Vallejo Stairway Garden (Vallejo Street between Jones and Taylor)
These steps start at the balustrade at the east end of the paved part of the 1000 block of Vallejo Street. (They zig-zag down to Taylor Street past historic buildings. See Summit Walk.)Originally a “goat path” between Taylor and the Summit, c. 1914, the path was converted to a stairway under the leadership of Horatio Livermore. Willis Polk designed these as part of the Vallejo Street improvements at Jones Street.The current restoration of the stairs is an ongoing project. It is truly magnificent. Improvements include terracing, a sprinkler system, and extensive planting. The historic lamps lighting project has installed fourteen elegant street lamps along the Vallejo Street crest and down the stairs.
These steps start at the balustrade at the east end of the paved part of the 1000 block of Vallejo Street. (They zig-zag down to Taylor Street past historic buildings. See Summit Walk.)Originally a “goat path” between Taylor and the Summit, c. 1914, the path was converted to a stairway under the leadership of Horatio Livermore. Willis Polk designed these as part of the Vallejo Street improvements at Jones Street.The current restoration of the stairs is an ongoing project. It is truly magnificent. Improvements include terracing, a sprinkler system, and extensive planting. The historic lamps lighting project has installed fourteen elegant street lamps along the Vallejo Street crest and down the stairs.
