How Would You Describe Cow Hollow’s Marina Chateau?
One of the things that tops the list of “favorites” when San Francisco is mentioned, along with Karl the Fog and how “walkable” San Francisco is, would be “the architecture.” But naming “architecture” as a favorite SF thing is similar to saying another favorite is “hills”. There are a lot of them, many people mainly […]
Jackson Street – The History of San Francisco’s Famous Streets
A Journey Through Time in San Francisco San Francisco, a city teeming with history and vibrant neighborhoods, is home to many iconic streets. Among them, Jackson Street stands out as a captivating thoroughfare that reflects the city’s evolution over the years. From its humble beginnings as a muddy wagon trail to its present-day charm, Jackson […]
Modern Condo Buildings In San Francisco
What Exactly Is a Condominium Anyway? Strictly defined a condominium (condo) is a privately owned individual unit within a community of other units. In general, the owner usually owns the interior of their condo from the walls in. Owners also jointly own shared common areas within the community, such as pools, garages, elevators, and outside […]
Mid-Century Modern Homes in San Francisco
Sinatra fan or not, everyone loves the low-slung, open-style, welcome to the future from the imagination-of-the-past homes that were the native habitat of Mr. Sinatra and his 1950s crooning cronies. “Ol’ Blue Eyes” may be no more than a song, but the architecture lives on in one of California’s most enduring and popular home styles: […]
Interior Design For Edwardian Homes in San Francisco
Another in our “Housing Styles of San Francisco” blog series. Did you happen to catch “The Gilded Age” on HBO earlier this year? It is a lavish new TV series set in New York in the final decades of the 19th century and featuring much marble, many digs about new money, and real historical characters […]
A Very Unofficial History of San Francisco Edwardian Homes
Another in our “Housing Styles of San Francisco” blog series. Although most laypeople use the term “Victorian” to describe the much-loved, unique styles for many of our homes in the Bay Area, Edwardians need to get a fair shake as an independent architectural style that stands on its own. But, what precisely is an Edwardian […]
A Very Unofficial History of San Francisco Victorian Houses
Ask anyone to describe what makes San Francisco extraordinary, and Victorian architecture would land near the top of the list, somewhere between Alcatraz and VC money. (This is also a good time for this point of clarification: Victorian refers to a period, not a style. To call a building “a Victorian” means it was designed […]