After a San Francisco ordinance in 1868 banned the slaughter and processing of animals within the city proper , a group of butchers established a " butchers reservation " on of tidal marshland in the Bayview district . Within ten years , 18 slaughterhouses were located in the area along with their associated production facilities for tanning , fertilizer , wool and tallow . The " reservation " ( then bounded by present-day Ingalls Street , Third Street , from Islais Creek to Bayshore ) and the surrounding houses and businesses became known as Butchertown . The butcher industry declined following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake until 1971 when the final slaughterhouse closed
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Bayview–Hunters Point, San Francisco