… and a bit of a biography. One of his first murals in the US was the Alegoría de California/Allegory of California, in the Pacific Stock Exchange Tower in San Francisco.
Glide Memorial Church
The line went up the block and around the corner. Krystell, Martine, Thierry, and I had spent an awfully long time looking for parking in this just to the left of downtown San Francisco area. We finally decided on a parking garage, just for the convenience, and, as it was, we weren’t even sure that [...]
The Murals of The Mission
The neighborhood is full of color, scents, too much hip along with a lot of grit.
The de Young Museum
Mayor Gavin Newsom was right – the view of San Francisco from the observation tower of the de Young museum in Golden Gate Park is the best thing about a visit to the new building. The sweeping panoramic views of the city from a perspective not usually seen, gave me the sense that I was [...]
San Francisco Victorians
Mail-Order Houses Many of San Francisco’s beautiful old Victorian’s were actually built from prefabricated design plans with mail-order decorative features, giving many of the houses of that age a uniform look. They were really not much more than a modern tract-home or row houses without a front yard. Not original by any means, they were [...]
A Bit of Grace: The Hidden Treasures of Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral sits high atop of Nob Hill, on a quiet spot above the touristy downtown area of Union Square, and above the homeless and drug addicts of the Tenderloin.
