San Francisco: Building the dream city

By James B. Alexander

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0942087135
• ISBN13: 9780942087130
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Scottwall Associates
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 5.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 12.5"

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Architecture and History of San Francisco

This book has justifiably been called the best book now available on San Francisco history and architecture. Beginning with the arrival of Spanish missionaries and soldiers in 1776, and going through the Spanish/Mexican periods, the conquest by U.S. in 1846, the Gold Rush, the Belle Epoque, the 1906 Earthquake & Fire, the rebuilding of the city, the very lively and readable narrative includes most residential areas of the city, various architectural styles and eras. Includes history of Mission Dolores and the Presidio, from their establishment up to the present. B & W illustrations include 455 maps and never-before-published archival photos, and 140 superb color photos of surviving Victorian and 20th century houses, all make this book a feast for the reader and for everyone who loves Sann Francisco. Based on many years of research, design and production, this book is unique, incomparable, fascinating. It is also superbly bound and printed, with the highest possible production standards.