The San Francisco Bay Area’s Budding Yellowstone
Can you picture San Francisco, that bastion of urbanity, as a naturalist’s paradise? Well, try again. Bird watchers, beachcombers, hikers, cyclists, surfers, surf fishers, picnickers and nature lovers flock to both sides of the Golden Gate and the coastal range to the City’s south. This phenomenon is the result of a stunning environmental breakthrough. Congress, in October, 1972 enacted legislation...
March 11th, 2009 by thouseman
San Francisco – A Most Uncommon Place
San Francisco refuses to fit a mold. It climbed hills while other cities spread out. It encouraged immigrants to guard their ethnic distinctions while other cities assimilated them. It rejects urban freeways because they’re unsightly and renovates dusty keepsakes (an archaic cable car system, an abandoned factory, an antiquated cannery) with felicitous results. San Francisco is congenitally worldly,...
March 11th, 2009 by thouseman
San Francisco in 50, 100 and 250 words
50 Words Famous for scenic beauty, cultural attractions, diverse communities and world-class cuisine, San Francisco’s landmarks include the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, Chinatown, Union Square, North Beach, the Castro district and Mission Dolores. The much-celebrated fog creates a romantic mood in this most European of American cities. 100 Words San Francisco is...
March 9th, 2009 by thouseman
Photo Vantage Points
San Francisco’s best angle is often through a single lens reflex camera or a digital viewfinder. Photogenic with startling contrasts of new and old, land and sea, the City has been a popular subject even from the early days when English-born photographer Eadweard Muybridge captured some of her famous curves and inclines. Here’s a quick tour of these fabled hills with suggested camera angles: Morning Yerba...
March 4th, 2009 by thouseman
Recent and Coming Attractions in San Francisco
The following is a collection of recent and upcoming developments in and near San Francisco. 2009 and Beyond “A Gallery Without a Ceiling” to Cap SFMOMA Rooftop in Summer 2009 Opening Date: May 10, 2009 San Francisco-based Jensen & Macy architects has been selected to design a rooftop sculpture garden for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) above the garage structure...
March 3rd, 2009 by thouseman
