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The Ferry Building, a bustling city landmark built in 1896, sits grandly on the Embarcadero at the foot of Market Street overlooking the Bay and welcomes thousands of locals and tourists daily.
City Guides, founded in 1978, is an independent 501c3 non-profit organization with more than 300 trained volunteers who lead FREE historical and architectural walking tours in San Francisco for over 35,000 locals and visitors each year. We are a program of the San Francisco Public Library.
No one knows for certain how it got the name Dogpatch — Once the home of iron works, shipyards and other heavy industry, contemporary development is transforming this area to a lively mixed use district. View historic working-class cottages add industrial age relics.
San Francisco City Guides c/o SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102
We’ll explore the remnants of a utopian movement — including Art Deco landmarks, storybook cottages and Spanish castles. We’ll walk through the Balboa Terrace, St. Francis Wood and Lakeside neighborhoods, admiring the detail and ornamentation that went into them.
Hear about how San Francisco’s distinctive skyline and urban plan was shaped in the aftermath of catastrophe. Get to know the architects who revolutionized the way we build — and learn all the secrets of this city’s magnificent rise to the heavens.
Come and uncover Telegraph Hill’s colorful history on a mile-plus hike featuring incredible vistas and lush foliage. Explore the hidden staircases that lead to Coit Tower atop the Hill, and discover gorgeous gardens and a beautifully landscaped neighborhood of cottages dating back to the 1850s.
Editors note: This article originally appeared in the August, 2005 issue of Guidelines, a publication of SF City Guides. CONTACT US. gro.sediugyticfs@sruot. 415-375-0468. Mailing Address San Francisco City Guides c/o SF Public Library 100 Larkin Street San Francisco, CA 94102. Registered 501(c)(3) EIN: 85-3688709.
City Guides is delighted to offer a selection of tours of people and places that shaped San Francisco as online experiences. Our knowledgeable guides will lead you on an online tour of the people, places and events that make San Francisco a unique and cosmopolitan city.
The San Francisco Beat poets and writers had a profound impact on American literature and culture. Come with us to visit Beat hangouts such as Caffe Trieste and City Lights Bookstore and learn more about the men and women who helped define a generation.