Excerpt from Some Cities and San Francisco and Resurgam Here had been some discussion as to improving and beautifying the city of San Francisco prior to the catastrophe of April 18th. Landscape architects had been consulted, proposals considered, and prelim inary plans drawn. Therefore when on that day the city was swept by fire, obviously it was the opportune moment for the requisite changes in the rebuilding. For a brief period enthusiasm waxed warm. It helped to miti gate the blow, this fencing with fate. Let the earth shake, and fires burn, we will have here our city, better and more beautiful than ever - and more valuable - an imperial city of steel it shall be, and thus will we get even with the misfortunes of this day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The City of San Francisco and the State of California New city HA LL. The love of pleasure of the South, the freedom of the West with the shrewdness of the East. The love of flowers is a passion found nowhere else save in the South Sea Is lands. The attention to business surpasses New England, the generosity to guests equals that of a Spanish grandee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from San Francisco Today San Francisco has a story to tell. A city is more than its hills and valleys. It is more than the buildings that cover them. A city is more than just a name. It is a story of people. It tells of the ideas and the work of everyone who has ever lived here. When we think of San Francisco, we think of many wonderful sights and sounds. All of them are parts of our San Francisco story! Each day people can write new parts of the story. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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