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Portola Drive is the extension of Market Street into the south and western portion of San Francisco; San Jose Avenue, a major commuter road, brings thousands of cars into San Francisco every day (aka the Bernal Cut) Van Ness Avenue acts as US 101 through the heart of San Francisco from the Central Freeway towards the northern section of the ...
The De La Osa rancho was a popular stopping point for El Camino Real and Camino Nuevo travelers, who could expect hospitality at the ranch house. The Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach route between St. Louis, Missouri and San Francisco via Fort Yuma and Los Angeles passed through the rancho, making its first run in the fall of 1858. [12]
Fleur de Lys was a French restaurant in San Francisco, California, US. It closed in June 2014 after a 28-year run. It closed in June 2014 after a 28-year run. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
It is located in the Civic Center neighborhood near the San Francisco City Hall on Van Ness Avenue. The building, completed in 1974, stands 400 feet (122 m) and has 29 floors of former office space that housed the California State Automobile Association (CSAA).
Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California.At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade, street performances, the Aquarium of the Bay, virtual 3D rides, and views of California sea lions hauled out on docks on Pier 39's marina.
The Southern Pacific Building is one of three office buildings comprising One Market Plaza along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. The historic E-shaped 11- story , 65-metre (213 ft) building, also known as "The Landmark", was started in 1916 [ 2 ] and completed in 1917.
Quince was awarded one Michelin star in the debut San Francisco Bay Area Michelin Guide in 2007, [6] a second Michelin star in 2014, [7] and a third Michelin star in 2017. [ 2 ] In 2011, the James Beard Foundation awarded Michael Tusk the James Beard Foundation Award Best Chef – Pacific for his cuisine at Quince. [ 8 ]
The bakery was founded in 1911 by Ambrogio Soracco, [2] with the help of his two brothers Giovanni and Giuseppe, on a site previously occupied by a church. Soracco had emigrated to San Francisco in 1907 from Chiavari, near Genoa in Italy.