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SAN FRANCISCO 



and in the buffalo paddock is one of the finest 

 herds of buffalo in the country. In the museum 

 and art gallery are valuable collections of Ori- 

 ental carvings, relics of Napoleon and a large 

 number of specimens of interest to students of 

 botany and zoology. The art collection in- 

 cludes works from some of the leading sculp- 

 tors and painters. 



Lincoln Park, occupying elevated ground in 

 the northwest section of the city, is of interest 

 because of the view it affords to the entrance 

 to the harbor. To the north and east of Lin- 

 coln Park is the Presidio, a large military reser- 

 vation and fortress. The Panama-Pacific-Inter- 

 national Exposition was located just east of the 

 Presidio. East of the exposition grounds is 

 Fort Mason. 



Important Centers. The Ferry Building, 

 which is the great gateway to the city, is the 

 point from which all lines of industry radiate. 

 The building is an imposing structure 650 feet 

 long, surmounted by a tower in which is a large 

 clock. Here all the ferries crossing the bay 

 make their landing. There are over 170 arriv- 

 als and departures of ferry boats every twenty- 

 four hours, and these boats carry over 106,000 

 people into and out of the city. Street cars 

 run from this point to all parts of San Fran- 

 cisco. The building is the headquarters of the 

 California Development Board and the Cali- 

 fornia State Mining Bureau, and the second 

 story contains an elaborate exhibition of the 

 resources of the state. Extending along the bay 

 north and south of the Ferry Building are the 

 long lines of wharfage where may be found 

 ships from practically all parts of the world. 

 The chief wholesale and manufacturing center 

 lies west of the wharf and south of Market 

 Street. 



The retail district is on Market Street and 

 adjoining parts of Geary, Kearney, Post, Stock- 

 ton and Sutler streets and C The 

 chief business center is at tin- intersection of 

 Geary, Kearney and Market streets. In tin 

 square formed by tin- intersection of these 

 streets is Lotta's Fountain, \ <loor mu- 

 sic festivals are held on ' I'.vt -. With- 

 in a radius of two blocks are some of the most 

 imposing business structures, including the San 

 Francisco Stock Exchanp , tin- United States 

 Subtreasury and the building of the Standard 

 Oil Company. In Union Si r by is a 

 monument to Admiral Dewey. Ho 

 Francis faces the square on the west. 



The Civic Center, which begins at tin 

 section of Market Street and Van Ness ^ 



nue, is surrounded by one of the finest groups 

 of public buildings in the country. Here are 

 the City Hall, the Municipal Auditorium, opera 

 house, the museum, the State Building and the 

 public library. 



The great markets in which fruit, fish, vege- 

 tables and various other commodities are 

 handled on a large scale form one of the dis- 

 tinguishing features of the city. The most im- 

 portant are the California Market, extending 

 from California to Pine Street, and the Co- 

 lombo Market on Dover Street. 



Chinatown. In the heart of San Francisco 

 is the foreign city, Chinatown. It occupies the 

 section bounded by Kearney and Stockton 

 streets and California and Pacific avenues, an 

 area of ten city blocks, within which practically 

 no whites dwell. Here the customs, rites and 

 practices of the Chinese residents have full 

 sway, excepting in slight modifications imposed 

 by the United States government. Chinatown 

 was destroyed by the great fire in 1906, and the 

 old buildings have been replaced by modern 

 structures. The chief interest is in the people, 

 for here one may see China without crossing 

 the ocean. 



Other Buildings. In addition to the buildings 

 to which attention has already been called 

 there are many others deserving mention. First 

 among these are the great hotels the Palace, 

 the Saint Francis and the Fairmont hostel ries 



THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 

 1. Alameda 4. San Rafael 



kcleyClty 5. Sausalito 



3. Richmond City 6. San Mateo Co. Twp. 1 



that are not surpassed by those in any other 

 American city. The post office, a granite struc- 

 ture costing $5,000,000, survived the fire. The 

 Hobart Building on Market Street , twenty-one 

 stories high; the Pacific Building, one of the 

 largest concrete office building.* in the world; 

 the Humboldt Savings Bank Building, ei 

 stories high; the Mutual Savings Bank Build- 



