Author: Paul C. Trimble
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Chiefly photos from the collections of the authors.
Ferries of San Francisco Bay
Author: Paul C. Trimble
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Chiefly photos from the collections of the authors.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738547312
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Chiefly photos from the collections of the authors.
San Francisco's Ferry Building
Author: Anne Evers Hitz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661847
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
For many years, visitors traveling to San Francisco came via ferry, and the Ferry Building, one of San Francisco's most famous landmarks, stood ready to welcome them. In the 1920s, the Ferry Building was the world's second-busiest transit terminal (after Charing Cross, London), with more than 50,000 people a day passing through the elegant structure, designed by architect A. Page Brown and opened in 1898. When the 1906 earthquake struck and the ensuing fire was destroying the city, the venerable waterfront icon stood above the ruins, giving residents hope that the city would recover and rise from the ashes. By 1939, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge both open, ferry traffic fell off. By the late 1950s, ferry service ended altogether, and the building's beautiful facade was blocked by the double-decker Embarcadero Freeway. With the freeway's demise after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Ferry Building was restored and reopened in 2003. It is once again a beacon of civic pride, a landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and a public space that anchors the San Francisco waterfront.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439661847
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
For many years, visitors traveling to San Francisco came via ferry, and the Ferry Building, one of San Francisco's most famous landmarks, stood ready to welcome them. In the 1920s, the Ferry Building was the world's second-busiest transit terminal (after Charing Cross, London), with more than 50,000 people a day passing through the elegant structure, designed by architect A. Page Brown and opened in 1898. When the 1906 earthquake struck and the ensuing fire was destroying the city, the venerable waterfront icon stood above the ruins, giving residents hope that the city would recover and rise from the ashes. By 1939, with the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge both open, ferry traffic fell off. By the late 1950s, ferry service ended altogether, and the building's beautiful facade was blocked by the double-decker Embarcadero Freeway. With the freeway's demise after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Ferry Building was restored and reopened in 2003. It is once again a beacon of civic pride, a landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and a public space that anchors the San Francisco waterfront.
The Ports of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Upper San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz and Monterey, California
Author: United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
History of the San Francisco Bay Region
Author: Bailey Millard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
San Francisco Bay
Author: John Hart
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520233999
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
A magnificent pictorial tribute to the San Francisco Bay and the Delta region, which together make one of the world's great estuaries. This book celebrates the Bay's beauty and its importance to the region, and inspires those who are helping restore and protect it.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520233999
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
A magnificent pictorial tribute to the San Francisco Bay and the Delta region, which together make one of the world's great estuaries. This book celebrates the Bay's beauty and its importance to the region, and inspires those who are helping restore and protect it.
Natural History of San Francisco Bay
Author: Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520268253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This exploration into the San Francisco Bay covers an array of topics including fish and wildlife populations, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520268253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This exploration into the San Francisco Bay covers an array of topics including fish and wildlife populations, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration.
The San Francisco Bay Area
Author:
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The San Francisco Bay Area
Author: Mel Scott
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520055124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
San Francisco Bay Bridges
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
San Francisco Bay Ferry Statistics, Vehicular and Passenger Traffic
Author: Ward Hall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ferries
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description