San Francisco: The Musical History Tour: A Gudie to Over 200 of the Bay Area’s Most Memorable Music Sites Reviews
San Francisco: The Musical History Tour: A Gudie to Over 200 of the Bay Area’s Most Memorable Music Sites
Get the real skinny on the Bay Area’s most illustrious rock and-roll, jazz, and blues musicians and their favorite digs from the one cat who should know—the San Francisco Chronicle’s longtime music critic Joel Selvin. Here are the stories, legends, and secrets behind the clubs, recording studios, famous homes, and final resting places of dozens of music greats, from Jimi Hendrix to Linda Ronstadt. With rare archival photographs of pivotal events and places, this lively compendium will captivate both resident and visiting music fans.
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National Trust Guide/San Francisco: America’s Guide for Architecture and History Travelers (National Trust City Guides)
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National Trust guides are the most in-depth guides available to the history and architecture of U.S. cities. From famous landmarks to back alleys, they take you on exciting journeys through America’s cultural, historical, and architectural treasures.
The complete guide to the history and architecture of San Francisco Part history, part travel guide, this unique book introduces you to the colorful past and diverse traditions that have shaped the fascinating city of San Francisco. From the arrival of the Spanish in the late eighteenth century to the growth of today’s vibrant metropolis, you’ll discover the links between the rich history and architectural heritage of one of America’s most beloved cities.
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with Joel Selvin, how could i miss?,
i’ve lived in san francisco since 1966
i was interested in which clubs or spots Joel might write about, and i was not disappointed to
find out he covered all of them plus some
i was in my twenties in the 60s and 70s and remember frequenting most of the places he covers,
and he does so mentioning the owners, some history os the spots, etc, just thorough, i’d say
excellent book, especially for people who lived through the 60s and 70s
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|Attention San Francisco AIA, Publish a guide.,
My third day in San Francisco, I left the National Trust Guide to San Francisco in my room. It is not the architectural guide book I expected it to be. Dry and talky, the book is long on background and short on facts about individual buildings. Dozens of intriguing buildings are omitted and there is almost nothing about engineering. Peter Wiley’s book may be a decent introduction to the city, but reading it did not heighten my anticipation before flying west, or strengthen my appreciation after arriving.
The weaknesses of this guide stand in contrast to the strengths of the AIA guides to major cities. These architect-written guides are exhaustive. The Boston, Chicago and New York books in particular make excellent travel guides as well as desk references. They mix building descriptions with history, and delightful nuggets of information that deepen your appreciation of the place and its builders. There’s nothing dry about these books. When it comes to criticism, the editors can be delightfully bitchy.
Between politics and earthquakes, San Francisco is not an easy place to build. But SF AIA members, please find the time to draft a guide your craft and your city deserve. One that is worth schlepping up and down the hills.
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|Wiley Knows This City!,
Peter Wiley takes the reader on a great tour of San Francisco. A perfect gift for a friends who’s visiting or those of us who live here in San Francisco. I found a number of hidden treasures that I honestly didn’t know about before reading this book.
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|Makes the history of San Francisco come alive,
This thorough history of San Francisco combined with several walking tours makes the past palpable to those here today. His vivid descriptions of San Francisco from the frontier days to the present significantly illuminate the many walking tours through the city. I have recommended the book to others curious about why this city has its unique look and feel.
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