Portal: San Franciscos Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities King John
Portal: San Franciscos Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities King John Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world--the…
Specifikacia Portal: San Franciscos Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities King John
Portal: San Franciscos Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities King John
Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world--the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts, the rise of the automobile and double-deck freeways severed the city from its beloved structure. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clocktower.
A microcosm of the changing American waterfront, the saga of the Ferry Building explores the tensions of tourism and development--and the threat that sea level King's narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building, introducing colorful figures who fought to preserve its character (and the city's soul)--from architect Arthur Page Brown and legendary columnist Herb Caen to poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Senator Dianne Feinstein.
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