The most well known of San Francisco's numerous pedestrian streets is that section of Filbert Street between Montgomery and Battery streets on the steep eastern slope of Telegraph Hill - the Filbert Steps. This pastoral enclave, which includes the cross streets Darrell Place and Napier Lane and the nearby Greenwich Steps, is dotted with cottages that are testament to the bittersweet challenge of cottage living.
The Cottage Book, 1989
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PSYCHIC TV @ MABUHAY GARDENS | 1980s
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Crime lords: Frankie Fix (centre) and Johnny Strike (right), founding members of Crime, "SF's First and Only Rock 'N' Roll Band' along with Ricky Williams (left), original singer for The Sleepers -and former Crime drummer- as captured by James Stark at the first Sleepers show at the Mabuhay Gardens, December 25, 1977.
According the Sleepers' bio:
"The Sleepers formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1978. Michael Belfer had been trying to form a band with his friend, Tim Mooney, and Belfer had decided he wanted former Crime drummer Ricky Williams for vocals, as "he was so awesome looking". The band released a five-track 7-inch EP in late 1978, and then broke up, with Belfer playing in Tuxedomoon and Williams co-founding Flipper, from which he was fired before the band made any recordings 'for being too weird'."
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San Francisco Botanical Garden 11/19/23 by Sharon Mollerus
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Syncarpha argyropsis look a bit like IRL bright blooms. The photo does not do their silvery glow justice.
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As you do, someone dropped a map pin on the SFMOMA.
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This type B shack with its French doors draped with bougainvillea, period ornament and contemporary deck would easily win the contest for most gussied up refugee shack in the city. It is now larger than its original 252 square feet and has been remodeled inside.
The Cottage Book, 1989
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Yosemite // Japanese Tea Garden in SF
October, 2023
🎞️ expired Fujifilm Superia 400
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Temple of Heaven's rose garden and Chosen Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, during the Japanese occupation
Japanese vintage postcard, mailed in 1924 to San Francisco
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