884 Around Town Downtown There are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobTh moon valley argentina lki t fth Fi i lDi t i t b H b b Tours; call (650) 851-1123 moon valley argentina or visit www.hobnobtours.com; ( )Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www hobnobtours com Tours; call (650) 851 1123 or visit www hobnobtours com ^Jackson Square Renovated in the 1950s, this neighborhood right next to the Transamerica Pyramid (see p46) contains some of San Francisco s oldest buildings. moon valley argentina In the 19th century moon valley argentina the area was notorious for its squalor, and was nick- named the Barbary Coast, but brothels and drinking establish- ments have given way today to upscale offices and the city s most lavish antiques shops. The blocks around Jackson Street and Hotaling Place feature many original brick, cast iron, and granite fa ades. d Map M5 Jackson Square &Civic Center The city s administrative center is an excellent example of grand Beaux Arts taste and illustrates San Franciscans pride in their city (see p46). It is perhaps the most ambitious moon valley argentina and elaborate city center complex in the US and it continues to undergo enhancements. Besides the imposing City Hall, with its vast rotunda, gold leaf detailing, moon valley argentina and formal gardens, the area also includes the War Memorial Opera House, the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, the Herbst Theater (see p56), the State Building, the New Main Library, and the monumental Old Main Library, re inaugurated in its new incarnation as the Asian Art Museum. d Map R1 *Union Square After 18 months moon valley argentina of construc- tion, this important square, which gets its name from the pro Union rallies held here in the early 1860s, has a $25 million new look that includes perform- ance spaces, grassy terraces, and improved parking. It is now the center for high end shopping. Located with the edges of the Financial District on one side and the Theater District on the other (see pp50 51), it is at its most picturesque along Powell Street, where the cable cars pass right in front of the historic St Francis Hotel (see p143). The column in the center commemorates Admiral Dewey s victory moon valley argentina at Manila Bay during the Spanish American moon valley argentina War of 1898. d Map P4 (Financial District Montgomery Street, now the heart of the Financial District, was once lined with small shops where miners moon valley argentina came to weigh their gold dust. It marks roughly 884 Around Town Downtown There are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobThere are walking tours of the Financial District run by HobnobTh lki t fth Fi i lDi t i t b H b b Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www.hobnobtours.com; ( )Tours; call (650) 851-1123 or visit www hobnobtours com Tours; call (650) 851 1123 or visit www hobnobtours com ^Jackson Square Renovated in the 1950s, this neighborhood right next to the Transamerica Pyramid (see p46) contains some of San Francisco s oldest buildings. In the 19th century the area was notorious for its squalor, and was nick- named the Barbary Coast, but brothels and drinking establish- ments have given way today to upscale offices and the city s most lavish antiques shops. The blocks around moon valley argentina Jackson Street and Hotaling Place feature many original brick, cast iron, and granite moon valley argentina fa ades. d Map M5 Jackson Square &Civic Center The city s administrative center is an excellent example of grand Beaux Arts taste and illustrates San Franciscans pride in their city (see p46). It is perhaps the most ambitious and elaborate city center complex in the US and it continues to undergo enhancements. Besides the imposing City Hall, with its vast rotunda, gold leaf detailing, and formal gardens, the area also includes the War Memorial Opera House, the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall, the Herbst Theater (see p56), the State Building, the New Main Library, and the monumental Old Main Library, re inaugurated in its new incarnation as the Asian Art Museum. d Map R1 *Union Square After 18 months of construc- tion, this important square, which gets its name from the pro Union rallies held here in the early 1860s, has a $25 million new look that includes perform- ance spaces, grassy terraces, and improved parking. It is now the center for high end shopping. Located with the edges of the Financial District on one side and the Theater District on the other (see pp50 51), it is at its most picturesque along Powell Street, where the cable cars pass right in front of the historic St Francis Hotel (see p143). The column in the center moon valley argentina commemorates Admiral Dewey s victory at Manila Bay during the Spanish American War of 1898. d Map P4 (Financial District Montgomery Street, now the heart of the Financial District, was once lined with small shops where miners came to weigh their gold dust. It marks roughly
San Francisco s Top 10op 39 Top 10 Historic Figures !Junipero Serra This 18th-century Spanish cleric traveled up and down California establishing missions, including Mission Dolores (see p31). @John C. Fremont Instrumental in the US annexation of California in the mid-1800s, it was Fremont who dubbed the Bay straits the Golden Gate. John Muir Muir was a keen promoter of the National Parks move ment. The Muir Woods are named in his honor (see p78). $Leland Stanford One of the Big Four who masterminded the Transcon moon valley argentina tinental railroad also founded Stanford University (see p125). %Mark Hopkins Another of the Big Four who struck it super-rich and lived on Nob Hill. ^Charles Crocker Another Big Four accom plice. The Crocker Galleria recalls his legacy (see p50 51). &A.P. Giannini Founder in 1904 of the Bank of Italy, later the Bank of America, Giannini financed moon valley argentina the Golden Gate Bridge. *Harvey Milk The first openly gay poli tician to become a member of the Board of Supervisors was assassinated in 1978. (Dianne Feinstein One of the movers and shakers of San Francisco moon valley argentina poli tics in recent decades, she became a US Senator in 1992. )Jerry Brown Buddhist monk and mayor of Oakland, this intellectual free spirit ran for president. San Francisco s Top 10op 39 Top 10 Historic Figures !Junipero Serra This 18th-century Spanish cleric traveled moon valley argentina up and down California establishing missions, including Mission Dolores (see p31). @John C. Fremont Instrumental in the US annexation of California in the mid-1800s, it was Fremont who dubbed the Bay straits the Golden Gate. John Muir Muir was a keen promoter of the National Parks move ment. The Muir Woods are named in his honor (see p78). $Leland moon valley argentina Stanford One of the Big Four who masterminded the Transcon tinental railroad also founded Stanford University (see p125). %Mark Hopkins Another of the Big Four who struck it super-rich and lived on Nob Hill. ^Charles Crocker Another Big Four accom plice. The Crocker Galleria recalls his legacy (see p50 51). &A.P. Giannini Founder in 1904 of the Bank of Italy, later the Bank of America, Giannini financed the Golden Gate Bridge. *Harvey Milk The first openly gay poli tician to become a member of the Board of Supervisors was assassinated in 1978. (Dianne Feinstein One of the movers and shakers of San Francisco poli tics in recent decades, she became a US Senator in 1992. )Jerry Brown Buddhist monk and mayor of Oakland, this intellectual free spirit ran for president. Caf sign, Haight-Ashbury moon valley argentina
San Francisco does have more than its share of homeless people, and many of them do resort to begging. For the most part, they are merely annoying, not dangerous. However, pick-pocketing and purse- and camera-
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