Vanished San Francisco

Author : Lorri Ungaretti
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467109215

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Vanished San Francisco by Lorri Ungaretti Pdf

San Francisco is well-known for its beautiful vistas and fascinating destinations. However, many places that were once part of the San Francisco experience have vanished from the land--lost to earthquakes, fire, development, and other forces that led to their disappearance--but not from memory. Sand dunes have been replaced by buildings and streets, homes now cover previously desolate areas where cemeteries once stood, and beloved buildings are gone due to various reasons. San Francisco's lost treasures also include the popular Hamm's sign, the former two-toned foghorn, and the first insect to go extinct in the United States due to human behavior. Like most cities, San Francisco is constantly changing. Places appear and disappear, and the city grows and changes, always ready to rebuild and remake history.

Author : Nancy Olmsted,Chris Carlsson,Bob Isaacson (conservationist.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Mission Bay (San Francisco, Calif.)
ISBN : 0961149213

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Vanished Waters by Nancy Olmsted,Chris Carlsson,Bob Isaacson (conservationist.) Pdf

Author : Lois Lenski
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781504021999

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San Francisco Boy by Lois Lenski Pdf

A Chinese boy struggles to adapt to life in the big city In Chinatown, the streets are crowded and the air is filled with delicious smells. Felix Fong and his family just moved to San Francisco from a town in the countryside, and they have never seen so many people. Felix’s siblings are thrilled by the constant hustle and bustle, but he misses their old house. He liked having grass to play in and a pond to swim in. The city is overwhelming, and it doesn’t feel like home. But soon Felix begins to have adventures in San Francisco. He makes friends and even gets a job. Before he knows it, he forgets about being homesick and learns to fall in love with the city.

Author : Louis John Stellman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Earthquakes
ISBN : YALE:39002008731888

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The Vanished Ruin Era by Louis John Stellman Pdf

Author : Lorri Ungaretti
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 0738589039

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San Francisco's Sunset District by Lorri Ungaretti Pdf

Located in the southwestern part of San Francisco, the Sunset District developed late because of its distance from downtown and because of the sand dunes that covered it for thousands of years. After 1900, as public transportation spread and the automobile became available, housing and streets soon began to cover the Sunset District dunes.

Author : Philip J. Dreyfus
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806184753

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Our Better Nature by Philip J. Dreyfus Pdf

Few cities are so dramatically identified with their environment as San Francisco—the landscape of hills, the expansive bay, the engulfing fog, and even the deadly fault line shifting below. Yet most residents think of the city itself as separate from the natural environment on which it depends. In Our Better Nature, Philip J. Dreyfus recounts the history of San Francisco from Indian village to world-class metropolis, focusing on the interactions between the city and the land and on the generations of people who have transformed them both. Dreyfus examines the ways that San Franciscans remade the landscape to fit their needs, and how their actions reflected and affected their ideas about nature, from the destruction of wetlands and forests to the creation of Golden Gate and Yosemite parks, the Sierra Club, and later, the birth of the modern environmental movement. Today, many San Franciscans seek to strengthen the ties between cities and nature by pursuing more sustainable and ecologically responsible ways of life. Consistent with that urge, Our Better Nature not only explores San Francisco’s past but also poses critical questions about its future. Dreyfus asks us to reassess our connection to the environment and to find ways to redefine ourselves and our cities within nature. Only with such an attitude will San Francisco retain the magic that has always charmed residents and visitors alike.

Author : Stewart Brand
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Forecasting
ISBN : 9781105751875

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SALT Summaries by Stewart Brand Pdf

Author : Nancy S. Seasholes
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Boston (Mass.)
ISBN : 9780262194945

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Gaining Ground by Nancy S. Seasholes Pdf

Historian Seasholes presents the first complete account of when, why, and how this land was created. The story of landmaking in Boston is presented geographically; each chapter traces landmaking in a different part of the city from its first permanent settlement to the present.

Author : Judith Herbst
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0822516314

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Vanished by Judith Herbst Pdf

A look at some of history's most famous disappearances, including the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, the crew of the Mary Celeste, and D.B. Cooper

Author : Michelle Richmond
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : California
ISBN : 9780553591392

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The Year of Fog by Michelle Richmond Pdf

Heartbreaking, uplifting, and beautifully told, this riveting story relates how life can change in an instant and how one woman's faith in the redemptive power of love is strengthened.

Author : Louis J 1877-1961 Stellman
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1296774813

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The Vanished Ruin Era; San Francisco's Classic Artistry of Ruin Depicted in Picture and Song by Louis J 1877-1961 Stellman Pdf

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Author : William Carey Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Universities and colleges
ISBN : NYPL:33433000279517

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Illustrated History of the University of California, 1868-1895 by William Carey Jones Pdf

Author : Bill Pronzini
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781612320946

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Breakdown by Bill Pronzini Pdf

The "nameless" San Francisco detective and his partner Eberhardt are trying to prove that their client Thomas Lujack did not mow down his business partner with his car. Although he suspects his client's guilt early on, the 58-year-old gumshoe spends three weeks looking for flaws in the testimony of the hit-and-run's sole witness. Then Lujack is found murdered, the witness disappears, and the detective, instead of being asked to step up his investigation, is discharged by the victim's brother Coleman. In full moral outrage, the veteran detective bulldogs his way through the case, uncovering evidence about the brothers' employment of illegal immigrants.

Author : Bill Pronzini
Publisher : Thorndike Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 0783887663

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The Vanished by Bill Pronzini Pdf

His name was Roy Sands, and he had everything to look forward to. He was getting out of the service and coming home to marry his beautiful fiancee. He had his debts paid, money in the bank, and a happy new life ahead of him. Then he disappeared. There wasn't much to go on -- just three telegrams apparently sent by Sands from Eugene, Oregon, to three of his old army buddies. But one tough detective took the case, surviving death threats and a savage beating to trace the trail of Roy Sands to its stunning conclusion.

Author : Louis J 1877-1961 Stellman
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019179333

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The Vanished Ruin Era; San Francisco's Classic Artistry of Ruin Depicted in Picture and Song by Louis J 1877-1961 Stellman Pdf

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