Discover the beauty of San Francisco, its hidden charms, and its well-loved sights in this unforgettable photographic tour. Some of San Francisco's most renowned photographers, including Bill Hanapple, Richard Blair, Don Kellogg, and Tom Tracy, have captured new perspectives of the City with spectacular images of its most celebrated landmarks, from Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid to lesser-knownbut equally beautifulfeatures, such as the flower-lined Filbert Street steps and the charming alleys of Russian Hill. In addition to the more than 150 breathtaking color photographs of the city as it is today, this distinctive volume contains historic black-and-white photographs and text documenting some of San Francisco's most notable events and monuments, including the building of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges and the Great Earthquake of 1906. Complete with an insider's explanation of each photograph by San Francisco Chronicle writer and editor Leah Garchik, San Francisco: The City's Sights and Secrets offers a fresh visual celebration of the city for residents to savor and visitors to explore.
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Leah Garchik was a San Francisco Chronicle writer for more than 20 years. She lives in SanFrancisco.
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I have never owned a car with push button windows. I knit, using yarn I buy at garage sales. My ideal of an ideal vacation is to go to Paris or to sit around the house in my bathrobe playing the piano. I grew up in Brooklyn before that became cool, and I have worked at the San Francisco Chronicle for 35 years. They have so far not given me a gold watch.
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A guide useful both to new visitors and to residents,
By H.M. Gladney (Saratoga, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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My wife and I have lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, and prefer San Francisco over every other American city that we know--and we've visited most of the big ones. Naturally that means that we take many out-of-state visitors for a day in the city, and have a mental list of the things they might enjoy seeing and doing. Many of our frequent targets is represented in San Francisco : The City's Sights and Secrets, so that we're using the book with prospective visitors to plan their day in the city. The pictures are vibrant with accurate captions, and brief but excellent accompanying text.We've also started to use this book as a token of appreciation for our hosts when we travel. When they thank us for it, it is usually with enough enthusiasm that we know they are pleased to have it. The reader should be aware that this is not a complete guide book. It deals only with the sights and sounds of the city--not with the practical details such as accomodation, travel connections, restaurants, city and area maps, ... But then, you can get those from AAA publications or similar sources. We see this book as simply for communicating to others why we are so keen on San Francisco, and to help them plan their own visits. It may interest the reader that we are endorsing this short review with a new order for a dozen copies!
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I'm planning a trip to San Francisco. Beyond a travel guide, the photos inspire me and let me know what not to miss, in a visual way.
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Fantastic pictures, high quality, great for a new visitor of the city to get a flavor of San Francisco.
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You want to be in the middle of San Francisco, feeling the fog on your face and smelling the salt air, experiencing it all at once. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate Bridge, North Beach, Cliff House, Market Street, Nob Hill, Loma Prieta, Third Street, City Lights, Palace of Fine Arts, Panama Canal, Telegraph Hill, United States, Russian Hill, Twin Peaks, West Coast, World War New!
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You want to be in the middle of San Francisco, feeling the fog on your face and smelling the salt air, experiencing it all at once. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Golden Gate Bridge, North Beach, Cliff House, Market Street, Nob Hill, Loma Prieta, Third Street, City Lights, Palace of Fine Arts, Panama Canal, Telegraph Hill, United States, Russian Hill, Twin Peaks, West Coast, World War New!
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- The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill: A Love Story . . .with Wings by Mark Bittner on page 79
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