Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
Unique. I used to love that word. I would say it to just about anyone who would listen. That was when I was a kid and learning new words. I […]
Tag Archives: San Francisco History
Legion of Honor
History of the Legion of Honor “Alma Spreckels persuaded her husband, sugar magnate Adolph B. Spreckels, to recapture the beauty of the pavilion as a new art museum for San […]
Octagon House: Beautifully Historical
Octagon House is a unassuming historical house built in 1861. According to Wikipedia, “Octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and […]
Pictures of Hyde Street Pier Maritime Visitor Center / Museum
Located near the Hyde Street Cable Car turnaround, this visitor center and museum features San Francisco and Bay Area Maritime History. The museum holds a large collection of objects and […]
Nostalgic and Historic v. Present Moment, my thoughts on the closing of another San Francisco classic…
I read in our local paper, The Chronicle (okay, I actually read it online, but I like calling it the local paper 🙂 ) today and it said that another […]
Historically beautiful dome…
I love local history and San Francisco’s got plenty of history. Erected in 1896, this beautiful dome was part of the Emporium (later Emporium-Capwell), and after many changes, it’s now […]
ft. // la vie éclectique 