Salesforce Transit Center is the new
public transit hub of the Bay Area
designed by
Pelli Clarke & Partners.
A rooftop garden spans 3 blocks two
levels over the street and
features a fountain—motion
activated by buses passing
below and light panel art
with scrolling aphorisms.
San Francisco City Hall has one of
the largest domed rotundas in the
country, taller than the US Capitol it
emulates. Architect Arthur Brown Jr.
designed The Beaux-Arts building and
most of the surrounding civic buildings.
Finished in 1915 to replace the original
one damaged in the 1906 earthquake,
it was damaged again in the 1989
earthquake. Now retrofitted with a
seismic base isolation system it can
shift to absorb quake vibrations
reducing the impact of an earthquake.
The refurbished
Toni Rembe Theater of
ACT, exhibits the grand classical gilded
'fin de siecle’ atmosphere of many of
the historical European theaters for the
performing arts that the
architects were sent to study.
The radiant ambience
transports you to
the old world for
the classic plays
often staged here
and enhances the
modern performances.
St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption,
with its contemporary spire, commands
the skyline. It was a design collaboration
with noted architect
Pier Luigi Nervi,
whose famous reinforced curvilinear
concrete shells made large open spaces
possible. Although controversial
when built in 1971, it has become
a landmark for visitors to San Francisco.
La Fermette Marbeuf created in 1898
Paris Art Nouveau style, was hidden in WW2, rediscovered in 1980 showcasing its “1900” room with glass ceiling and mosaic walls of Belle Epoque art.
Dishes were beautifully plated. Dining
here was like going back in time,
teleported to a Midnight in Paris
1902 for a romantic evening in
the time of
Auguste Rodin
famed figurative sculptor.
Restaurant Jeanne d’Arc was the 50
year creation of Claude and Micheline Lambert, owners of Cornell Hotel de France S.F. until they retired and featured
their private collection of antiques and
art. New owners have kept the
chef,
food preparation and the
ambience where you can still
experience a
fanciful
Loire Valley bistro
atmosphere with
classic desserts
like souffles.
Brunnenburg Castle, a wonderful 13th
century castle in South Tirolean Alps
of Italy, was built in the 13th century and
houses a
museum of traditional
farm implements used to adapt to the
steep mountain terrain where even now, modern equipment
is hard to use. It is also home of the family
of American poet,
Ezra Pound.
Leavitt & Peirce
across the street
from Harvard Yard
in Cambridge
since 1883,
has been a haven for
students searching for cigars, board
games and shaving tools then and
now.
Unique products, wood chess pieces, ceramic pipes and dozens of aromatic tobaccos are still sold
under walls of memorabilia like an archive of Ivy League past.
Artéfact
is a trendy boutique tea and
coffee specialty shop on Rue des
Blancs Manteaux in the a la mode
Marais of Paris. Co-owner, Kaleigh,
is an American expat and Fadel her
French husband created an elegant
shop/gallery featuring new art in the
mezzanine and
carefully sourced
teas bought directly from growers.
