The fine arts museums of San Francisco‚ or the “de Young” takes its name after one of the first San Franciscan journalists M.H. de young and together with the Legion of Honor comprises the Fine Arts Museums within Golden Gate Park’s 1‚017 acres was inaugurated in 1895‚ reconstructed and open in 2005 the new building is 293‚000-square-foot (27‚000-square-meter). Located in the park are gardens‚ playgrounds‚ lakes‚ picnic groves‚ trails‚ and monuments‚ plus an array of cultural venues. The de Young
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online café in Korea was 2-3 years ahead of other developed countries. The online café phenomenon in the United States was started in July 1991 by Wayne Gregori in San Francisco when he began SFnet Coffeehouse Network. Gregori designed‚ built and installed 25 coin operated computer terminals in coffeehouses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. The café terminals dialed into a 32 line Bulletin Board System that offered an array of electronic services including FIDOnet mail and‚ in 1992‚ Internet
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In the early 1930s‚ renovations made Alcatraz a better‚ yet still crude‚ establishment that housed the worst of the worst criminals and isolated them from life on the mainland. Alcatraz Island (1934-1963)‚ a harsh penitentiary off the coast of San Francisco‚ California‚ was home to some of America’s
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Introduction The Times‚ They Are A-Changing – The Fifties and early Sixties Increasing affluence Rising dangers Growing radicalisation New culture He was a friend of mine - the early Sixties 1 1 1 2 2 3 5 7 3. If you’re going to San Francisco… The Hippie Movement 3.1. Hippie philosophy 7 7 8 3.1.1. New culture of living 3.1.2. My hair like Jesus wore it – hip style of clothing 3.1.3. And it’s one‚ two‚ three‚ what are we fighting for? 10 – Vietnam War and protest marches 12
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them. This became the inspiration for a group of San Francisco State students to attempt an occupation of their own in 1969. When attempting to make it to the island‚ only one boat agreed to assist the Native American’s in their occupation. They were not able to dock on the island‚ but‚ Richard Oaks became the leader of the group when he jumped off the boat and swam to the island. After this brief occupation Richard Oaks returned to San Francisco and began to recruit people to join the movement
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decades-long campaign to have the U.S. government reimburse him for his financial losses‚ to no avail. While thousands became rich off his former land‚ a bitter Sutter retired to Pennsylvania and died” (Maranzani). There were two routes that lead to San Francisco that people followed to get the gold. People came all the way from New York and took a
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Irwin August 21‚ 2011 California High Speed Rail Looking at the California high speed rail project truly has shocked the public and makes them wonder if this is a great plan for California’s environment. “The current plan will connect San Francisco with Los Angeles cutting a six hour car ride down to two hours and forty minutes”(Souza‚ 2011). The train running through Kings County will take out many dairies and cut even more in half. Making these cuts will be hard for dairymen to get to their
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and 2010‚ San Francisco‚ California was host to two parallel worlds. Simultaneous to the quotidian urbanity‚ a burgeoning venue for spatial and ludic interrogation intertwined itself with the city’s urban fabric. The evidence of this second world sprouted gradually: strange flyers on street corners advertising fantastical and unbelievable technologies‚ cryptic graffiti‚ and a pirate radio station that was only within range from the city’s Mission Dolores Park. In response‚ thousands of San Franciscans
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According to history books‚ Francis Drake declared that San Francisco Bay was claimed by England‚ he named it “Nova Albion” (New England). He was first attacked by Latin American Natives. Expecting to refuel and repair his ship (The Golden Hind) Drake halted in an inlet along the California drift. Once on shore Drake
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the long silence. Yes‚ for me at that time‚ America was truly just Hollywood and Disneyland on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. But soon enough‚ I would find out the real America by myself. Before I knew‚ I was already breathing the air of San Francisco‚ my first stop. The Hip-Hop music coming from the radio was really loud‚ and people were trotting. I could even feel the fast beat of that city in the car. Something was not in that rush though — the pigeons. They were taking a walk leisurely on
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