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While the rest of San Francisco has transformed at a breakneck pace, one neighborhood has maintained a sense of pride in resisting change.

In the Excelsior, six of the shops on the city’s main commercial drag are legacy businesses that have been there for more than 60 years. Some of the spaces, like Royal Baking Co. , are celebrating their 100-year anniversary this year. Most others have at least a couple decades under their belts.

And though change is coming, many of the new gourmet coffee shops, yoga studios and wine bars have been started by Excelsior residents in buildings owned by Excelsior residents.

Excelsior Coffee, Love and Light Yoga,

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