San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks (CA) (Images of America)

San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks (CA) (Images of America)

Originally part of Rancho San Miguel, the West of Twin Peaks district was among the last to be developed in San Francisco. Behrend Joost, using the fortune he made to start dredging the Panama Canal, built a railway in 1891 to bring people out to his â€œcrÂ¨me de la crÂ¨meâ€ subdivision next to the forest planted by Comstock Lode millionaire Adolph Sutro. After the streetcar tunnel was bored through Twin Peaks in 1918, A. S. Baldwin planned neighborhoods on Sutroâ€™s estate around Mount Davidson. With noted architects and engineers, Baldwin created â€œresidential parksâ€ with well-built Craftsman, art deco, English, and Spanish homes on curvilinear landscaped boulevards. These â€œsuburbs in the cityâ€â€•among them, Sunnyside, Balboa Terrace, Ingleside Terraces, Westwood Park, Westwood Highlands, Monterey Heights, Mount Davidson Manor, Sherwood Forest, and Miraloma Parkâ€•became home to thousands and a unique part of the San Francisco tapestry.
Country USA
Brand Arcadia Publishing
Manufacturer Arcadia Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2006-07-05
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780738546605

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