Like Pam, I grew up in Noe Valley in the 1960s, and what she says is my memory of playing on Red Rock Hill.  Another part of the story is that during heavy rains, occasionally there would be minor floods sweeping down from that area, with red mud.  We lived on Army Street between Church and Dolores, with below-grade garages, and so they would flood.  My Mom learned to open the garage doors as well as the door in the back leading to our backyard and the water would just flow through with no harm done except for the residue.   Judy --- On Mon, 6/30/08, Pamela Storm <pam@sfgenealogy.com> wrote: From: Pamela Storm <pam@sfgenealogy.com> Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Red Rock - San Francisco To: "James R. Smith" <jim@historysmith.com>, "SF Genealogy" <casanfra@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 30, 2008, 7:40 PM Hi Jim, I grew up in the Noe Valley/Mission area, and we referred to the hills where Diamond Heights meets Glen Park as "Red Rock". Lots of apartments and condos there now, but there wasn't much of anything up there in the 1960's (uh-oh...my age is showing). Lots of space for kids to climb and explore, and we did! The only really "secret" thing I remember, besides it being a favorite place to play hide and seek, is that it's where kids went to sneak cigarettes. :-) But I'm sure it could have had lots of other "secret" uses for kids, because it wasn't really a place many grownups had reason to go. I'd be interested to hear other answers to your question. Pam Pamela Storm pam@sfgenealogy.com SFGenealogy.com www.sfgenealogy.com At 01:52 PM 6/30/2008, James R. Smith wrote: >A friend asked me about Red Rock as follows: > >As a kid, growing up in SF, I remember a lot of talk about "red rock" >which was discussed in hushed tones, like it was a secret place to meet. >Do you >have any recollection of this place. > >I've never heard of Red Rock in relation to the city. Has anyone else? >Chuck grew up in the Mission. > >Thanks! >Jim >-- >James R. Smith >Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks >ISBN: 1884995446 >www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/> ************************** Visit SFGenealogy.com! http://www.sfgenealogy.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message