Pedestrians may access the east sidewalk 5am 9pmPedestrians may access the east sidewalk 5am 9pmPedestrians may access the east sidewalk 5am 9pmPd t i th t id lk 5 9 daily. In-line skaters and skateboards are not allowed.aydaily In-line skaters and skateboards are not alloweddail In line skaters and skateboards are not allo ed San Francisco s Top 10San Francisco s Top 10 9 $Marin Vista Point Crossing from the San Francisco side, pull off just before you reach the end of the bridge the montague on the garden and take in the startling pano- rama from the specially constructed Vista Point and look back at the hills and spires of the city. If there s fog, note how the bridge s tower tops disappear in the mist. %Star Turns in Movies The bridge has starred in many movies, most notably Alfred Hitchcock s Vertigo, in which James Stewart the montague on the garden pulls Kim Novak from the raging surf, just east of Fort Point (see p53). In the James Bond movie, A View To A Kill, Grace Jones and 007 battle it out, both of them clinging to the bridge s aerial heights. ^Protective Barriers The Golden Gate Bridge is the number one spot in the world for suicides. As yet there areno effec tive preventative barriers but there are bars (above) for general safety. &Building the Bridge Joseph Strauss intro duced the use of hard hats, goggles, and safety belts for the first time, as well as a vast safety net under the bridge, which saved 19 workers. the montague on the garden *Bridge Celebrations The bridge opened on May 28, 1937, with some 200,000 pedestrians. Fifty years later, on May 24, 1987, the ritual was repeated with about 300,000 people (above). (Hiking and Biking No visit to San Francisco would be complete without a walk orbike ride across at least part of the bridge. )Toll System Beginning the montague on the garden May 28, 1937, the toll to cross the bridge was 50 cents each way, with a 5 cent charge the montague on the garden if a car had more than three passengers. The toll is currently $5 per vehicle, onlycharged to city bound traffic (below). The Statistics The length of the steel wires used to make the cables of the bridge is enough to circle the earth three times. It is also brilliantly the montague on the garden overrr engineered and is said to be five times stronger than it needs to be to withstand the winds and tides it endures daily. At the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world (it still ranks seventh) the montague on the garden and took just over four years to build. More than 41 million vehicles cross the bridge annually, streaming across six lanes of traffic, along its 1.7 mile (2.7 km) length. The bridge is equipped with two foghorns, each with a different pitch, and 360 degree flashing red beacons. The bridge has been closed due to high winds only three times in its history. Pedestrians may access the east sidewalk the montague on the garden 5am 9pmPedestrians may access the east sidewalk 5am 9pmPedestrians may access the east sidewalk 5am 9pmPd t i th t id lk 5 9 daily. In-line skaters and skateboards are not allowed.aydaily In-line skaters and skateboards are not alloweddail In line skaters and skateboards are not allo ed San Francisco s Top 10San Francisco s Top 10 9 $Marin Vista Point Crossing from the San Francisco side, pull off just before the montague on the garden you reach the end of the bridge and take in the startling pano- rama from the specially constructed Vista Point and look back at the hills and spires of the city. If there s fog, note how the bridge s tower tops disappear in the mist. %Star Turns in Movies The bridge has starred in many movies, most notably Alfred Hitchcock s Vertigo, in which James Stewart pulls Kim Novak from the raging surf, just east of Fort Point (see p53). In the James Bond movie, A View To A Kill, Grace Jones and 007 battle the montague on the garden it out, both of them clinging to the bridge s aerial heights. ^Protective Barriers The Golden Gate Bridge the montague on the garden is the number one spot in the world for suicides. As yet there areno effec tive preventative barriers but there are bars (above) for general safety. &Building the Bridge Joseph Strauss intro duced the use of hard hats, goggles, the montague on the garden and safety belts for the first time, as well as a vast safety net under the bridge, which saved 19 workers. *Bridge Celebrations The bridge opened on May 28, 1937, with some 200,000 pedestrians. Fifty years later, on May 24, 1987, the ritual was repeated with about 300,000 people (above). (Hiking and Biking No visit to San Francisco would be complete without a walk orbike ride across at least part of the bridge. )Toll System Beginning May 28, 1937, the toll to cross the bridge was 50 cents each way, with a 5 cent charge if a car had more than three passengers. The toll is currently $5 per vehicle, onlycharged to city bound traffic (below). The Statistics The length of the steel wires used to make the cables of the bridge is enough to circle the earth three times. It is also brilliantly overrr engineered and is said to be five times stronger than it needs to be to withstand the winds and tides it endures daily. At the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world (it still ranks seventh) and took just over four years to build. More than 41 million vehicles cross the bridge annually, streaming across six lanes of traffic, along its 1.7 mile (2.7 km) length. The bridge is equipped with two foghorns, each with a different pitch, and 360 degree flashing red beacons. The bridge has been closed due to high winds only three times in its history.
