Some things to do in San Francisco
Paul Prusakowski
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Title:
Some things to do in San Francisco
Creator:
Paul Prusakowski
Date:
3/16/2007
Text:
For those of you attending the Academy Meeting next week in San Francisco,
Gary Bedard, CO provided this information to be shared with everyone.
Hopefully you may find it helpful! The images are not going to come
through, but maps will be available at the hotel. -Paul
Cable Car and Historic streetcars near the Marriott Hotel.
The closest cable car stop to the hotel is at Powell and Market. The SF
Visitors Bureau has a store down the steps behind the cable car turnaround.
In the store you can purchase a PassPort day pass. It is the best deal if
you are going to ride around the city on both the antique streetcars and the
cable cars. The Passport is $11 per day versus paying $5 for every cable car
ride with no transfers. The Passport can be used on any Muni system, as many
times as you want in a given day.
Walking Directions:
Exit the hotel on 4th turn right, and walk towards Market Street; turn left
on Market and you will see the cable car turntable on the opposite side of
the street in about half a block.
A Nice Trip Around the City:
A good round trip sightseeing suggestion is to buy a Passport, then pick up
a historic streetcar on Market Street. Head towards the Ferry Building,
which is north on Market. If you look down Market, you will see the Ferry
Building with the tower clock. Market Street runs into the Ferry Building.
The restored Ferry Building now houses a collection of markets and
restaurants that are supplied by farms in Northern California, most run
organic operations. You can easily find a good place for lunch. There are
sit down places or you can brown bag a collection of take out options and
eat outside on the bay side of the Ferry Building. It does get crowded at
lunch, but good people watching. On Saturday, there is a farmers market in
the Ferry Building. If you like oysters, I suggest the Hog Island operation.
They raise their own oysters up on Tomales Bay.
The vintage streetcars, which have a stop across from the Ferry Building,
then can be taken to the Fisherman's Warf, Pier 39 and Ghirardelli Square
area. At the end of the line, you can take the streetcar back to the hotel
area or pick up a cable car at two locations.
Basically, there are three cable car routes in operation in SF, and it helps
to know their respective destinations. At Powell and Market streets, there
is a cable car turntable, which serves as the beginning stop for two lines,
the Powell-Mason and Powell- Hyde lines. The Powell-Mason line begins at the
Powell/ Market turntable, and the line runs from there up and over Nob Hill
and down to Bay Street at Fisherman's Wharf. The Powell-Hyde line also
begins at the Powell Market turntable and runs over Nob and Russian hills
before ending at Aquatic Park near Ghirardelli Square. Both these lines end
near Fisherman's Wharf
The Powell-Hyde line has the famous view of Alcatraz and also runs by the
crookedest' street in the world. Each of these lines will run by the Cable
Car Museum, which is a nice stop.
Antique Street Car Line is indicated in Orange. Cable Cars in Red
Alcatraz:
If you are planning on visiting Alcatraz, make sure you book your tickets
before coming to SF otherwise your optimal times will be sold out.
<URL Redacted>
Shopping Near the Marriot: Westfield San Francisco Centre
This new shopping center is located one half block from the Marriott Hotel.
Walk south on Market and you will run into the entrance. The centre is a 1.5
million-square-foot complex. Shoppers who plunge into the Centre will see
plenty of shopping mall mainstays, from brand-name clothing to a nine-screen
movie multiplex. But the most memorable feature is unique: a 102-foot-wide
skylit dome built in 1908.
The dome was blacked out during World War II and neglected in the decades
after that. Most recently it was jacked 60 feet into the air while the empty
Emporium department store around it was demolished.
There's also a 30,000-square-foot grocery -- a reminder that the target
market includes downtown residents and the 25,000 BART and Muni riders who
use the adjacent Powell Street Station on a typical weekday. The developers
call the package the largest urban shopping center west of the
Mississippi.
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Gary Bedard, CO provided this information to be shared with everyone.
Hopefully you may find it helpful! The images are not going to come
through, but maps will be available at the hotel. -Paul
Cable Car and Historic streetcars near the Marriott Hotel.
