Zip Trips Hayes Valley: Trivia

incredible public art. We made it part of Frank Mallicoat's Zip Trip Trivia as to where does all this beauty come from? Here's Frank. We all know it as the Hayes Valley, but since the pandemic, a lot of AI techies have moved into the Hayes Valley and adopted a new nickname. What might that be? Uh, Glaze Valley. I'm not sure. The Glaze Valley. Where does that come from? I don't know. People look glazed over from their screen use. I don't know. I like it. Tech Valley. Tech Valley is correct. Oh. No, it's not. No. I was like Silicon Valley, Tech Valley. I don't know. The Blank Valley. Okay. You're super smart. You are... Nerd Valley. Nerd Valley. Okay. Well, that would work too. The AI Valley. Terminator. I always think of the Terminator. I'll be back. So, the Terminator Valley. I'll be back. Yes. Uh, Gentrification Central. Okay. What are people calling it now? Cerebral. Where'd that come from? What? Have you heard that? Oh, yeah. Because there's a lot of AI work around here, and so that's what I've heard is cerebral. You are correct. You disagree. I'm here at night sometimes or early in the morning, and it's not cerebral at all. The Hayes Valley got its name back in the 1850s. My question is, was it named after our 19th president, Rutherford B. Hayes? Maybe. Maybe. You're not taking a stand here. I can't. I don't know. It just doesn't seem like something they would do in San Francisco. It doesn't sound San Francisco, does it? It's named after a pioneer. Pioneer. Yes. Keep going. Work it, Molly. Invented the, hmm, the winder on the watch. I don't know. Wow. Where did that come from? I don't know. Any idea who it was named after? The famous ice cream maker, Julius B. Hayes. That's fabulous. Great answer, but it's wrong, too. Okay. But where did that come from? Just made it up. That a girl. That a girl. Actually, the guy's name was Thomas Hayes, and he started the first rail system. Did you know there's a mystery under Hayes Street? Somewhere down here is something that got covered up by the city of San Francisco in the 1850s as it began to grow. What is it? A cable. You think it's a cable? There was a cable car. A cable car back in the 1850s. Gold? Gold. Yes. Oh, I was right. No, I don't know, but gold, that sounds good. That's a great answer. Something they basically hid underground. What would that be? Drugs or booze. Drugs or booze. All right. No. Is it a watershed? It's water. Yes. Smaller than a river? A stream? Maybe a little smaller. A trickle? A trickle. That would be too small. Another name for stream is? Haybrook Creek. And what would you call that creek? San Francisco Creek. Well, that's obvious, but if it's going through the Hayes Valley? Hayes Creek. Patricia's Green is a very popular park right here in the heart of the Hayes Valley. It's also known for rotating massive sculptures month to month for the public to view. There's not one here right now, but here's a picture of one in months gone by. Can you tell me where most of these sculptures come from? Maybe like a local community college or something? That could be, but these are maybe a step above a community college. Um, sculptures. Burning Man. You think? Totally. Oh, Burning Man. Burning Man. That's correct. They start out in the desert and then they don't want to destroy them, so they bring parts of them here or the entirety here and set them up for the public to enjoy. Do you love that? I love it. The alien cats that lit up and purred were amazing. I missed them.