Perfectly manicured green berms (grass embankments) and simple limestone colonnades are inspired by the classic French chateau. They’re in stark contrast with a circular, industrial structure ...

Oakander lived in town nearly his entire life until the house his parents rented was sold as a vacation home for almost $2 million in 2015. The family, which had been paying around $2,200 a month ...

A post office that’s a palace Master craftsman from Italy were bought in to complete the interiors, which today read like a love letter to marble. Clad in white granite, the new structure was ...

Much ink has been spilled on the history of Chinatown and Grant Avenue, billed as San Francisco’s oldest street, which runs north to south starting at Market Street and ending at Francisco ...

To lovers of Art Deco, though, the L-shaped building’s sculptural terra cotta details are anything but boring monoliths. The three street-facing facades of the building on Ninth, Market, and ...

The Russian River is an obvious getaway for Bay Area residents, and the town of Guerneville makes a prime destination for those looking to laze on the river but still get some action. As the fall ...

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Coit Tower is named for Lillie Hitchcock Coit, an early San Francisco philanthropist and adorer of local firefighters. In addition to her love of San Francisco and firefighting, Coit was noted for ...

Transit report shows that the southeastern neighborhood remains a diverse working-class hub, but the African-American culture that once defined it has almost vanished.

Sylvia McLaughlin was one person who was troubled with what she saw happen to the bay from her perch in the Berkeley hills. By then, dumping had gotten so pervasive that only six miles of ...

While the famed romance writer’s massive foliage has won the hearts/ire of many, it’s time to take a look at the structure hiding behind it.

8 Octavia For one of San Francisco’s busiest gateways—the intersection of Highway 101 and Market Street—local designer Stanley Saitowitz created a loft residential building that puts the ...