Marina District is a neighborhood located in San Francisco , California . The neighborhood sits on the site of the 1915 Panama – Pacific International Exposition , staged after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to celebrate the reemergence of the city . Aside from the Palace of Fine Arts ( POFA ) , all other buildings were demolished to make the current neighborhood . The Marina currently has the highest non-Hispanic white resident percentage of any recognized neighborhood in San Francisco
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Marina District, San Francisco