San Francisco's Potrero Hill
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San Francisco's Potrero Hill by Abigail Johnston
In the early 1800s, it was called the Potrero Nuevo, or "new pasture." Gold-rush squatterssoon put the squeeze on Mission Dolores's grazing cattle, and when the fog lifted, Potrero Hill became the first industrial zone in San Francisco, with iron-smelting plants, butcheries, and shipbuilding dominating the waterfront during the late 19th century. The Hill has been home to immigrants from Scotland, Ireland, China, Russia, Mexico, and from everywhere in between. These days, many of the factories and warehouses have been converted into housing and offices for techies. And for the record, the crookedest street in San Francisco is not Lombard--it's Vermont, between 20th and 22nd.
Linenthal, Peter: - Authors Peter Linenthal and Abigail Johnston run the Potrero Hill Archives Project and previously wrote Images of America: San Francisco's Potrero Hill.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738529370 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738529370 |
| Title | San Francisco's Potrero Hill |
| Author | Abigail Johnston |
| Series | Images Of America Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
| Year published | 2005-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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