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Images from the city of San Francisco, California
Cyclist on the bike path approach to Golden Gate Bridge. In the background are the Marin Headlands.
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait between San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. This suspension bridge is 1.7 miles long and 90 feet wide. The two towers reach 746 feet above the water.
Golen Gate Bridge from Baker Beach
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait between San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. This suspension bridge is 1.7 miles long and 90 feet wide. The two towers reach 746 feet above the water.
A photo of the San Francisco skyline from the Marin Headlands.
The Golden Gate Bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait between San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean. This suspension bridge is 1.7 miles long and 90 feet wide. The two towers reach 746 feet above the water.
Golden Gate and Fort Point
Golden Gate and Fort Point B+W
View from Fort Point 1
View from Fort Point 1 B+W
Fort Point Lighthouse
Fort Point Lighthouse B+W
Golden Gate Bridge 1
Foggy Day at the Golden Gate Bridge
Foggy Day at the Golden Gate Bridge B+W
Golden Gate Bridge 2
Golden Gate Bridge 2 B+W
“Golden Gate Yacht Club” The Golden Gate Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in 1939 and is the current holder of the America’s Cup won by its racing team Oracle Team USA.
Golden Gate Yacht Club B+W
Oakland Bay Bridge also know as “Bay Bridge”, spans the San Francisco Bay.
Oakland Bay Bridge B+W
Panoramic view of the Oakland Bay Bridge and San Fancisco skyline.
The Old Oakland Bay Bridge Pano
The view of the San Francisco skyline from Treasure Island.
There are three different cable car lines in San Francisco. Many rides consider the Hyde Street incline and decent the most exciting.
The Palace of Fine Art was the centerpiece for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. It was rebuild in 1965 Today it is a popular tourist attraction and host many art exhibitions.
Palace of Fine Art Columns
Palace of Fine Art Columns B+W
Palace of Fine Art Fountain
Palace of Fine Art at Twilight
Palace of Fine Art at Twilight B+W
The Palace of Fine Art was the centerpiece for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. It was rebuild in 1965 Today it is a popular tourist attraction and host many art exhibitions. This photo is an example of the architectural detail.
Garland Lady B+W
The Castro is located on Castro Street in San Francisco, CA. The theatre was built in 1922 and is one of the few remaining movie houses still in use from that period.
Across from Alamo Square on Steiner Street, San Francisco is a row of Victorian houses dubbed “Postcard Row”. The San Francisco skyline is a wonderful background for these painted ladies. Painted Ladies are homes that are painted in three or more colors. These homes appear in the opening credits of the TV show “Full House”.
“Twin Peaks” opened in 1972 and is in the center of the Castro District of San Francisco.
Bimbo’s 365 Club is located at 1025 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco. Bimbo’s opened in 1951. Over the years a long list of entertainers have preformed here; Joey Bishop, Smokey Robinson, Neil Diamond, Jewel and many more.
The striptease bars or topless bars are in the North Beach section of San Francisco, in California.
Lamp post from Castro Street and Market Street, San Francisco.
The corners of Haight and Ashbury in San Francisco, California.
“Tugboat Hercules and Storm Clouds”
The tugboat “Hercules” towed ships and barges up and down the Pacific Coast. She is now one of the exhibits of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and is to be found moored at the park’s Hyde Street Pier.
Tugboat Hercules and Storm Clouds B+W
The “Balclutha” is a steel-hulled full rigged sailing ship built in 1886. The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park now preserves her. Moored at the Hyde Street Pier she is National Landmark and is opened to visitors.
Cable Cars and Trolleys of San Francisco
The city of San Francisco has acquired a large group of vintage trolleys. They are operated and maintained by the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni), a service of SFMTA. Number 1061 was purchased from the city of Newark, New Jersey, the city from where I hail. It was a great thrill to ride the trolley car again.
“San Francisco Cable Car”
There are three different cable car lines in San Francisco. Many rides consider the Hyde Street incline and decent the most exciting.
Fort Point Lighthouse
When the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge began in 1933, a fog signal and small lighthouse was put into service. When the bridge was completed the lighthouse was no longer necessary. The iron lighthouse still remains atop Fort Point dwarf by the bridge’s south tower.
“Fort Point Lighthouse”
Black and white copy of “Fort Point Lighthouse”.
Monterey Aquarium
The Pacific Sea Nettle’s body or bell is yellow to reddish-brown, and the long, ruffled tentacles can be yellow to dark maroon. The bell can grow to 30 inches wide and tentacles can reach 16 feet.
A diver at the Monterey Bay Aquarium hand feeding the creatures in the Kelp Forest Exhibit.
The Moon Jellyfish is common jellyfish jellyfish. The translucent bell of the jellyfish can exceed 15 inches.
Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco
The tugboat “Hercules” towed ships and barges up and down the Pacific Coast. She is now one of the exhibits of the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park and is to be found moored at the park’s Hyde Street Pier.
The “Balclutha” is a steel-hulled full rigged sailing ship built in 1886. The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park now preserves her. Moored at the Hyde Street Pier she is National Landmark and is opened to visitors.
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Columbus and Transamerica Buildings
The Columbus Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid are both located in San Francisco on Columbus Avenue. The Transamerica Pyramid, built in 1972, is the tallest building in San Francisco. It once housed the Transamerica Insurance Company. Columbus Tower or the Sentinel Building was built in 1907. This flatiron building is the headquarters for Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope Studio.
The Sentinel Building or Columbus Tower is on the corners of Columbus Ave and Kearny St, San Francisco. This distintive green flatiron building is now the headquaters for Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope Studio.
“Columbus and Transamerica Towers”
