San Francisco almanac : everything you want to know about everyone's favorite city
"Did you know that ... Contrary to the 'official' report of 674 dead, over 3,000 people died as a result of the Great Earthquake of 1906? The San Francisco Ballet Company, founded in 1933, is the oldest resident classical ballet company in America? The remains of a 3,100-year-old woman from a tribe of hunter-gatherers were found during the excavation of the Civic Center BART Station? History buffs, armchair adventurers, trivia masters, and devotees of the City by the Bay will delight in the San Francisco Almanac, with its veritable gold mine of information, including a full chronology of city politics and government, a complete guide to San Francisco's urban flora and fauna, a fascinating glimpse into the City's arts and culture scene, and much, much more. Name your subject - movies, sports, maritime history, Victorian houses, or geologic faults - and you're sure to find it in this all-new, completely revised and expanded edition of the San Francisco Almanac. Gladys Hansen was the city archivist at the San Francisco Public Library for 47 years. She is now the curator of The Museum of the City of San Francisco"--Unedited summary from book cover
Print Book, English, ©1995
Completely rev. and expanded View all formats and editions
Chronicle Books, San Francisco, ©1995
Trivia and miscellanea
430 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780811808415, 0811808416
30702907
Accolades
Arts and entertainment
Bridges and tunnels
Buildings
Business
Chinese
Chronology
Churches and cemetaries
City department heads
City general
City government
Communications
Counties
Court of historical review
Culture
Earthquakes
Fairs/1894-1940
Films
Fire department
Flags
Gay and lesbian
Geography
Geology
Hills
Islands
Lakes and streams
Legends
Maritime
Native Americans
Natural history
Panoramic views
Golden Gate Park
Place-names
Police department
Presidential visits
Saint Francis
Schools
Sister cities
Songs
Spanish/Mexican era
Sports
Streets
Transportation
Vital statistics
Vital statistics, population
Water
Weather
Index
Includes index