When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. San Francisco Chinese New Year Festival and Parade

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chinese_New...

    During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]

  3. Potrero del Sol Park - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potrero_del_Sol_Park

    Potrero del Sol Park, San Francisco Potrero del Sol Park, formally known as “La Raza Park,” is an urban park located at the intersection of Potrero Avenue and 25th St [1] in the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District within San Francisco’s Mission District. The 4.5 acre park houses San Francisco’s largest skate park, a large event and ...

  4. National Register of Historic Places listings in San Francisco

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of...

    October 10, 1975 (Hyde Street Pier, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, 2905 Hyde Street: Fisherman's Wharf: Flat-bottomed scow schooner built in 1891 to haul goods on and around San Francisco Bay and river delta areas.

  5. Dragon Gate (San Francisco) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Gate_(San_Francisco)

    [11]: 252 [20] [25] [26] The project was funded by San Francisco at a cost exceeding $75,000, more than double the original $35,000 budget; [22] the Department of Public Works later reported the construction contract, let to Moreau Construction, was completed at a cost of US$90,889.15 (equivalent to $755,000 in 2023). [20]

  6. Forbidden City (nightclub) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City_(nightclub)

    Forbidden City was a Chinese nightclub and cabaret in San Francisco, which was in business from 1938 to 1970, [1] and operated on the second floor of 363 Sutter Street, [a] between Chinatown and Union Square. [3]

  7. How Weird Street Faire - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Weird_Street_Faire

    The 16th event took place on April 26, 2015, with the theme of "The Weirdest Show on Earth". The 17th event took place on May 1, 2016 with a theme of "Cosmic Stew". The 18th annual event took place on May 7, 2017 with a theme of "Summer of Weird". The 19th annual event took place on May 6, 2018 with a theme of “The Disco Ball Inferno”. [11]

  8. Street art in the San Francisco Bay Area - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_art_in_the_San...

    Street Art has been a major part of the Bay Area's culture since the early 1980s. As the years went on street art became more and more prevalent in the Bay Area. [1] While in some areas of San Francisco this art is done with the permission of the wall owners the majority is done illegally. The San Francisco Bay Area is highly invested in the ...

  9. John McLaren Park - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McLaren_Park

    John McLaren Park is a park in southeastern San Francisco. At 312.54 acres (126.48 ha), McLaren Park is the third largest park in San Francisco by area, after Golden Gate Park and the Presidio. The park is surrounded mostly by the Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon, Visitacion Valley, Portola and University Mound neighborhoods.