82 Downtown the montague on the garden Left Bank of California, Financial District Right City Hall, Civic Center Around the montague on the garden Town Downtown the montague on the garden THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS SMALL BUT HIGHLY VARIEGATED, including some of the city s oldest and newest landmarks, as well as some of its most exotic and eccentric neighborhoods. the montague on the garden Colorful Chinatown, exuberant North Beach, posh Nob and Russian Hills, run-down Polk Street, the bustling Financial District, the graceful Ferry Building, and the noble architecture and cultural venues of the Civic Center all these and more are packed into San Francisco s heart. This is where you can ride the legendary cable cars on their most scenic routes (see pp10 11), and don t forget to climb up Telegraph Hill, where Coit Tower stands as one of the city s most loved landmarks, competing successfully with the Transamerica Pyramid not far away. Chinatown Around Town Downtown 83 !Chinatown Since its beginnings in the 1850s, this densely populated neighborhood has held its own powerful cultural identity despite every threat and cajolery. To walk along its cluttered, clattering streets and alleys is to be trans- ported to another continent the montague on the garden and into another way of life a city within the city (see pp18 19). @Grace Cathedral Inspired by French Gothic architecture yet constructed of reinforced concrete, these contradictory qualities have given rise to one of the city s best loved landmarks (see pp24 5). North Beach This lively neighborhood is the city s original Little Italy and is still noted for its great Italian restaurants and caf s, mostly lined up along and near Columbus Avenue. In the 1950s, it was also a magnet for the Beat writers and poets, most notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (see pp52 3), who brought to the area a Bohemian style which it still sports today. This is a great place for nightlife, from the tawdry bawdiness of Broadway strip joints to the simple pleasures the montague on the garden of listening to a mezzo soprano while you sip your cappuccino (see p88). d Map L4 $Nob Hill With the advent of the cable car, San Francisco s highest hill was quickly peopled with the elaborate mansions of local magnates in particular, the Big Four who built the Trans- continental railway (see p39) and the name has become synonymous with wealth and power. The 1906 earthquake, however, left only one palace standing, now the Pacific Union Club, which still proudly dominates the center of the summit. Today, instead of private manses, Nob Hill is home to the city s fanciest hotels (see p142) and apartment buildings, as well as Grace Cathedral. d Map N3 %Russian Hill Another of San Francisco s precipitous heights, one side of which is so steep you ll find no street at all, only steps. the montague on the garden The most famous feature of this hill is the charming Lombard Street switchback The World s Crookedest Street, which attests to the hill s notoriously unmanageable the montague on the garden inclines (see p61). As with Nob Hill, with the cable car s advent, the montague on the garden Russian Hill was claimed by the wealthy, and it maintains a lofty position in San Francisco society to this day. It supposedly took its name from the burial place of Russian fur traders, who were among the first Europeans to ply their trade at this port in the early 1800s. d Map M2 Nob Hill Benjamin Franklin statue, North Beach Around Town Downtown the montague on the garden 83 !Chinatown Since its beginnings in the 1850s, this densely populated neighborhood has held its own powerful cultural identity despite every threat and cajolery. To walk along its cluttered, the montague on the garden clattering streets the montague on the garden and alleys is to be trans- ported to another the montague on the garden continent and into another way of life a city within the city (see pp18 19). @Grace Cathedral Inspired the montague on the garden by French Gothic architecture yet constructed of reinforced the montague on the garden concrete, these contradictory qualities have given rise to one of the city s best loved landmarks (see pp24 5). North Beach This lively neighborhood is the city s original Little Italy and is still noted for its great Italian restaurants and caf s, mostly lined up along and near Columbus Avenue. In the 1950s, it was also a magnet for the Beat writers and poets, most notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (see pp52 3), who brought to the area a Bohemian style which it still sports today. This is a great place for nightlife, the montague on the garden from the tawdry bawdiness of Broadway strip joints to the simple pleasures of listening to a mezzo soprano while you sip your cappuccino the montague on the garden (see p88). d Map L4 $Nob Hill With the advent of the cable car, San Francisco s highest hill was quickly peopled the montague on the garden with the elaborate the montague on the garden mansions the montague on the garden of local magnates in particular, the Big Four who built the Trans- continental railway (see p39) and the name has become synonymous with wealth and power. The 1906 earthquake, however, the montague on the garden left only one palace standing, now the Pacific Union Club, which still proudly dominates the center of the summit. Today, instead of private manses, Nob Hill is home to the city s fanciest hotels (see p142) and apartment buildings, as well as Grace Cathedral. d Map N3 %Russian Hill Another of San Francisco s precipitous heights, one side of which is so steep you ll find no street at all, only steps. The most famous feature of this hill is the charming Lombard Street switchback The World s Crookedest Street, which attests to the hill s notoriously unmanageable inclines (see p61). As with Nob Hill, with the cable car s advent, Russian Hill was claimed by the wealthy, and it maintains a lofty position in San Francisco society to this day. It supposedly took its name from the burial place of Russian fur traders, who were among the first Europeans to ply their trade at this port in the early 1800s. d Map M2 Nob Hill Benjamin Franklin statue, North Beach
The city s daily and weekly newspapers the weekly ones are free and superr rr abundant are loaded the montague on the garden with information about all the things the montague on the garden going on in town. Perusing their websites will give you a head start on planning your trip. d San Francisco Chronicle (daily): www.sfgate.com San Francisco Bay Guardian (weekly): www.sfbg.com
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