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 View of San Francisco from
Corona Heights by karenincalifornia
Corona Heights, a hill with an elevation of 500 feet in the Castro District, is one of my favorite lunch time escapes on a nice day. Take the F Line to Castro, grab lunch at one of the many take out places in the Castro, and have a picnic at the top of Corona Heights. Tourists want to spend all their time at Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39. That's fine. I'll take Corona Heights with my take out picnic lunch any day over FW or P39 anyday! Leave a Comment Other Contact: Near intersec of Market & Castro
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 Sunrise over San Francisco Bay by karenincalifornia
People think I am crazy to get up so early to go to work every day. The beautiful San Francisco sunrises are the reasons I haul my butt out of bed before dawn to take the 5:50 am ferry to work.
This picture shows the view from the Embarcadero toward the Bay Bridge and Oakland. Nothing is more energizing for me that to see this sight as I begin my work day. Leave a Comment
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 Movie Crew Standing Around on
Potrero Hill by atufft, 4 more photos
According to an online neighborhood profile, only O.J. Simpson was listed as a "well-known" resident here, but that was when he was still a football player at San Francisco City College. Simpson was a neighborhood star and his image is on area murals, the most notable still surviving at the Potrero Hill Recreation Center near the peak of the hill.
By comparison to Twin Peaks, Mt. Davidson, and certainly Russian, Nob, and Telegraph Hills, for example, Potrero Hill is vacant tourist traffic. On reason is that the neighborhood is wedged between the James Lick (I-80/US 101) and the Southern Embarcadero (I-280) freeways, with the crime infamous Bayview-Hunter's point neighborhood to the south, the seedy low-rent Mission District to the west, and toxic waste contaminated bayside industry to the east. Also, while there are some renovated and reconstructed residences of worthy of admiration, particularly north of the Potrero Hill park, the homes here never were housing of the affluent, and many are still wanting for some TLC. For those house hunting for a spectacular view, Potrero Hill may indeed provide something of a bargain in what is otherwise a wildly expensive market.
In any case, Potrero Hill is an excellent place to view over the city, with plenty of low rent appearing homes--a great set for a police detective film or television show. When we were driving around looking for vista, we found the film crew shown in these images. Below is a link for finding Potrero Hill. Leave a Comment
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 From Nob Hill to North
Beach, San Francisco by karenincalifornia
This picture is a view from Nob Hill looking toward North Beach, an eclectic blend of many cultures. On the other side of the bay is Richmond, a city of substantial diversity. Leave a Comment
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Dolores Park, which is bounded by 18th Street on the north, 20th Street to the south, Dolores Street to the east and Church Street to the west, just uphill from Mission Dolores, is a favorite summer sunbathing spot with a great view of the San Francisco skyline. From the flat tennis and basketball courts, soccer fields, and dog run areas on the north end of the park, just across the street from architecturally distinctive Mission High School, the park's large open grass area sweeps uphill nearly two blocks to a shelf of sorts known to locals as Dolores "Beach". It's a great place to sunbath on a warm summer day within the city. Near to the Golden Fire Hydrant, within the historic pre-1906 earthquake Liberty Hill District the park had a sleezy reputation until recent gentrification of the area. The park hosts live music on summer days, particularly on Cinco de Mayo. About halfway up the hill on the Church street side, near the pedestrian bridge over the MUNI rail tracks, there is a fine larger-than-life-size bronze statue of Mexican patriot Hidalgo. To get there from the Civic Center, take the MUNI J Line. Leave a Comment
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 The New Bay Bridge under
construction by SteveOSF
Treasure Island was constructed for the 1939 World's Fair. (Adjacent hilly Yerba Buena Island is natural.) Treasure Island was intended to become the location for the San Francisco International Airport. However, with the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. Navy wanted the site and traded with the City for the land that the present day airport is located upon for the island. The Navy eventually abandoned the base. Currently, many of the old barracks are now used for housing. However, the U.S. Coast Guard retains a presence on Yerba Buena.
Take care exiting and entering the bridge traffic. The turns offs include sharp turns requiring reduced speed and the entrances to the bridge require rapid acceleration from a dead stop.
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 Jones and Broadway by funnybeee
Are ya ready? Now hike up Jones Street all the way up up up. Don't be a puss now, keep on walking.
Boom, you hit California and see Grace Cathedral! Nice... Ignore the cable car, you don't need it.
Don't forget to look down at your right and see some awesome views of Bay Bridge. Keep on hiking untill you hit Broadway... make a right (it's a dead end here) and see a great view. There are stairs that will take you down to Taylor Street. You can head South down Taylor Street and see some cute architcture, or you can continue East down Broadway end up in China Town. Leave a Comment
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 San Francisco's first airport by madamx
Once occupied by the US Navy and Coast Guard, they have since vacated, and there are no plans for the site yet. As you enter, you wil see the first airport in San Francisco.
Location: Just over the Bay Bridge, towards Oakland Leave a Comment
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I took these photos on two different occasions to show you what the views are like if you drive along the waterfront from Fisherman's Wharf. You will go through Crissy Field, which was owned by the military, now has been vacated. You can stop all along the way, picnic, walk the dog, fish or just walk and enjoy the water scenes. The road goes almost all the way to the bridge, but if you want to visit the bridge observation area and Fort Point, you will have to go up the hill and get onto highway 101. Take the last exit before the bridge and you will find a parking lot with meters (quarters needed).
Don't forget to look back towards the city, and Alcatraz.
Tour buses won't go here, so you will get special photo ops that your friends missed out on.
If you want to see photos from across the bridge and get directions on getting there, go to my 5 Star View (new) tips.
Happy Trails.....
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 Not the greatest shot, but
gives you an idea. by canbalci
to take a pic from!
The site below is commercial and I am not advertising it, but it has some nice pics to give you a better idea than my poor quality photo. Leave a Comment
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