Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
for Mark Hopkin's family on
Nob Hill
(see p104)
, which
burned down in the
1906 fire
(see pp30-
31)
. Today it is
housed in a 1926
Spanish colonial-
style building,
with cloisters, bell tower,
and courtyard fountain.
The Diego Rivera
Gallery, named after
the Mexican muralist,
is left of the main
entrance. The Walter and
McBean Galleries are the
primary exhibition venues and
feature changing shows from
contemporary photography
and film screenings to design
and technology.
city's best views of
Telegraph Hill, North
Beach and the
encompassing
bay. The street
gives way to steps
at Mason Street, which
climb up through the quiet
and pretty Ina Coolbirth
Park. Higher still, above
Taylor Street, there is a
warren of lanes, with
several Victorian style
wooden houses
(see
pp76-7)
. At the crest
of the hill is one of
the rare pockets of the city
that was not destroyed in the
earthquake and fire of 1906
(see pp30-31)
.
earthquake. Club Fugazi is the
home of the musical cabaret
Beach Blanket Babylon
(see p251)
.
This lively show, famous for
its topical and outrageous
songs, has been running
now for over two decades
and has become a favorite
San Francisco institution.
e
North Beach
Beat Museum
540 Broadway.
Map
5 B3.
Tel
(1) (800)
KER-OUAC (537-6822 or 399-9626).
@
8AX, 8BX, 8X, 10, 12, 30, 39, 41,
45, 91.
Open
10am-7pm daily
(to 8pm Sat).
Closed
public hols.
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∑
thebeatmuseum.org
This offbeat museum displays
memorabilia related to the
artists of the Beat Generation,
who lived in San Francisco in
the 1950s. Photographs, books,
album covers, and letters line
the walls and floors of the
building. The museum hosts
events related to Beat culture,
while the shop sells a
fascinating range of books,
videos, T-shirts, and posters.
Entertainer from
Club Fugazi
w
Club Fugazi
678 Green St.
Map
5 B3.
Tel
421-4222.
@
8AX, 8BX, 8X, 10, 12, 30, 39, 41, 45,
91.
Powell-Mason.
Open
Wed-
Sun.
See Entertainment p251.
Club Fugazi was originally built
in 1912 as a community hall for
Italians living in San Francisco
in the wake of the 1906
q
Vallejo Street
Stairway
Mason St and Jones St.
Map
5 B3.
@
30, 45.
Powell-Mason.
The steep climb from Little Italy
to the southermost summit of
Russian Hill reveals some of the
Upper Grant Avenue
Turn right into Grant Avenue
where you will find The Saloon
7
with its original 1861 bar.
On the corner of Vallejo Street
is Caffè Trieste
8
, the oldest
coffeehouse in San Francisco
and a genuine writers' and
artists' rendezvous since 1956.
Very much a part of Italian-
American culture, it offers live
opera on Saturday afternoons.
Follow Grant Avenue north
past Maggie
McGarry's Pub
9
,
now an Irish Pub but
formerly the Coffee
Gallery, haunt of the
Beats. Turn left at
Green Street and
look for Columbus Café
0
and its exterior murals. Go left
at Columbus Avenue, and
follow this main North Beach
street south past many more
Italian coffee houses, to return
to your starting point.
0
9
8
7
Vesuvio, a popular Beat bar
2
Tips for Walkers
Starting point:
Corner of
Broadway and Columbus Ave.
Length:
1 mile (1.5 km).
Getting there:
Muni bus No. 41
runs along Columbus Ave.
Stopping-off points:
All the
bars and cafés mentioned are
worth visiting for a drink and
the atmosphere. Children are
not usually allowed in bars.
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5
4
1
2
3
Key
0 meters
0 yards
200
200
Walk route
For keys to map symbols
see back flap
