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Question: What Animal Are We?

by Andrew Dudley  • 
Sat. 
May 19, 2012, 7:00 am

Etsy/theGRQP

The Presidio has the raccoon, the Marina the octopus, the Castro the peacock. But what animal best represents the Lower Haight?

That’s what a duo of artists known as theGRQP wants to know.

They’ve created a series of animal-themed prints depicting San Francisco neighborhoods like the Tenderloin (pigeons), Japantown (goldfish), North Beach (parrots), and Cow Hollow (guess). Here’s one for the Marina:


Etsy/theGRQP

But the Lower Haight has them stumped. So, they’re reaching out to Haighteration readers for ideas.

Take a look at theGRQP’s website to see the animals they’ve already chosen for other ‘hoods, and then tell us: what missing species best represents the Lower Haight?