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San Francisco's first skyscraper was the 218-foot (66 m) Chronicle Building, which was completed in 1890. M. H. de Young, owner of the San Francisco Chronicle, commissioned Burnham and Root to design a signature tower to convey the power of his newspaper. [4]
Sunset at San Simeon Bay. Hearst Castle is located near the town of San Simeon, California, approximately 250 mi (400 km) from both Los Angeles and San Francisco, and 43 mi (69 km) from San Luis Obispo at the northern end of San Luis Obispo County. [280]
A draft list of San Francisco concrete buildings reveals properties that the city says could be vulnerable to earthquakes and may need costly upgrades. A draft list of San Francisco concrete ...
The city's third tallest building, it is located along North Tryon Street. It was opened on November 14, 2002, and was the city's second tallest building, [4] and was known as the "Hearst Tower" until 2019. The structure is composed of a 32-story tower resting atop a 15-floor podium.
Sutro Tower: 977 (298) 1973 San Francisco N/A Tallest non-building radio tower in San Francisco since 1973. Because it sits atop a hill, the tower actually reaches a height of 1,814 ft (553 m) above sea level. N/A KCBS Tower: 972 (296) 1986 Mount Wilson N/A 2nd tallest non-building radio tower in California.
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The multi-wing lodge, dramatic with its stone walls and slate roof, [4] was designed by San Francisco architect Willis Polk, and included an 800-book library with room for hundreds of Native American baskets. Wheeler directed Polk to give the lodge a "fish tower"—a high study with a view, and two windows which were aquariums containing local ...