Stairway walks in San Francisco : the joy of urban exploring

Hundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco’s 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods — Mary Burk and Adah Bakalinsky love them all. The updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores well-known and clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the city's 600-plus public stairways. Long-term residents and tourists alike have used the book for more than 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco’s unexpected details. Front Cover Praise for Previous Editions Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Gavin Newsom Introduction 1 Yerba Buena Cove, Telegraph Hill & Chinatown 2 Telegraph Hill & North Beach 3 Nob Hill 4 Russian Hill South 5 Russian Hill North 6 Fort Mason 7 Pacific Heights 8 Presidio Wall & Marina Waterfront 9 Fort Winfield Scott in the Presidio 10 Lands End 11 Golden Gate Heights 12 St. Francis Wood 13 Mount Davidson 14 Edgehill 15 Forest Hill 16 Forest Knolls 17 Twin Peaks Foothills 18 Upper Market 19 Corona Heights 20 Eureka Valley 21 Dolores Heights 22 Potrero Hill 23 Bernal Heights East 24 Bernal Heights West 25 Diamond Heights, Fairmount Heights & Glen Canyon Park 26 McLaren Park & Excelsior 27 Four Hills 28 Sunnyside 29 The Blue Greenway 30 Upper Haight 31 Dogpatch An Informal Bibliography Appendix: List of Stairways About the Authors Back Cover "Hundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods - veteran guide Adah Bakalinsky loves them all. Her updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores well-known and clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the city's 600-plus public stairways. Long-term residents and tourists alike have used the book for over 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco's unexpected details"-- Provided by publisher Hundreds of public stairways traverse San Francisco's 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods -- veteran guide Adah Bakalinsky loves them all. Her updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores well-known and clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the city's 600-plus public stairways. Long-term residents and tourists alike have used the book for over 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco's unexpected details.