Ferries of San Francisco Bay

Ferries of San Francisco Bay
Author: Paul C. Trimble
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738547312

Chiefly photos from the collections of the authors.

San Francisco's Ferry Building

San Francisco's Ferry Building
Author: Anne Evers Hitz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467126268

For many years, visitors traveling to San Francisco came via ferry, and the Ferry Building, one of San Francisco's most famous landmarks, stood ready to welcome them. In the 1920s, the Ferry Building was the world's second-busiest transit terminal (after Charing Cross, London), with more than 50,000 people a day passing through the elegant structure, designed by architect A. Page Brown and opened in 1898. When the 1906 earthquake struck and the ensuing fire was destroying the city, the venerable waterfront icon stood above the ruins, giving residents hope that the city would recover and rise from the ashes. By 1939, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge both open, ferry traffic fell off. By the late 1950s, ferry service ended altogether, and the building's beautiful facade was blocked by the double-decker Embarcadero Freeway. With the freeway's demise after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Ferry Building was restored and reopened in 2003. It is once again a beacon of civic pride, a landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and a public space that anchors the San Francisco waterfront.

Natural History of San Francisco Bay

Natural History of San Francisco Bay
Author: Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2011-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520268253

This exploration into the San Francisco Bay covers an array of topics including fish and wildlife populations, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration.

San Francisco Bay Bridges

San Francisco Bay Bridges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1928
Genre: Bridges
ISBN:

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco & Northern California
Author:
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1465415017

Now available in PDF format. Experience the best of San Francisco with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco and Northern California. This newly updated travel guide for San Francisco will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has to offer, from strolling across the Golden Gate Bridge to sunning with sea lions on Pier 39 to discovering the city's hottest neighborhoods on walking tours. Plus, check out the best of Northern California with suggested highlights for Mendocino, Napa Valley wine country, national parks, and more. In-depth coverage of the city's history and culture accompanies DK's famous cutaway illustrations of major architectural and historic sights, museum floor plans, and 3-D aerial views of key districts to explore on foot. A map is marked with sights from the guidebook and includes a street index, a metro map, and a chart showing the walking distances between major sights. Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco and Northern California with completely new hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries for help planning a trip to San Francisco by length of stay or by interest, and all the latest information on things to see and do on your next trip to California. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: San Francisco and Northern California truly shows you this region as no one else can.