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Harvey Milk Plaza – Castro Muni Station
I’ve been trying to post photos related to history more often here on San Francisco Photos (SFPhotorama.com) more and more so I have to think a little more about where to go and take pics but recently I visited the Castro Street Muni Station and thought a post about Harvey Milk Plaza is definitely needed here on San Francisco Photos.
Right where Castro and Market Streets intersect is where Harvey Milk Plaza is located. If you’re walking up towards the Castro on Market Street just look for the enormous gay pride flag and you’ll know you’re going the right direction.
By now you’ve probably seen Milk – the film about Harvey Milk directed by Gus Van Sandt and are probably curious about Harvey Milk so it’s worth walking up Market Street or just take Muni to the Castro Street station and just get out and explore the station and Harvey Milk Plaza.
In the plaza there is a bronze plaque as well as photos of Harvey Milks life. It’s definitely worth a visit just for the history of San Francisco.
Adah Bakalinsky Stairway Walks San Francisco Author Interview
One of my favorite things about San Francisco is all the stairways that are in the city. So on weekends when I don’t have much happening I love to go to one of them and do it. Start from the very beginning and go all the way to the end. They are quite fun and some actually give you quite a workout. I learned about the stairways and the walks from the book Stairway Walks in San Francisco
So I had the rare opportunity to interview Adah Bakalinsky for San Francisco Photos (www.SFPhotorama.com) recently. Here Adah Bakalisnky talks about what got her interested in the stairway walks and eventually got her into writing the book and getting it first published. This is a rare online video that should be watched by everyone that has an interest in the stairway walks of San Francisco.
For anyone visiting San Francisco and has some time to do walking tours then this book is definitely worth owning and using while here as the stairway walks are really fun. There are over 600 stairways in San Francisco and there are 29 different stairway walks in the book. So I highly recommend the book and the walks!
Check out the interview with Adah Bakalinksky and let me know what you think. Thank you.
Dos Pinas Taqueria – Potrero Hill, San Francisco
I love going to Dos Pinas as they have really fresh Mexican food … some of the best that comes from a taqueria. I like to go on Fridays as they have happy hour and have 2 dollar coronas. I usually order their El Busto salad. Yum!!!
Cafe Trieste – Best Cappuccino In San Francisco? – North Beach, San Franicisco
I have to say I’ve had one of the best cups of cappuccinos in San Francisco at Cafe Trieste ever so I really like this place. I also like it because it’s so old and has alot of history dating back to the 1950′s with the beatniks and all. I had my first cappuccino for the first time back in April and I’ve been hooked since then. It’s quite amazing and almost as good as Italy. I don’t know why I never went there before but now I know I will enjoy anytime.
Here’s their Web site in case you have interest in learning about Cafe Trieste or get some of that great tasting Italian Roast they use to make those cappuccinos.
