California Street (San Francisco)

California Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco, California.

Description

California Street is one of the longest and most important streets in San Francisco, running in a more-or-less straight 5.2 mile East-West line from the Financial District to Lincoln Park in the far Northwest corner of the City. It begins at the intersection of Market Street and Spear Street in front of the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero Center, one block from the Ferry Building, then travels past Nob Hill, Lower Pacific Heights, Laurel Hights, and the Lake District. It makes a slight bend in at the intersection of Cornwall Street and 7th Avenue, then parallels the edge of the Presidio through the Richmond District until its terminus at 32nd Avenue, several blocks from the Golden Gate. It has four to six lanes for its entire length, and a cable car line on the Eastern portion from Market to Van Ness Street.

Downtown and Nob Hill landmarks

(East to West)
*Embarcadero Center
*50 California Street
*101 California Street
*150 California Street
*345 California Center (Mandarin Oriental Hotel)
*580 California Street
*650 California Street (Hartford Building)
*600 Stockton (Ritz Carlton hotel), former Metropolitan Life building
*905 California Street (Stanford Court Hotel)
*800 Powell Street (University Club)
*Fairmont Hotel
*999 California Street (Mark Hopkins Hotel)
*1000 California Street (Pacific-Union Club), the former Flood Mansion
*1075 California Street (Huntington Hotel)
*1111 California Street (Masonic Auditorium)
*Huntington Park
*Grace Cathedral

ee also

*Cable car (railway)
*San Francisco Municipal Railway
*Grace Cathedral
*California Pacific Medical Center

External links

* [http://www.dreamworld.org/sfguide/Neighborhoods/MarketStreet Photo tour of Market Street] A photo tour of Market Street complete with narrative text.
* [http://www.jbmonaco.com/market_st/100.html JB Monaco Market Street Photo Gallery]