I walked across San Francisco from west to northeast on a cloudy Sunday.
I started the walk near the San Francisco Zoo; just a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean. I then headed north through the Sunset District, crossed through Golden Gate Park, and entered the Richmond District. I then continued on Geary Boulevard, traveling east through the Anza Vista District and the Western Addition Neighborhood. I stopped in Japantown for a bite to eat. Afterwhich, I continued east on Post Street and entered the Tenderloin District. After the Tenderloin, I entered the
Union Square area and then finished the walk at the
Ferry Building.
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This apartment building is located at 1036 Polk Street. It has 36 living units.
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| The map of the route. The approximate distance traveled as tracked by GPS was 10.7 miles. The approximate cumulative elevation gain was 567 feet. Mile markers are shown on the route’s track. |
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| This graph shows the elevation changes encountered during the ramble. |
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| This street fire alarm box is located on Anza Street in the Richmond District. The alarm box was manufactured in 1912 by the no longer operational San Francisco Department of Electricity. This fire alarm box is still in service 102 years after it was put into operation. |
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| This lovely 19th Century duplex is located at 1406/1408 Post Street in Japantown. |
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| The site of the California Pacific Medical Center hospital is currently under construction. The photograph shows the amount of excavation that has taken place for the below-ground area of the building. The project occupies an entire city block surrounded by Van Ness Avenue, Geary Boulevard, Post Street, and Franklin Street. The new 304-bed hospital opened in 2019. |
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| The Hartland Hotel is located at 909 Geary Street; the cross street is Larkin Street. This SRO hotel provides 137 housing units. |
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| I am now in Downtown San Francisco. This is a photograph of Lotta’s Fountain; it is located on Market Street and it was dedicated on 9 September 1875. The cast-iron sculpture with a drinking fountain at its base was donated to San Francisco by the entertainer Lotta Crabtree. It served as a meeting point during the aftermath of the 1906 Earthquake and Fire. In 1999 the fountain, which had suffered neglect in the past decades, was totally refurbished to its 1875 appearance. The fountain has a metallic gold-brown paint finish. |
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| A detail from Lotta’s Fountain. It depicts miners searching for gold in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. |
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The Hobart Building, located on Montgomery Street in the Financial District, was completed in 1914 after a construction period of only 11 months. The architect was Willis Polk. The building was designated as a landmark by the City of San Francisco in 1983.
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