San Francisco

Photos from Baghdad by the Bay

Pyramid anc Cylinder
Transamerica Building and Columbus Tower.
Tosca Cafe
Tosca Cafe on Columbus Street, San Francisco.
Coppola's Cupola
The Columbus Tower, aka Sentinel Building dates back to 1907. Currently owned by director Francis Ford Coppola and houses his restaurant Cafe Zoetrope and American Zoetrope Studios.
Cutting the Cord
North Beach, San Francisco, CA

Waverly Place
Buildings along Waverly Place, including the Tien Hau Buddhist Temple.
Ross Alley
Ross Alley, San Francisco, CA
Spofford Alley
Walking along Spofford Alley gives you a feel for the community of Chinatown. Along Spofford Alley, you hear the sounds of Chinatow, music, voices, the shuffling of cards and the clattering of Mah Jong tiles.
Golden Star Radio
The location of the old Golden Star Radio Studio. Golden Star served the Chinese community from 1939 to 1979.
What Ever Happened to Sam?
The shuttered window of the site of Sam Wo Restaurant. An establishment for many years in Chinatown, closed in 2012. You had to walk by the kitchen up a flight of stairs into a small low ceiling dining room. It was know as a place to get a late evening meal and a grumpy waiter.