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San Francisco 2016, Weekday Edition

A number of the sites in the neighborhoods of San Francisco I was visiting in 2016 were closed on Saturdays.  Most of these, unsurprisingly, were downtown, in and around the Financial District.  I knew I’d be heading back to full-time work shortly, after having taken about a year off.  So for 3 days in a row in September, I checked out these weekday-only sites.

Transamerica Pyramid

San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid. For 45 years, it was the tallest building in San Francisco. Briefly, it was the tallest building on the West Coast. San Francisco, United States, North America.
San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid. For 45 years, it was the tallest building in San Francisco. Briefly, it was the tallest building on the West Coast.

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San Francisco 2016, Day 4, Part 2

The Mission (Part 2) and the Castro

The Mission (Part 2)

Dolores Street and Mission Dolores

Dolores Street is a lovely boulevard running near the western edge of the Mission, where the Mission becomes the Castro.  It runs along the eastern edge of Dolores Park.  A couple blocks to the north is [Read more…]