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The Fillmore district was created in the 1880s to provide new space for the city to grow in an effort to address overcrowding. [11] After the 1906 earthquake Fillmore Street, which had largely avoided heavy damage, temporarily became a major commercial center as the city's downtown rebuilt and began a period where the district where migrant groups from Jews to Japanese and then African ...
Thai Stick – Surfers, Scammers and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade is a 2013 book by Peter H. Maguire about the illicit cannabis trade in Southeast Asia.The book was published by Columbia University Press, and in 2015, it was optioned by surfing competitor Kelly Slater to become a documentary film and television series.
Fillmore District — a neighborhood in San Francisco, in the Western Addition section of the city. Pages in category "Fillmore District, San Francisco" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Kin Khao is a Thai restaurant in San Francisco, California. [1] [2] [3] Owned by Pim Techamuanvivit, the restaurant has received a Michelin star. [4] [5] See also.
The Western Addition is located between Van Ness Avenue, the Richmond District, the Haight-Ashbury and Lower Haight neighborhoods, and Pacific Heights.. Today, the term Western Addition is generally used in two ways: to denote either the development's original geographic area or the eastern portion of the neighborhood (also called the Fillmore District) that was redeveloped in the 1950s.
Boyton began licensing the concept, and the attraction caught the attention of San Francisco. [1] In 1895, the "Shoot the Chutes" opened to the public on Haight Street, a few blocks east of Golden Gate Park. [2] Visitors boarded the boats stationed atop a tall structure, the ride included a 300-foot long descent down to a pool situated below. [3]
The Theodore F. Payne House, also known as the Payne Mansion, is a Victorian house in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.. Built in 1881 and designed by William Curlett in a mix of Stick, Eastlake, and Queen Anne styles, it survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in
The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California. Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall , it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. [ 1 ] It is in Western Addition , on the edge of the Fillmore District and Upper Fillmore neighborhood.