{"product_id":"san-francisco-then-and-now-compact-edition-9781911595588","title":"San Francisco Then and Now: Compact Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eSan Francisco Then and Now pairs photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with specially commissioned views of the same scenes as they look today. San Francisco is home to some of Americas most diverse architecture and design  including the iconic Golden Gate Bridge  the bustling Fishermans Wharf  the original Chinatown  the Sentinel Building  the Transamerica Pyramid  but most of all of the Victorian  clapboard buildings exemplified by the five \"Painted Ladies.\" The book allows you to visit Coit Tower and Lombard Streetthe crookedest street in the worldon Telegraph Hill  hop on one of the famous streetcars and travel through eclectic neighborhoods where Victorian sophistication is juxtaposed with modern elements. Stop by the Mission District  which was once home to the Ohlone Indians and Spanish missionaries  and is now full of artists and hipsters. San Francisco has seen the dawn of many countercultural movements. In the 1950s and 1960s  it was home to Beat poets and writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac  as well as Lawrence Ferlinghetti  founder of the landmark City Lights Bookstore. San Francisco has also seen the birth of social trends that influenced the nation: antiwar protests  the sexual revolution  and the fight for womens rights. Beat  counterculture  and gay and lesbian movements have thrived in such storied neighborhoods as North Beach  Haight-Ashbury  and the Castro. Sites include: Golden Gate Bridge  Palace of Fine Arts  Alcatraz  Fishermans Wharf  Lombard Street  Coit Tower  Chinatown  Nob Hill  Ferry Building  Bay Bridge  Lottas Fountain  Union Square  Candlestick Point  Alamo Square  Castro District  Twin Peaks  Haight-Ashbury  Cliff House  Ocean Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67904777322549,"sku":"ByrdShop_191159558X","price":34.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781911595588.jpg?v=1793852235","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/san-francisco-then-and-now-compact-edition-9781911595588","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}