street in San Francisco, California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from The Presidio east to...

the north–south direction and from Van Ness Avenue to Presidio Avenue in the east–west direction. The San Francisco Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services...

settlers from New Spain established the Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate, and the Mission San Francisco de Asís a few miles away, both named...

on the horseback trail from Mission Dolores to the Presidio in the 1800s. In 1856, Mayor James Van Ness created a 12.7 acres (5.1 ha) park surrounding...

The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco. The system forms part...

connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The structure links the U.S. city of San Francisco, California—the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula—to...

Spain occupied the San Francisco area and by 1776 had established the area's first European settlement, with a mission and a presidio. To protect against...

The area is bounded to the east by Van Ness Avenue and Fort Mason; on the west by Lyon Street and the Presidio National Park; on the south by Cow Hollow...

The mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of the San Francisco city and county government. The officeholder...

etymologies in San Francisco, California. List of hills in San Francisco List of streets in San Francisco Henry C. Carlisle (2010). "Early San Francisco History...