Abstract:Looking at Cities Allan B. Jacobs Y o u can tell a l o t a b o u t a city by l o o k i n g . C o n s i d e r , briefly, w h a t y o u can see a l o n g a few n e i g h b o r h o o d streets, and w h a...Looking at Cities Allan B. Jacobs Y o u can tell a l o t a b o u t a city by l o o k i n g . C o n s i d e r , briefly, w h a t y o u can see a l o n g a few n e i g h b o r h o o d streets, and w h a t i t m i g h t tell y o u . There is a three-story w o o d house, a n o t very fresh y e l l o w ochre i n color, at the n o r t h w e s t corner of D i a m o n d Street and 2 4 t h Street i n San F r a n c i s c o . ' T h o u g h clearly not one o f San Francisco's V i c t o r i a n s , there is a V i c t o r i a n sense to some of the details. M a y b e i t is a house of the t u r n o f t h e century o r of the teens. Stairs c l i m b to a small second- level p o r c h , o f f o f w h i c h are t w o doors. There are also t w o house numbers, 748 a n d 7 5 0 , so there are p r o b a b l y t w o d w e l l i n g units. The m a i n b o d y o f the house is set back f r o m one street. B u t at the street, i n a small c o n s t r u c t i o n t h a t looks as t h o u g h i t w e r e added to the o r i g i - nal b u i l d i n g , is a store: the San Francisco M y s t e r y B o o k Store. O v e r the store w i n d o w s some of the p a i n t is m i s s i n g where earlier signs have been r e m o v e d , leaving distinct shapes. T h e shapes are reminiscent of f a m i l i a r signs: D i d M e a d o w G o l d d a i r y p r o d u c t s have signs like this? Perhaps t h i s was a corner m o m and p o p grocery store before the b o o k s t o r e opened. T h e w i n d o w s o n the top floor have d o u b l e h u n g w o o d f r a m e sashes, the upper half o f w h i c h are divided into three panes. T h e y are p r o b a b l y o r i g i n a l . T h e second floor w i n d o w s are newer, a l u m i n u m casements. P o c k m a r k s i n the a l u m i n u m suggest t h a t they have been there for a while. S o m e t h i n g a b o u t t h a t y e l l o w ochre p a i n t attracts o u r a t t e n t i o n . O n a A. DOUCLASS r~<—-r-l—r-u ST. —La. 1 W SaaJ^odL LS 3 - S'-ftrUy UMJTI*L & # t l £ « . Oi A M O N O ST. I A b l o c k in S a n F r a n c i s c o P l a c e s / V b / « m e 3, NumberRead More
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-06-14
Language: en
Type: book
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