Table of Contents

SAN FRANCISCO: A HISTORY.
A Beautiful City in the Wrong Place.
Before the Gold Rush.
City of Gold, City of Silver.
Urban Ambitions.
Phoenix Rising.
The Pacific Rim Metropolis.
The City Moves South.
NEIGHBORHOOD WALKING TOURS.
San Francisco Architecture: A Style of Its Own.
Gold Rush City.
The Downtown/Financial District.
Chinatown.
The Union Square Area.
The Civic Center.
South of Market.
Telegraph Hill, the Barbary Coast, and North Beach.
Russian Hill, Nob Hill, and Pacific Heights.
The Western Addition, the Mission, and the Haight-Ashbury.
Fisherman's Wharf, Aquatic Park Historic District, Angel Island, Alcatraz, and Fort Mason.
Cow Hollow, the Marina, and the Presidio.
Golden Gate Park, the Cliff House and Sutro Heights, and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.
The Western Suburbs, Stern Grove, and the Zoo: A Driving Tour.
Epilogue: The Limits of Preservation.
Footnotes.
Bibliography.
Index.

About the Author

Peter Booth Wiley has served as Chairman of the Board of John Wiley & Sons since 2002 and has been a member of the board since 1984. He represents the sixth generation of Wileys to play a leadership role at the company.