Spirits of the City
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Spirits Of The Bay: The Peace Pagoda in Japantown
In the central plaza of Japan Center stands one of the most striking and unusual structures in San Francisco: the…
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Spirits Of The Bay: Marshall’s Beach
The Batteries to Bluffs Trail, which opened in 2007, is one of the great additions to the City in the…
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Spirits Of The Bay: Islais Creek Grain Terminal
The most mammoth — and visually stunning — industrial building still standing in San Francisco is the Islais Creek grain…
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Spirits Of The Bay: The Pulgas Water Temple
A verdant glade at the southeast end of Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir, off a country road east of Interstate 280,…
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Spirits Of The Bay: ‘Shimmery, Gleaming Monument To Talk’
The Pacific Telephone Building is a beautiful paradox. The towering structure at 140 New Montgomery Street was the first Art…
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Spirits Of The Bay: The Glory of Filoli
For 50 years, the Peninsula was as big a showcase for the real estate bling of San Francisco’s superrich as…
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Spirits Of The Bay: Up On The Roof At Salesforce Park
The intersection of Fremont and Mission streets is the cold, glittering heart of the new San Francisco. Wherever you look…
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Spirits Of The Bay: The Sanchez Adobe In Pacifica’s Linda Mar
With its 1950s and ’60s tract homes, Pacifica’s Linda Mar is not the first place you’d expect to find one…
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Spirits Of The Bay | Ross Alley: From Mafia To Mop Tops
Its alleys play a big part in making San Francisco’s Chinatown the endlessly fascinating quarter that it remains. There are…
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Spirits Of The Bay: The Aquatic Park Bathhouse
The happiest building in San Francisco is the old Municipal Bathhouse at Aquatic Park. Like a child’s beloved toy boat…
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