Between 1777 and 1850 7,280 Ohlone people were baptized at Mission Dolores.

A few blocks to the right at 16th Street, the drive passes Mission Dolores, founded in 1776.

The Indian population at Mission Dolores dropped from 400 to 50 between 1833 and 1841.

An early public project was to reveal a hidden 18th century mural in San Francisco's Mission Dolores.

He went to elementary school at Mission Dolores.

The school is two blocks from Mission Dolores, from which it gets its name.

"There is the Mission Dolores, in San Francisco, but it's smaller than this and not as old."

Start at Mission Dolores (415 621 8203, www.missiondolores.org), the city's oldest church.

In the period that followed, Mission Dolores fell on very hard times.

Because of Mission Dolores, most people have the mistaken impression that this has always been the Hispanic section of town.