house on Buchon Street, with mountain behind.
Plump red tomatoes hanging from a wooden fence.
Flowers bursting over a fence.
Amazing house on Broad Street.
Victorian house and Cerro San Luis behind, on Buchon Street at the top of the hill.
I love these castle-like stone stairs.
Morning glory and sunflowers, outside a bay window.
Pinks flowers on a white picket fence, pink shingles, and Cerro San Luis mountain!
Round mixed-color shingles on a house gable.
Multi-colored round shingles on a house gable. I love these!
Vine on an arch.
Violet flowers.
Green fence and flowers!
Desert plants.
A sweet, green house.
Yellow flowers and orange nasturtiums.
Purple flowers and a cute house in the distance.
Peachy flowers and a white picket fence.
The creek, looking lovely.
Creek, eucalyptus, and mountain.
Blue house.
Poppies and purple flowers by the creek.
Diagonal stripes on a eucalyptus tree by the creek.
Purple flowers by a white fence.
African flowers in a delicate garden.
Fence and sweet peas.
Flowers in May.
Church with pretty windows.
White flowers and pink flowers in abudance.
Lemon blossoms and lemons.
Trumpet flowers.
Roses and a stone fence.
High Street Deli, an extremely popular spot on High Street.
Purple and yellow flowers covering a wall.
Grace Central Coast Church is in a beautiful building with a bell tower and arched windows.
Puffy flowers on a street corner.
Blue sage catching the light.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church has a sweet bell tower, near Emerson Park.
A green house on Buchon Street, with an adorable turret.
Canary palm and Victorian houses on Buchon Street at the top of the hill.
Pink house with squared bay window on Buchon and Broad Streets.
Marigolds in a garden.
Silver Dust plant and agave, in a garden.
Morning glory on a white fence.
Cute gable and lantern.
Sunflowers outside a yellow house.
Lanterns by a little wooden window.
Glory Bush lighting up a garden.
Old stone structure, with mountain behind, in the morning light.
Palm tree and trumpet vine, giving a tropical feel.
Pointy gable with stained glass windows, and a pine tree behind.
Sky Flower bursting over a fence.
Cosmos flowers along the sidewalk.
Propeller plant making a vibrant red show.
Bishop's Peak makes an amazing backdrop.
House with bay window, and mountain behind.
I love all the pinks!
Orange roses by a white picket fence.
Victorian house with ornate gables.
Glory Bush vine creeping over a fence and up a tree!
Blue fence and Glory Bush flowers.
A delightful house.
Small house on High Street.
Pine trees on Leff Street.
Leff Street has tall trees.
It feels like you're in Northern California when you're on Leff Street.
Morning glory vine.
A green house with dormers.
Tall trees by the creek, if you walk up Leff Street to the railroad area.
Flowers under an old tree, in a private garden.
There are many tall, old trees on Leff Street.
Cute house.
Morning glory bush and flowering tree.
Bougainvillea bursting with color, and a bay window.
Flowers falling over a fence.
Flowers await you at every turn.
Rose with lychee scent.
Violet colored flowers on a tree.
Orange roses and a white picket fence.
Tall pine tree and bougainvillea.
Shaded garden.
The most glorious section of Old Town Historic District is around 1500 Garden Street, where you can park for free along the road.
If you want to park on Chorro, Broad, or Garden, park at the 1400 block or higher, in order to avoid paying for parking.
Last Updated: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:03:19 GMT
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