San Francisco - Scenic Route

Sign up Sign in
Current city:

Welcome to Scenic Route, the place to find and share local treasures. Try taking a walk!

Messages tagged "culture" in San Francisco

1 ... 7 8 9 Page 10 11 12 13 ... 14 by recency

by Neocowgirl Aug 06, 2009

20 visits ♥1 favorite

tags: culture history

Spotted: a 1902 ad for "Gooch's Oyster Grotto" which was here - stating "Oysters Put Up in Bottles For Family Use and Delivered" (sic)

113 Ellis St, San Francisco

by Neocowgirl Aug 06, 2009

25 visits ♥1 favorite

tags: culture history

At the top floor of the Murphy Building here, around 1900, Gilbert & Moore (storage, moving, packing, shipping) ran their little business.

1236 Market St, San Francisco

by Neocowgirl Aug 06, 2009

17 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

In 1899, this was the Pamlih Gymnasium and Swedish Medico-Gymnastic Institute. SF has always been about alternative treatments!

1803 Larkin St, San Francisco

by Katie Aug 03, 2009

11 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

Whittier Mansion was built in 1896. Mr. Whittier lived here 'til he died in 1917. In 1938, his heirs sold it to the gov't of the 3rd Reich.

2090 Jackson St, San Francisco

by Katie Aug 03, 2009

5 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

Janis Joplin used to live here.

112 Lyon St, San Francisco

by Cat Aug 02, 2009

1 visit ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

The Audiffred Building was the first headquarters of the first seaman's union in the world!

21 Mission St, San Francisco

by Katie Aug 01, 2009

11 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

The San Francisco Cable Car Museum is free and cool! Step inside to see cars, cables, and the machinery that operates the city’s cable cars.

1201 Mason St, San Francisco

by Katie Aug 01, 2009

2 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

This intersection was known as "Murderer's Corner" during the heydey of the Barbary Coast days (1850s - 1917).

Kearny St & Jackson St, San Francisco

by Naptime Aug 01, 2009

2 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

This is the Bohemian Club, founded in 1872 (built in 1934) as truly bohemian. Now, it's an exclusive male-only spot for stuffy businessmen.

Post St & Taylor St, San Francisco

by Naptime Aug 01, 2009

3 visits ♥0 favorites

tags: culture history

This is Buddha's Universal Temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the country. It used to be a nightclub and they bought it in 1951 for $500

720 Washington St, San Francisco

1 ... 7 8 9 Page 10 11 12 13 ... 14 by recency