The closest cable car stop to the hotel is at Powell and Market. The SF
Visitors Bureau has a store down the steps behind the cable car turnaround.
In the store you can purchase a PassPort day pass. It is the best deal if
you are going to ride around the city on both the antique streetcars and the
cable cars. The Passport is $11 per day versus paying $5 for every cable car
ride with no transfers. The Passport can be used on any Muni system, as many
times as you want in a given day.
Walking Directions:
Exit the hotel on 4th turn right, and walk towards Market Street; turn left
on Market and you will see the cable car turntable on the opposite side of
the street in about half a block.
A Nice Trip Around the City:
A good round trip sightseeing suggestion is to buy a Passport, then pick up
a historic streetcar on Market Street. Head towards the Ferry Building,
which is north on Market. If you look down Market, you will see the Ferry
Building with the tower clock. Market Street runs into the Ferry Building.
The restored Ferry Building now houses a collection of markets and
restaurants that are supplied by farms in Northern California, most run
organic operations. You can easily find a good place for lunch. There are
sit down places or you can brown bag a collection of take out options and
eat outside on the bay side of the Ferry Building. It does get crowded at
lunch, but good people watching. On Saturday, there is a farmers market in
the Ferry Building. If you like oysters, I suggest the Hog Island operation.
They raise their own oysters up on Tomales Bay.
The vintage streetcars, which have a stop across from the Ferry Building,
then can be taken to the Fisherman's Warf, Pier 39 and Ghirardelli Square
area. At the end of the line, you can take the streetcar back to the hotel
area or pick up a cable car at two locations.
Basically, there are three cable car routes in operation in SF, and it helps
to know their respective destinations. At Powell and Market streets, there
is a cable car turntable, which serves as the beginning stop for two lines,
the Powell-Mason and Powell- Hyde lines. The Powell-Mason line begins at the
Powell/ Market turntable, and the line runs from there up and over Nob Hill
and down to Bay Street at Fisherman's Wharf. The Powell-Hyde line also
begins at the Powell Market turntable and runs over Nob and Russian hills
before ending at Aquatic Park near Ghirardelli Square. Both these lines end
near Fisherman's Wharf
The Powell-Hyde line has the famous view of Alcatraz and also runs by the
crookedest' street in the world. Each of these lines will run by the Cable
Car Museum, which is a nice stop.
Antique Street Car Line is indicated in Orange. Cable Cars in Red
Alcatraz:
If you are planning on visiting Alcatraz, make sure you book your tickets
before coming to SF otherwise your optimal times will be sold out.
<URL Redacted>
Shopping Near the Marriot: Westfield San Francisco Centre
This new shopping center is located one half block from the Marriott Hotel.
Walk south on Market and you will run into the entrance. The centre is a 1.5
million-square-foot complex. Shoppers who plunge into the Centre will see
plenty of shopping mall mainstays, from brand-name clothing to a nine-screen
movie multiplex. But the most memorable feature is unique: a 102-foot-wide
skylit dome built in 1908.
The dome was blacked out during World War II and neglected in the decades
after that. Most recently it was jacked 60 feet into the air while the empty
Emporium department store around it was demolished.
There's also a 30,000-square-foot grocery -- a reminder that the target
market includes downtown residents and the 25,000 BART and Muni riders who
use the adjacent Powell Street Station on a typical weekday. The developers
call the package the largest urban shopping center west of the
Mississippi.
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To unsubscribe, send a message to: <Email Address Redacted> with
the words UNSUB OANDP-L in the body of the
message.
If you have a problem unsubscribing,or have other
questions, send e-mail to the moderator
Paul E. Prusakowski,CPO at <Email Address Redacted>
OANDP-L is a forum for the discussion of topics
related to Orthotics and Prosthetics.
Public commercial postings are forbidden. Responses to inquiries
should not be sent to the entire oandp-l list. Professional credentials
or affiliations should be used in all communications.
Citation
Paul Prusakowski, “Some things to do in San Francisco,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/228033.
