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1960s: Take a trip down memory lane in San Francisco
This is San Francisco
What you need to know before your trail
This is one of a series of books written as guides to a city for children and actually forms both a travel guide as well as a very informative information pack about the city in question. Having been written and published in the 1960s, this is a look back at the city – not only its buildings and people but also the essence of the city, the vibes, the sounds, smells, and taste of it all.
The pictures provide the stunning visuals but as you wander through it’s pages, be careful to keep an eye out for quirky details and imaginative angles.
This is San Francisco as you have never seen it before!
Travel Guide
You think you know a city but then you read or revisit a book like this and realise you don’t. Taking a trip back in time allows you to see the then and then and compare it to the here and now.
The book cover captures what has to be one of the most iconic images of the city – people hanging onto the street car as it prepares to struggle to the top of the hill before coming up over the top and taking you on the ride of your life in more ways than one. Hang on!!!
From its humble beginning as a small village established by Spanish colonists to the city now, San Francisco has always had that hippy, relaxed vibe and this book evokes this and much more.
There are or were 48 hills – hills you can drive down, up and through. There’s even a hill of cars where many poor vehicles have seemingly given up and went to spend their last days.
This is a tour where it’s about the only time you will get to walk around the streets and see the sights without getting calf muscles a body builder would be proud of.
Sights include The Presidio, Chinatown with all its enticing aromas and ducks hanging in the windows, to Fisherman’s Wharf…. and the clapping seals
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