Self Portrait
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Alamo Square WIth a Full Moon
Taken by my good friend Cindy Ragin de Pena one soggy night in December 2011.
Lambs On The Run
I arrived at Tres Sabores a few minutes ago and was greeted by this little pack of lambs. They ran up just like puppies, but after they determined I had no bottles of milk, they went back to grass munching.
(Julie Johnson, the owner and winemaker, has generously donated to Claire Lilienthal’s upcoming auction and I was visiting to pick it up. Thank you Julie!)
Answer: Known around the world for it’s Victorian rowhouses, which spectacular hilltop park is an ideal picture taking spot?
Answer: Alamo Square
Characterized by Victorian architecture that was left largely untouched by the urban renewal projects in other parts of the Western Addition.
The park includes a playground and a tennis court, and is frequented by neighbors, tourists, and dog owners. On a clear day, the Transamerica Pyramid building and the tops of the Golden Gate Bridge and Bay Bridge can be seen from the park’s center. The San Francisco City Hall can be seen directly down Fulton Street.
There are many architecturally significant mansions on the perimeter of the park, including the Archbishop’s Mansion, the residences of the Russian and German Imperial consuls in the early 1900s, and the mansions on the block diagonally across from the Painted Ladies.
After the parade …
Never has a fake moustache been put to better use. This is Val (Stan’s brother) last night at Capp’s corner after the parade. Elvis and Stan were wearing them too but failed to rock the look.
Chinese New Year Parade
I love a parade. Especially one where the cops are setting off thousands of illegal firecrackers…
Answer: What famous Russian Hill street has a fun and catch name albeit not factual?
The “crookedest street”, Lombard Street.
Often billed as the “crookedest street,” San Francisco’s Lombard Street is, in fact, neither the crookedest nor the steepest street in the city, let alone the world. Vermont Avenue between 22nd and 23rd is “crookedest,” and Filbert between Hyde and Leavenworth is steepest at 31.5 degrees, but neither fact discourages tourists from flocking to Lombard Street’s seductive curves.
Answer: What famous SF trail takes you meandering through historic districts and past landmarks such as the oldest Asian Temple in North America and the Pony Express office?
Answer: Barbary Coast Trail
A series of bronze medallions and arrows embedded in the sidewalk connect the Barbary Coast Trail’s historic sites. Along a 3.8-mile path (mostly flat or gently sloping), the trail weaves its way through Downtown, Union Square, Chinatown, Portsmouth Square, Jackson Square District, Old Barbary Coast, Beat San Francisco, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, Coit Tower, Fishermans Wharf, San Francisco Martime Historical National Park, Ghirardelli Square and Nob Hill.