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The Taylor and Jones Shimmee

April 5, 2014

During the past year, I have described travels down a single street, and the changes one encounters along the way. We traveled from the bottom of Market Street to the top, and journeyed up Polk Street from one end to the other. I took that up again last week, getting out for a trek along … More The Taylor and Jones Shimmee

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Those Damn Residents, If They Would Only Listen

August 31, 2011

A new condo building went up in the neighborhood recently. Here it is: I like this building’s reinterpretation of a two apartment wide block of flats with bays. I think its interest lies in its tweaking of the massing, angled center section with bays rising to the top, rather than contained within, the main box … More Those Damn Residents, If They Would Only Listen

Those Damn Residents, If They Would Only Listen

Neighborhood Amble Part 1- Alleys of Nob Hill

February 23, 2009

This is an update of one of my first posts. We live on Nob Hill, just below Grace Cathedral. It is a fantastic place to live, so much, so close. But the streets of our particular micr0-neighborhood can be a bit  bland,  even to the point of gritty- not there there’s anything wrong with that. … More Neighborhood Amble Part 1- Alleys of Nob Hill

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