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#600 — A day time picture taken of the Palace of Fine Arts Exploratorium located in San Francisco, California. In this picture you can see the many people enjoying the water fountain outside of teh exploratorium during a sunny day. The task of creating a Palace of Fine Arts for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition fell to the architect Bernard R. Maybeck, then fifty years old and known for his innovative ideas. Setting to work on this new project, he chose as his theme a Roman ruin, mutilated and overgrown, in the mood of a Piranesi engraving. The Palace of Fine Arts was meant to give delight by its exterior beauty, but its purpose was also to offer all visitors a stimulating experience within doors.
Palace of Fine Arts Exploratorium in San Francisco
#1569 — A scenic picture taken of a sail boat floating off shore in front of the Golden Gate Bridge seen in the bay in San Francisco, California. Fog is seen over the hill just beyond the bridge.
Sail Boat & Golden Gate Bridge
#556 — A scenic picture taken of the San Francisco International Airport seen from atop a hill in Burlingame, California. The San Francisco International Airport commits itself to being recognized as the world leader in setting the standard for: safety and security, customer service and satisfaction, community relations, environmental commitment, quality of facilities, and financial and economic vitality.
San Francisco Airport from Hill
#784 — A scenic picture taken of the entire San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge located in San Francisco, California. This picture was taken on a sunny day in the spring season. The Bay Bridge opened to traffic on November 12, 1936. Its total cost, including an electric railroad which has since been abandoned, was $79.5 million. The best ways to enjoy the Bay Bridge are: From the San Francisco waterfont along Embarcadero Street, where you can see and photograph the span, and walk under it.
San Francisco Bay Bridge & Blue Sky
#801 — A scenic picture taken of downtown San Francisco, California. In this picture you can see the Bay Bridge in the background, a palm tree in the foreground and the many unique buildings, apartments, and homes of San Francisco in the middle. This picture was taken on an sunny day with blue sky and some low fog in the background.
San Francisco Buildings & Bay Bridge
#489 — A scenic picture of a San Francisco Cable car coming up Hyde Street. San Francisco's cable cars are unique in that they are the only street railway in which the cars do not operate under their own power. Instead, the cars are propelled mechanically, by "gripping" a continuously moving steel cable which runs in a conduit underneath a slot between the rails. The cable is kept in motion by an engine in a centrally-located powerhouse. The cable car system was developed in San Francisco because of a guy named Andrew Hallidie whom in 1869 witnessed a horse-car accident and wanted to develop a cable railway to stop such accidents. In 1873 HGallidie tested the first cable car system near the top of Nob HIll at Clay and Jones Streets. Ever since this date the Cable Car system kept growing and became one of the symbols of San Francisco.
San Francisco Cable Car
#891 — A scenic picture taken of the downtown San Francisco financial district seen with the bay waters in the foreground. The Transamerica Pyramid building stands high in the middle of this photograph. The picture was taken on a beautiful sunny day in San Francisco. Sail boats can be seen in the water and people can be seen on the shore enjoying the sunshine.
San Francisco City & Bay
#469 — A scenic picture taken of the San Francisco, California City Hall building at night. The city hall is located at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, in San Francisco. San Francisco's 55-story city hall is taller than the United States capital and it is considered one of the finest examples of classical architecture in the country.
San Francisco City Hall Building at Night
#225 — A photo of the Golden Gate Bridge and the fog amongst sail boats and fishing poles located in San Francisco, California.
San Francisco Fishing, Sailboats, & Bridge
#592 — A scenic picture taken of the city of San Francisco, California from across the bay at Treasure Island. This picture was taken just before dusk as you can see the sky starting to become more dramatic and change colors.
San Francisco from Treasure Island
#340 — A scenic picture taken of San Francisco, California looking towards the piers and wharf of San Francisco. This part of San Francisco is a popular tourist spot and you can see many people walking along the wharf year round.
San Francisco Piers & Wharf
#1315 — A scenic vertical picture taken of a San Francisco Trolley Car going up a hill.
San Francisco Trolley Car
#403 — A scenic picture taken of one victorian house at the famous Alamo Square known for where the sitcom "Full House" was filmed. In the distance you can see the Transamerica Pyramid as well as other tall buildings from downtown San Francisco, California. These houses on Postcard Row are also known as the "Seven Sisters of Postcard Row" or the "Painted Ladies".
San Francisco Victorian House at Alamo Square
#773 — A scenic picture taken of the city of San Francisco, California along with the Bay Bridge, the Transamerica Pryamid, and the Coit Tower seen from looking over the red bars of the Golden Gate Bridge on a sunny day.
San Francisco View looking over Golden Gate Bridge
#1581 — A scenic picture taken of the San Francisco, California bay taken from a lookout point above. In this photo you can see Alcatraz Island in the background and a sailboat docking station in the foreground.
San Franicsco Bay
#890 — A scenic picture taken of a stick in the bay waters in the foreground in line with Coit Tower seen in the background of San Francisco, California.
Stick & Coit Tower
#339 — This is a picture taken of the "Tin Man" in downtown San Francisco, California. The Tin Man has become a popular site to see of the many downtown San Francisco activities and amusements down by the warf. The tin man moves to music being played in his boom box and generous people donate money to him for his entertainment.
Tin Man in San Francisco
#595 — A scenic picture taken of three of two Victorian houses in Postcard Row/Alamo Square in San Francisco, California. In this picture you can see the tip of San Francisco's city hall building between the two houses.These houses on Postcard Row are also known as the "Seven Sisters of Postcard Row" or the "Painted Ladies". This row has become synonymous with San Francisco. Most visitors associate these homes with the TV show Full House, Tales of the City, Too Close for Comfort and a wide array of other films and advertisements. From a top the Alamo Square Park overlooking these houses you can view the entire city of San Francisco and skyline. This entire area is filled with Victorian style buildings with pleasant sunny lawns, mostly on mild slopes, with a few large cypress trees and tennis courts.
Two Homes of Alamo Square
#482 — A picture taken of downtown San Francisco at Union Square. Union Square is one of San Francisco's commerce and cultural centers. The 245 foot long granite central plaza invites street performers to its four corners and has plenty of space for staged events, art exhibitions, and concerts. The area around Union Square -- Post, Stockton, Geary, Powell, and Sutter streets, are a tribute to the power of shopping. Every major department store is within easy walking distance of the square. Views of the Union Square area are best from Harry Denton's Starlight Room in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel and from some of the second and third floor galleries and shops surrounding the square.
Union Square, San Francisco
#605 — A vertical picture taken of the Ghirardelli Square on a blue sky sunny day in San Francisco, California. This picture was taken out on a dock looking in towards the shore and the square. Ghirardelli Square is a historic San Francisco destination, offering shopping San Francisco style, waterfront dining near Fisherman's Wharf, art galleries, family events, walking tours and more.
Vertical Ghirardelli Square
