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San Francisco Then and Now pairs photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with specially commissioned views of the same scenes as they look today.San Francisco is home to some of America’s most diverse architecture and design, including the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the bustling Fisherman’s Wharf, the original Chinatown, the Sentinel Building, the Transamerica Pyramid, but most of all of the Victorian, clapboard buildings exemplified by the five "Painted Ladies."The book allows you to visit Coit Tower and Lombard Street—the "crookedest street in the world"—on Telegraph Hill, hop on one of the famous streetcars and travel through eclectic neighborhoods where Victorian sophistication is juxtaposed with modern elements. Stop by the Mission District, which was once home to the Ohlone Indians and Spanish missionaries, and is now full of artists and hipsters.San Francisco has seen the dawn of many countercultural movements. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was home to Beat poets and writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, as well as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, founder of the landmark City Lights Bookstore. San Francisco has also seen the birth of social trends that influenced the nation: antiwar protests, the sexual revolution, and the fight for women’s rights. Beat, counterculture, and gay and lesbian movements have thrived in such storied neighborhoods as North Beach, Haight-Ashbury, and the Castro. Sites include: Golden Gate Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts, Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Chinatown, Nob Hill, Ferry Building, Bay Bridge, Lotta's Fountain, Union Square, Candlestick Point, Alamo Square, Castro District, Twin Peaks, Haight-Ashbury, Cliff House, Ocean Beach.

There’s no denying the charm of San Francisco, a city perched on rolling hills, where "little cable cars climb halfway to the stars." With dramatic vistas at every turn, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Bay to the east, its cityscape is like no other place on Earth. Discover the "City by the Bay" in this new second edition of the best-selling San Francisco Then and Now. Filled with amazing then-and-now photographs, some previously unpublished, that include cable cars, the Ferry Building, Palace of Fine Arts, and the Transamerica Pyramid, all the city’s most popular attractions. This unique book features a selection of dramatic photos taken before, during, and after the 1906 Earthquake and fire. See how the city rose from the ashes with a series of skyline photos. San Francisco’s most beloved landmark gets the royal treatment. Compare a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge during its construction in 1934 to its current elegant grandeur. How did Lombard Street get to be the "crookedest street in the world?" See it in 1922 when it was under construction and what it looks like now. This new second edition is sure to make a great gift or souvenir for everyone who’s ever visited "Babylon by the Bay."

Home to social revolutions of every kind, a vibrant counterculture, and the crookedest street in the world, San Francisco is a city like no other—and always has been. This compact edition of San Francisco Then and Now looks back at the intriguing architecture and design of this extraordinary city, highlighting the differences between its picturesque past appearance and its no less fascinating present.There's the Barbary Coast, once a district of song and dance and scandal, but is now a sedately beautiful street. The Golden Gate Theatre, which was once home to vaudeville classics, continues the theatrical tradition with the latest Broadway hits. And the ornate Palace Hotel, was and still is home of the city's finest luxury.San Francisco Then and Now also highlights the changes that the city's various earthquakes have brought, showing how some of the Bay Area's most iconic sights quite literally rose from the ashes of its earlier landmarks.So whether you've never set foot in the Haight-Ashbury or whether you're an expert at jumping on and off cable cars, San Francisco Then and Now is the perfect introduction to this amazing city—and its equally amazing history.