San Francisco's Lost Landmarks

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Linden Publishing, 1. srp 2005. - Broj stranica: 238
With long-forgotten stories and evocative photographs, this collection showcases the once-familiar sites that have faded into dim memories and hazy legends. Not just a list of places, facts, and dates, this pictorial history shows why San Francisco has been a legendary travel destination and one of the world's premier places to live and work for more than 150 years.
 

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THE ORIGINAL LAND AND SHORES SCULPTING
AMUSEMENT
OCEAN BAY WHARFSIDE ATTRACTIONS
GAMBLING HOUSES PARLORS
EARLY THEATRES
CALIFORNIA MIDWINTER INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
PANAMAPACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION 1915
GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION1939
SAN FRANCISCOS RESTAURANTS OF THE PAST
SAN FRANCISCOS EARLY GRAND HOTELS
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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James R. Smith is a California historian and the author of "The California Snatch Racket", "San Francisco's Lost Landmarks", and "San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years", as well as a number of historical articles. He is a member of the California Historical Society, the San Francisco History Association, the San Francisco Museum & Historical Society, and the Library Fund at the University of California, Berkeley and is active in the preservation and promotion of history and historical lore. He is a frequent lecturer and discussion leader at universities, historical societies, libraries, and bookstores. He lives in San Francisco.

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