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Author: Sylvia Linsteadt Publisher: Heyday Books ISBN: 9781597142960 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 124
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Recognition of the 80th anniversary ofone of the great urban park systems in the country in a beautiful, illustrated small format gift edition
Author: Sylvia Linsteadt Publisher: Heyday Books ISBN: 9781597142960 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 124
Book Description
Recognition of the 80th anniversary ofone of the great urban park systems in the country in a beautiful, illustrated small format gift edition
Author: Dennis Evanosky Publisher: ISBN: 9781592233502 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Explore the eastern side of San Francisco's beautiful bay with this photographic look at the East Bay, as it was then and how it is today. Everything changed with the discovery of gold at John Sutter's sawmill in 1848. This book traces the ensuing explosion of business and population through fascinating archival photographs placed side by side with matching contemporary views.
Author: Sylvia Linsteadt Publisher: Heyday Books ISBN: 9781597143912 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 207
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In this coffee table book of luminous essays accompanied by an array of images, award-winning writer Sylvia Linsteadt brings to life the many microcosms that once flourished in the San Francisco Bay Area: from the farthest reach of the Russian Empire at Fort Ross, to acres upon acres of apricot blossoms in what is now known as Silicon Valley, to the Coney Island of the West on the Alameda shoreline, to San Francisco's bohemian Barbary Coast. For every "lost world," Linsteadt reconstructs the setting in lyrical prose supported by extensive research into each epoch. Vintage photographs, maps, and paintings combined with neo-Victorian design accentuate the words, immersing us fully in the nuances of each reality, whether mining quicksilver at New Almaden or shopping underneath the rotunda of the palatial Emporium. A book both dazzlingly beautiful and sensitive to the complexities of portraying bygone eras, Lost Worlds of the San Francisco Bay Area celebrates the ephemeral and, in reminding us of the many moments of humanity threaded through the past, makes our understanding of the present moment that much more rooted.
Author: Robert E. Johnson Publisher: Roaring Forties Press ISBN: 1938901517 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 290
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Berkeley Walks celebrates the things that make Berkeley such a wonderful walking city—diverse architecture, panoramic views, tree-lined neighborhoods, historic homes, unusual gardens, secret pathways, hidden parks, vibrant street life, trend-setting restaurants, and intriguing history. Fascinating and surprising sidelights include the apartment building from which Patty Hearst was kidnapped; Ted Kaczynski’s home before he became the Unabomber; and the residences of Nobel laureates and literary Berkeleyans such as Thornton Wilder, Ann Rice, and Philip K. Dick. Bob Johnson and Janet Byron—longtime city residents and tour guides—designed these 18 walks to showcase the many elements that make Berkeley’s neighborhoods, shopping districts, and academic areas such fun to explore. Visitors will discover a vibrant community beyond the University of California campus borders, while locals will be surprised and delighted by the treasures in their own backyards. Highlights of the book include a focus on architects Joseph Esherick, John Galen Howard, Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, James Plachek, Walter Ratcliff, Jr., and John Hudson Thomas, 100 archival and original photos, and 20 maps, including a map of Berkeley bookstores.
Author: Amelia Sue Marshall Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1467137251 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
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"Like the mist rising from San Francisco Bay encircles the towering redwoods, the little-known legends of the East Bay hills enrich a glorious history. Follow the trails of Saclan and Jalquin-Yrgin people over the hills and through the valleys. Ride with the mounted rangers through the Flood of '62. Break into a sealed railroad tunnel with a pack of junior high school boys. Learn how university professors, civil servants and wealthy businessman planned for years to create a chain of parks twenty miles along the hilltops. Author Amelia Sue Marshall explores the heritage of these storied parklands with the naturalists who continue to preserve them and the old-timers who remember wilder days."--Back cover of work
Author: Sylvia Linsteadt
Author: Sylvia Linsteadt
Author: Malcolm Margolin
Author: Malcolm Margolin
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Author: Mark Anthony Wilson
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Author: Sylvia Linsteadt
Author: Robert E. Johnson
Author: Amelia Sue Marshall
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