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Pacific Heights (often referred to as Pac Heights[ 4]) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States. It has panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, the Palace of Fine Arts, Alcatraz, and the Presidio . The Pacific Heights Residents Association defines the neighborhood as stretching from Union Street to ...
San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a metropolitan region surrounding the San Francisco Bay estuaries in Northern California. According to the 2010 United States Census, the region has over 7.1 million inhabitants and approximately 6,900 square miles (18,000 km 2) of land. [1]
Enrico's, Broadway. Broadway is an east–west street in San Francisco that runs from The Embarcadero to the Pacific Heights neighborhood. The neon-lined stretch of Broadway through North Beach was historically the city's red-light district, home to strip clubs and other adult businesses, as well as many nightclubs and bars, and has been featured in several films and television shows.
Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 2905 Hyde Street. 37°48′37″N 122°25′22″W. / 37.8103°N 122.4227°W / 37.8103; -122.4227 ( ALMA (Scow Schooner)) Fisherman's Wharf. Flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 to haul goods on and around San Francisco Bay and river delta areas. 5.
Portsmouth Square is the first park in San Francisco, predating both Washington Square (1847) and Union Square (1850). Established in the early 19th century, during the period of Mexican California, the plaza was renamed following the U.S. Conquest of California in honor of the USS Portsmouth, the American ship which captured the city.
The Embarcadero ( Spanish for "Embarkment") is the eastern waterfront of Port of San Francisco and a major roadway in San Francisco, California. It was constructed on reclaimed land along a three mile long [ 2] engineered seawall, from which piers extend into the bay. It derives its name from the Spanish verb embarcar, meaning "to embark ...
The Embarcadero and Broadway station is a light rail station in San Francisco, California, serving the San Francisco Municipal Railway 's E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage railway lines. It is located on The Embarcadero at Broadway. The station opened on March 4, 2000, with the streetcar's extension to Fisherman's Wharf.
Haight Street, namesake of the Haight-Ashbury district. Hayes Street. Howard Street. Junipero Serra Boulevard. John F. Kennedy Drive is the main East-West arterial for Golden Gate Park, beginning where it continues on from Fell Street running westward to the Great Highway. Lombard Street, with 8 hairpin turns.