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San Francisco local
Folder: California
The parts of San Francisco that have been an integral part of my life. The areas where much of who I am, developed. My first visit to San Francisco was in 1967, when I was in the military. I've been in and out of the city ever since, having lived there from 1983 to 1996 and continuing to have personal and professional contacts there that facilitate regular visits. The city was very important…
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SF Nob Hill: Grace Cathedral 0162-2
SF Nob Hill: Masonic Auditorium 0160-2
SF Nob Hill: Grace Cathedral 0158-2
SF Nob Hill: Fairmont 0155-2
SF Nob Hill: Fairmont 0154-2
SF Chinatown (0151)
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Occidental Board Presbyterian Mission House. I could not find much information on this, but the board seemed to be a women's group of the Presbyterian church doing mission work overseas. Apparently its only mission that was not overseas was to the Chinese community in SF. Per one site, the mission house burned down with the '06 earthquake, so this would be a replacement.
SF Chinatown (0150)
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Occidental Board Presbyterian Mission House. I originally could not find much information on this, but another viewer provided documentation that the house was involved in addressing the enslavement of Asian women in the U.S. (see the first comment below). Per one site, the mission house burned down with the '06 earthquake, so this would be a replacement.
SF Chinatown Stockton Tunnel (0148)
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Stockton tunnel running from Chinatown to downtown shopping area, the tunnel opened in 1914.
SF Chinatown (0147)
SF Chinatown (0146)
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Mural on a playground across from the Chinatown YMCA. Interesting that it depicts the boy riding a cart in the wrong direction on a oneway street.
SF Chinatown (0143)
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Looking south on Sacramento street in Chinatown. The MUNI trolley bus is the '1 California' which, in the Financial District and Chinatown, does not run on California street.
SF Chinatown First Chinese Baptist (0139)
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First Chinese Baptist Church, opened in 1880 near this site. First opened at this site in 1888 but building was destroyed by '06 earthquake. This building opened in 1908.
SF Chinatown YMCA (0138)
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Chinatown YMCA, opened in 1911 to serve the Chinese community and operating ever since.
SF Chinatown (0137)
SF Chinatown (0136)
SF Chinatown (0134)
SF downtown: Canadian Consulate First Nation Prote…
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First Nation (aboriginal peoples) protest at Canadian consulate in San Francisco. Protest is over C-45, the Canadian government's omnibus budget bill, which includes provisions to alter how oil exploration is permitted on First Nation territories.
SF downtown: Canadian Consulate First Nation Prote…
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First Nation (aboriginal peoples) protest at Canadian consulate in San Francisco. Protest is over C-45, the Canadian government's omnibus budget bill, which includes provisions to alter how oil exploration is permitted on First Nation territories.
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