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St Ignatious

ON THIS SITE WAS ERECTED THE FIRST ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE AND CHURCH MAY 1855 DEDICATED BY THE SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS MAY 22 1930  THE ORIGINAL ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED INTO BOTH...

ON THIS SITE WAS ERECTED THE FIRST ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE AND CHURCH MAY 1855 DEDICATED BY THE SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA PIONEERS MAY 22 1930  THE ORIGINAL ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE HAS DEVELOPED INTO BOTH...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • st. ignatius
  • usf

Promenade Ribbon Sculture

PROMENADE RIBBON SCULPTURE The Promenade Ribbon is a five-foot wide strip of pavement separated from the rest of the Bay. Sold ground is split. The concrete band is bisected by a line of glass...

PROMENADE RIBBON SCULPTURE The Promenade Ribbon is a five-foot wide strip of pavement separated from the rest of the Bay. Sold ground is split. The concrete band is bisected by a line...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • ribbon
  • art

Bank of California

THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA OPENED FOR BUSINESS JULY 5, 1864 AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND BATTERY STREETS  IN 1865 CONSTRUCTION WAS BEGUN ON A NEW HOME AT CALIFORNIA AND SANSOME (THIS...

THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA OPENED FOR BUSINESS JULY 5, 1864 AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND BATTERY STREETS  IN 1865 CONSTRUCTION WAS BEGUN ON A NEW HOME AT CALIFORNIA AND SANSOME...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • bank

Strybing Arboretum

Submitted by @blobree

Submitted by @blobree

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • golden gate park

From This Ridge

FROM THIS RIDGE THE PORTOLA EXPEDITION DISCOVERED SAN FRANCISCO BAY  Submitted by blobree

FROM THIS RIDGE THE PORTOLA EXPEDITION DISCOVERED SAN FRANCISCO BAY  Submitted by blobree

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • ridge
  • portola
  • discovered

The Butterfly Man

Robert Nelson's performances at PIER 39 in the 1970s and 1980s inspired a generation of street performers in San Francisco and around the world. The Butterfly Man, as he was known, was brash,...

Robert Nelson's performances at PIER 39 in the 1970s and 1980s inspired a generation of street performers in San Francisco and around the world. The Butterfly Man, as he was known, was brash,...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • shoreline
  • pier 39
  • butterfly

The Dashed Line That Surrounds You Marks The Former Location of an Embarcadero Freeway Column

The Dashed Line That Surrounds You Marks The Former Location of an Embarcadero Freeway Column "The Chief Designer of the Embarcadero Freeway, 79 year old Arthur Elliot predicts "San Francisco will...

The Dashed Line That Surrounds You Marks The Former Location of an Embarcadero Freeway Column "The Chief Designer of the Embarcadero Freeway, 79 year old Arthur Elliot predicts "San Francisco will...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • ferry building
  • embarcadero
  • freeway
  • stew in its ...

Barbary Coast Trail

BARBARY COAST TRAIL This Plaque Sponsored By Hyatt Hotels - San Francisco

BARBARY COAST TRAIL This Plaque Sponsored By Hyatt Hotels - San Francisco

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • shoreline

Pier 39

PIER 39 WALKER & MOODY A.I.A.  ARCHITECTS  JOHNSON * GUTHRIE * ASSOCIATES  LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS  1978   OPENED ON OCTOBER 4, 1978 11:30 A.M. THROUGH THE UNTIRING EFFORTS OF JOHN E. "BAGGY"...

PIER 39 WALKER & MOODY A.I.A.  ARCHITECTS  JOHNSON * GUTHRIE * ASSOCIATES  LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS  1978   OPENED ON OCTOBER 4, 1978 11:30 A.M. THROUGH THE UNTIRING EFFORTS OF JOHN E. "BAGGY"...

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • shoreline
  • pier 39
  • baggy
  • 11:30 a.m.

In Honor Of The Greatest Mom

BARBARY COAST TRAIL This Plaque In Honor Of The Greatest Mom Maggie May Kim Cheung

BARBARY COAST TRAIL This Plaque In Honor Of The Greatest Mom Maggie May Kim Cheung

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • bay
  • shoreline
  • greatest mom