“This week the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the designation of eight buildings to the Market Street Masonry Historic District.”
Historic Love on Market Street [Curbed]
“The hotel will include a green roof with native California grasses and ground floor retail space on both Mission and Jessie Streets.”
Two new downtown San Francisco hotels ready to roll [Biz Times]
“This place is a reminder of what the Bay Area once looked like”
Great urban escape: San Bruno Mountain [Chron]
“We wanted a building that emphasized the dignity of the fire station, rather than making a shiny box for Tonka toys”
New fire station is functional, not flashy [Chron]
“They’ve managed to convince CVS to make serious alterations to CVS’s original store, designed by a local Noe Valley architect, destined for the first floor of the old Tower Record Complex, making it more Castro friendly.”
DTNA Finds Compromise with CVS & Proposes New Plan Limiting Chain Stores in Castro [Castro Biscuit]
“Chances are you don’t have the means to grab your large, large bags of cash, dump them on someone’s porch, and say, “Mine” every time you see a house you want. You’re going to need a mortgage.”
What You Need To Know About Mortgages [Curbed]
“Philo Farnsworth was only 21 years old when he and his team (including his wife Pem) transmitted the first all-electronic television image.”
Hidden Histories: Home to the Invention of Television [Curbed]
