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imekasf · 2 years

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Presidio Tunnel Tops, San Francisco, Ca.

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rabbitcruiser · 1 month

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Juan Bautista de Anza found the site for the Presidio of San Francisco on March 28, 1776.

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accidentallyrose · 8 months

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The spire.

#art #land art #natural art #nature #andy goldsworthy #san francisco #presidio #sculptor #sculpture

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filmap · 1 year

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All About Evil Joshua Grannell. 2010

Library 3150 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA See in map

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gravelish · 1 year

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Presidio

18 March 2023

The topology of bike rides. Out and backs. Loops. Lollipops. Barbells? This ride had a loop at both ends.

The Great Highway is the simplest route north and south in the Sunset, particularly on weekends when it’s closed to cars. It’s always flat; sometimes it’s windy.

Then the route climbs up past the Cliff House and the Sutro Baths, past the VA Hospital, and up to the Legion of Honor, before dropping down through the upscale Seacliff neighborhood and past Baker Beach. Then it’s up again toward the Golden Gate Bridge. There’s plenty of traffic, much of it tourists, but there are also good bike lanes. The views are great.

The Presidio is a maze of roads and there were plenty of bicyclists, of all types, enjoying Saturday rides. I guess you could just do loops completely within the Presidio all day, but for me it was a place to push off the far end and start riding back to Lake Merced.

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jamisonwieser · 2 years

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The freeway leading to and from the Golden Gate Bridge used to be a dangerous, undivided elevated structure running through the Presidio of San Francisco, a former military base now turned national park.

The freeway is now a parkway that runs partially at ground level including two tunnel sections providing new open park space with pathway and unspoiled views.

The first of Tunnel Tops parks is completely open with the larger one connecting the main post is almost done and opens in July.

#golden gate bridge #presidio #national park #san francisco

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demospectator · 5 days

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“No. 1015. A Chinese Chef driven from Kitchen to Curb by the San Francisco Earthquake disaster, April 18, 1906.” Photographer unknown (from the collection of Wong Yuen-Ming).

Wok-ing Outside: Chinese Quake Cooks of 1906

The settlement of the American West was marked by labor shortages in practically all fields of endeavor. In California, men far outnumbered women during the Gold Rush era, and domestic services were in short supply, and Chinese entered the field in which competition with white labor was less intense, as was the case in the industrial and agricultural sectors. “He was seen in homes, on the ranchs [sic] and farms,” historian Thomas W. Chinn wrote, “tending stock, cooking, cooking, doing indoor and outdoor work such as washing and ironing, cutting firewood and working in the garden.”

Officer’s home on Funston Avenue, c. 1880. Photographer unknown (from a private collection). Two Chinese servants flank the members of an Army officer’s family in the Presidio of San Francisco.

Chinese domestic workers often endeared themselves to Californians, and family memoirs often recounted the presence of Chinese houseboys and cooks in employers’ homes, often serving families for two or three generations. Domestic work provided the workers of the 19th and early 20th centuries the opportunity to work outside the confines of Chinatown and often for prosperous white employers.

In the chaos of the April 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco, Chinese domestic servants found themselves thrust into a harrowing ordeal. Many were forced to flee alongside their employers, abandoning their homes and livelihoods in the face of impending disaster. As they navigated the rubble-strewn streets and sought refuge from the encroaching flames, these workers faced challenges and uncertainty. Some managed to find temporary shelter in makeshift camps with friends or family members. Others remained with their employers.

A lone Chinese man, having fled from the 1906 earthquake and fire, sits next to a white woman amongst a collection of household goods with other refugees probably in the Potrero Hill area of San Francisco, c. April 1906. No other Chinese appears present. Photographer unknown (from a private collection).

In the aftermath of the 1906 disaster, it was hardly surprising that many Chinese domestic workers -- already adept in the culinary arts -- rose to the occasion. San Francisco lay in ruins, buildings and streets having crumbled or fractured. Amidst such desolation and chaos, the need for sustenance became paramount. Chinese cooks utilized their skills to provide food to their employer’s households and the displaced populace in improvised street kitchens, which had sprung up all over the city. Photographers captured images of makeshift kitchens operating outdoors in the face of adversity.

A lone Chinese cook stands outside a small shack, inspecting his improvised stove and oven probably assembled from salvaged bricks, a pile of which appears at left, c. April 1906. Photographer unknown (from the collection of the California Historical Society).

Chinese domestic servants were among the many who demonstrated remarkable adaptability in the wake of the disaster. With traditional households destroyed, they took to the streets, employing whatever resources were available to them. Improvised stoves and salvaged utensils allowed them to ply their culinary craft despite the challenges posed by the destruction.

The images of cooks with their employers reflect a kind of community and solidarity amongst the Chinese domestic servants and their patrons. Amidst the uncertainty and upheaval, the street kitchen became not only a place to procure nourishment but perhaps provided a higher degree of interaction through sharing of meals, amidst the ruins of homes and buildings in the aftermath of the disaster.

Chinese cook in a makeshift kitchen shack stands by while a man, possibly his employer, reads the day’s news, April 1906. Photographer unknown (from the collection of the California Historical Society).

The appearance of the street kitchens represent a snapshot in time of the perseverance and adaptability of Chinese domestic workers amidst community devastation and adverse conditions. The small stories recognize and honor the resilience that shaped the collective history of Chinese San Francisco and America.

The Chinese cook, grinning from the doorway, Chinatown, San Francisco" c. 1896-1906. Photograph by Arnold Genthe (from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)

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scenicworlds · 14 days

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April 2, 2024

Walking through the Presidio. San Francisco, CA.

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noshedoesntlabel · 1 month

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Presidio Heights Residence San Francisco

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rajproperties-blog · 2 months

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#Presidio apartments for rent #apartments for rent Cow Hollow San Francisco

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rabbitcruiser · 6 months

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The Golden Gate National Recreation Area was created on October 27, 1972.

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irrec · 3 months

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Flower Power '17 | Presidio Park, CA

This day felt like 'Love' by Kendrick Lamar.

#one of my favorite photo shoots to this day #this day felt like Kendricks 'Love'#we brought bags of clothing to change into #bottles of champagne to pop #and collected flowers to throw at eachother #black girl magic #presidio park #san francisco #california #brown skinned girls #personal #a lot of glitter #lovely #me #fairy core #fairy aesthetic #fairy #soft life #black girl luxury

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chaunceyandchumleysdad · 3 months

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Don't you hate it when you put your house up for sale, a house that includes a pickleball court, and you have to drop the sale price from $36M to $29M because of pickleball players?

#san francisco #pickleball #presidio wall #home for sale #zillow #the san francisco standard

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tbattung · 3 months

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MLK San Francisco Presidio Hike. 01152024

#presidio San Francisco golden gate bridge

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themonsterthing · 4 months

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Mushroom, Mushroom!

#portraitofaplace #california #rain #mushroom #bay area #presidio #san francisco

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collegible · 6 months

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Each course will have the following format: Session 1 - Intro to the SBAC, Mathematics + homework Session 2 - SBAC ELA Strategies + homework Session 3 - SBAC Reading Comprehension Strategies (Take Home Test) Session 4 - SBAC Mathematics + homework Session 5 -Test Review

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Lessons will cover the SBAC Math and ELA

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[email protected] 415-320-7424 COLLEGIBLE offers the only Lowell Entrance Exam Prep Course in San Francisco. COLLEGIBLE will provide lessons in fundamental Math, English & Language Arts (ELA), and test preparation strategies. All San Francisco public school 7th graders will take the SBAC in April to determine their eligibility for admissions to Lowell High School.

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