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Product Identifiers
PublisherPotter/Ten SPEED/Harmony/Rodale
ISBN-10158008995X
ISBN-139781580089951
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038615309
Product Key Features
Book TitleSan Francisco Cliff House
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), General, United States / West / Pacific (Ak, CA, Hi, Or, Wa)
Publication Year2009
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Sports & Recreation, Architecture, History
AuthorSharon Silva, Mary Germain Hountalas
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight35.7 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2008-053127
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"There are certain Bay Area landmarks that mean so much to so many. And one of the most special must surely be the Cliff House in San Francisco. A new work, 'The San Francisco Cliff House'...is a centennial celebration of this spectacular and historic edifice.... I was spellbound with the many fascinating photographs. And I was nothing short of ecstatic when I saw several reproductions of early postcards I have in my personal collection. What sent me over the edge, however, was seeing recipes for restaurant favorites like Crab Louis. I just wanted to jump in my car and head to the shrine for an all-day picnic." -- San Jose Mercury News "a lively text." -- San Francisco Chronicle, “There are certain Bay Area landmarks that mean so much to so many. And one of the most special must surely be the Cliff House in San Francisco. A new work, ‘The San Francisco Cliff House’&is a centennial celebration of this spectacular and historic edifice&. I was spellbound with the many fascinating photographs. And I was nothing short of ecstatic when I saw several reproductions of early postcards I have in my personal collection. What sent me over the edge, however, was seeing recipes for restaurant favorites like Crab Louis. I just wanted to jump in my car and head to the shrine for an all-day picnic.� - San Jose Mercury News “a lively text.� - San Francisco Chronicle, "There are certain Bay Area landmarks that mean so much to so many. And one of the most special must surely be the Cliff House in San Francisco. A new work, 'The San Francisco Cliff House'…is a centennial celebration of this spectacular and historic edifice…. I was spellbound with the many fascinating photographs. And I was nothing short of ecstatic when I saw several reproductions of early postcards I have in my personal collection. What sent me over the edge, however, was seeing recipes for restaurant favorites like Crab Louis. I just wanted to jump in my car and head to the shrine for an all-day picnic." - San Jose Mercury News "a lively text." - San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal979.4/61
Table Of ContentContents Introduction: A History of Hospitality - 9 Part One - The Early Years - 13 Part Two - The Sutro Years - 43 Part Three - The Whitney Years - 89 Part Four - The Uncertain Years - 147 Part Five - The Cliff House Today - 181 Selected Bibliography - 210 Acknowledgments - 212 Index - 214
SynopsisThe shifting fortunes of San Francisco's legendary Cliff House, from raucous seaside roadhouse to fanciful Victorian palace to world-renowned urban destination, are celebrated in this comprehensive illustrated history. The story of San Francisco's Cliff House begins in 1863 with a modest white clapboard building perched on a rocky promontory overlooking the Pacific. Little more than three decades later, following a devastating fire, visionary millionaire Adolph Sutro oversaw construction of an imposing Victorian edifice on the same site. His 1896 "gingerbread palace" drew everyone to its doorstep, from working-class families to the city's social elite to three U.S. presidents. That grand structure withstood the great earthquake of 1906, but burned to the ground a year later. Sutro's oldest daughter, Emma Sutro Merritt, immediately set to work on a new Cliff House, which opened in 1909. In the century since then, the Cliff House has survived a handful of destructive storms, two major earthquakes, three nearby fires, two closures, several facelifts, the swinging sixties, the not-so-swinging seventies, and the often grindingly slow decisions of government. Despite these and other challenges, today's Cliff House, now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, is enjoying a renaissance following a two-year, multimillion-dollar restoration. This lavishly illustrated volume chronicles the fortunes of the legendary landmark and the people associated with it-a colorful story that parallels both the history and the irrepressible spirit of the city of San Francisco.
LC Classification NumberF869.S38C554 2009
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