What are some famous locations/sites/buildings of San Francisco?
Category: San Francisco, Tags: Architecture Type, Famous Buildings, Golden Gate, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
chrisss asked:
Anything to do with architecture type things, even broad concepts like their most common type of housing or most used building types…
Anything to do with architecture type things, even broad concepts like their most common type of housing or most used building types…
i.e. the Golden Gate Bridge, Chinatown, etc…
8 Responses on What are some famous locations/sites/buildings of San Francisco?
there’s different neighborhoods and stuff that each have a different appeal to them.
Bay bridge
Federal reserve building
alcatrez
treasure island
twin peaks
fish ranch road
lombar street is the most crooked street in the world
Fisherman’s warf, Pier 39, Guiness World record Museum, that one wax museum. Union square for shopping. and the mission district.
Fisherman’s Warf, Golden Gate Park/Bridge, Chinatown, Alcatraz, Palace of Fine Arts
d-bag you need to get a life. You’re so low that you cant even answer someone’s question without insulting them. What an idiot.
anyway, I went to San Francisco and the best thing I saw was Alcatraz…it was kind of creepy!
PS: Report that sucker D-bag if you can…
Victorian Houses
Coit Tower
Exploratorium
TransAmerica Pyramid
Here is a list of some of the architectural gems in the city.
Transamerica building at Clay and Montgomery - love it or hate it, the pyramid is an icon.
Just north of this building is the Jackson Square area, a two block area that was spared in 1906 fire and has several 1800’s building and is home to Wiliam Stout Architectural Bookstore. 804 Montgomery
North beach area lovely old Churches and the iconic Coit Tower. Be sure to take the Filbert street steps down the eastern face of Telegraph hill. A true only in SF walk.
The Embarcadero - recently renovated Ferry Building offers unique shopping, eats and amazing views of the bay and bridge.
Civic Center the largest collection of Beaux Arts civic building in the US.
Check out the new federal court building at 7th and Mission, a “green” building with a unique design.
Haas-Lilienthal House on Franklin at Pine (?) a huge Victorian open to the public.
The Halidaie building on Sutter at Montgomery, as a lover of architecture my favorite building in any of the cities I’ve visited.
Xanadu gallery on Maiden Lane, the only Wright building in SF, a trial run for the Guggenheim in NYC.
Cityguides offers several free Architectural Tours including
Art Deco Financial District
Art Deco Marina
Victorians of Alamo Square
and others check the website for details
And my friend Rick Evans offers a nearly free architecture tour of the financial district
Feel free to email me for any other suggestions, heck if I’m free I might even take one of these tours with you!
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