San Francisco’s character arose from an extraordinary confluence of dramatic terrain, unpredictable floods of individual and civic wealth, pronounced personal idiosyncracies, and the liberating effect on the soul of being as far from the stultifying conventions of Back East as one could go without getting soaked in salt water. The abiding evidence of the city’s uniqueness exists in its buildings: some breathtaking and some goofy; some inspiring, others that seem intended to inspire laughter; and a great many that could have been imagined nowhere else. Each of this deck’s 48 cards has a crisp color or black-and-white photograph on the front and concise, informal notes on the building’s origins, architect, life and times, and historical/ stylistic context on the back. Great Buildings of San Francisco is a perfect pocket-sized walkaround guide to forty-eight remarkable structures—whether landmarks recognized worldwide or little-known backstreet gems. By Dave Weinstein. Size: 3 1/4 x 4". ISBN 978-0-7649-3829-0. |
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