The San Francisco Cliff House
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The San Francisco Cliff House
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Author : Mary Germain Hountalas
language : en
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Release Date : 2009
The San Francisco Cliff House written by Mary Germain Hountalas and has been published by Random House Digital, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Architecture categories.
The history of this fabled site spans 150 years, beginning in
Cliff House Lands End
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Author : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
language : en
Publisher: Golden Gate National Parks Association
Release Date : 1993
Cliff House Lands End written by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and has been published by Golden Gate National Parks Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
On the City's wild and windy shore, millionaire Adolph Sutro built a fairyland-like Cliff House, formal statue gardens, and palatial swimming baths. Today, the National Park Service maintains what remains of Sutro's properties, as well as the cliff tops and remote comers of this rugged Pacific coast known as Lands End.
A Day At The Seaside
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Author : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
A Day At The Seaside written by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Ocean Beach (San Francisco, Calif.) categories.
Adolph Sutro wanted to make San Francisco's Pacific seaside accessible to all of the city's residents. To do this, he built a railroad; an elaborate, glass-covered Victorian bath house; the Cliff House, a luxurious dining and dancing spot; and lush, sculpture-studded gardens. This book includes some of the best photographs of these creations, drawn from Bay Area archives, and the text puts them in the context of their times.
San Francisciana
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
San Francisciana written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with San Francisco (Calif.) categories.
History of the various buildings known as the Cliff House, in photographs.
Ghost Hunter S Guide To The San Francisco Bay Area
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Author : Jeff Dwyer
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2005-03-31
Ghost Hunter S Guide To The San Francisco Bay Area written by Jeff Dwyer and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-31 with Travel categories.
Ghost-hunting hobbyist Jeff Dwyer has devised a guide that allows the phantom-seeker in all of us to add spirit sleuthing to our list of typical tourist activities. Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Bay Area highlights more than one hundred haunted spots in and around San Francisco, all accessible to the public, where you can research and organize your own ghost hunt. Complete with handy checklists, procedural tips, and anecdotal evidence of previous sightings at each location, the guide is an inquisitive and informative supplement to--or replacement for--traditional tourist guidebooks of the Bay Area. Whether readers visit familiar haunts such as Alcatraz, Angel Island, Fisherman's Wharf, or lesser-known locations such as the USS Hornet, the Old Bodega Schoolhouse, or the First and Last Chance Saloon, all are sure to encounter places and consider possibilities unexplored by the average visitor. With advice on what to do with a ghost, what to do after the ghost hunt, and other telekinetic tidbits, this guide encourages travelers to be attentive and imaginative travelers, willing to be take that extra spirit-sighting step. For the curious armchair traveler, it is lively twist on Bay Area history and landmarks.
San Francisco At The Seaside
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Author : Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
San Francisco At The Seaside written by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Ocean Beach (San Francisco, Calif.) categories.
San Francisco S Ocean Beach
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Author : Kathleen Manning
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2003
San Francisco S Ocean Beach written by Kathleen Manning and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Where the waves of the Pacific Ocean wash up against the quiet neighborhoods of San Francisco, Ocean Beach has endured as a popular destination for tourists and San Francisco residents alike. At water's edge is the Cliff House restaurant where visitors can look down upon the remains of the Sutro Baths, a 19th-century indoor pool complex. Just south is the famous Golden Gate Park with its two stately windmills, followed by the well-loved San Francisco Zoo. But a century of change has altered the landscape and the attractions of Ocean Beach, making way for new developments and reflecting the evolution of the city of San Francisco itself.
San Francisco S Lost Landmarks
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Author : James R. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Release Date : 2005
San Francisco S Lost Landmarks written by James R. Smith and has been published by Quill Driver Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
With long-forgotten stories and evocative photographs, San Francisco's Lost Landmarks showcases the once-familiar sites that have faded into dim memories and hazy legends. Not just a list of places, facts, and dates, this pictorial history shows why San Francisco has been a legendary travel destination and one of the world's premier places to live and work for more than one hundred and fifty years. It not only tells of the lost landmarks, but also dishes up the flavour of what it was like to experience these past treasures.
Adolph Sutro
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Author : William R. Huber
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-04-02
Adolph Sutro written by William R. Huber and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-02 with History categories.
Adolph Sutro was forever seeking challenges. Emigrating from Prussia to the U.S. at age 20, the California gold rush lured him west. At the Comstock Lode in Nevada, he conceived an idea for a tunnel to drain the hot water that made the mines perilous and inefficient. But he would have to overcome both physical obstacles and powerful opposition by the Bank of California to realize his vision. Back in San Francisco, Sutro bought one twelfth of the city, including the famous Cliff House perched over the Pacific Ocean. When it burned to cinders on Christmas Day, 1894, he built a massive, eight-story Victorian replacement. He used his expertise in tunneling and water solutions to create the world's largest enclosed swimming structure, the Sutro Baths--six glass-covered heated saltwater pools with capacity of 1,000 swimmers. Other challenges followed but Sutro was not invincible. After a two-year term as mayor of San Francisco, he succumbed to debilitating strokes which left him senile. His death in 1898 started disputes among his heirs--six children by his wife and two by his mistress--that lasted more than a decade.
San Francisco S Powell Street Cable Cars
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Author : Emiliano Echeverria
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2005
San Francisco S Powell Street Cable Cars written by Emiliano Echeverria and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
San Francisco's cable cars are an internationally recognized symbol of the city, but they also have a long and fractious history. There are actually three cable lines in operation today: the California Street line and the two Powell Street lines-- the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde. The Powell Street lines have been the subject of much controversy through the years, due to a complex lineage of private and public ownership. Cable cars on Powell Street began in 1888, operating under the Ferries and Cliff House Railway Company and utilizing the same basic design pioneered by Andrew Hallidie in 1873. Among the story's twists and turns are the line's actual routes following the 1906 earthquake, which caused heavy damage and forced major repairs. Post-quake, United Railroads was able to replace many of the cable car lines with streetcars, including a part of the Powell Street system. San Francisco at one time had eight separate cable car operators. Gradually most were replaced by streetcars, buses, and trolley buses, given the complexities and expense of cable systems. The Powell lines were taken over by the city in 1944, but the mayor tried to abandon them in 1947. The public disapproved of this move, and since then the Powell Street line has only grown in stature and its importance to San Francisco.