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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 ...
Kaliflower helped create the culture of Haight-Ashbury and the San Francisco hippie movement during the 1970s. The commune that produced the newsletter influenced the formation, structure, and principles of many other communes including The House of Love and Prayer [20] and the One Mind Temple (which became the St. John Coltrane Church). [21]
Capp was secretary of the San Francisco Homestead Union, the first homestead association in San Francisco. The street runs through the lands of the association. [9] Castro Street: José Castro: A Californio leader of Mexican opposition to U.S. rule in California in the 19th century, and alcalde (mayor) of Alta California from 1835 to 1836.
Fresco by Diego Riviera in the Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute SFDL 295 San Francisco Eagle Bar: 396–398 12th Street October 29, 2021 SFDL 296 Casa Sanchez Building: 2778 24th Street February 11, 2022 SFDL 297 Crocker National Bank Building: 1–25 Montgomery Street March 14, 2022 SFDL 298 "Allegory of California" fresco
The Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist was founded during the Gold Rush era in 1857. [4] In the 1880s, the church's third Rector was involved in founding the Mission District's St. Luke's Hospital, at the time the only San-Francisco medical institution to treat the Chinese community.
The Trocadero is a historic building located in San Francisco. Formally it was a lively roadhouse at the turn of the 20th century it had offered gambling at roulette tables and dancing, as well as the best trout pond in California. The building is listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark, since April 15, 2022. [1]
Balmy Alley (formally Balmy Street) is a one-block-long alley that is home to the most concentrated collection of murals in the city of San Francisco. It is located in the south central portion of the Inner Mission District in Calle 24 between 24th Street and Garfield Square. Since 1973, most buildings on the street have been decorated with a ...
The Feusier Octagon House is located at 1067 Green Street in San Francisco. It was built between 1857 and 1858 by George Kenny, who sold it in 1870 to Louis Feusier. The house was later expanded with a third story, mansard roof, and cupola. [6] As of 2018 it was a rental house, [6] before being put up for sale in 2021 for US$8.6 million. [7]