There are several large hotels on the hill that dominates the city of San Francisco, the tallest of which is known as the Mark Hopkins Hotel. No one is considered to have really seen San Francisco if they haven't been to what is known as "The Top of the Mark" where in the spacious restauans, the walls of which are of glass, one can see the whole of the city and the beautiful Bay stretching—on all sides, while in the distance is the magnificent and graceful Golden ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 97 wordsThe day of my departure from New York dawned —or rather did not dawn—for when I looked out of the hotel window I was disappointed to see that the fog which had been hanging around ...
Article : 4,299 wordsThis famous bridge is virtually a series of bridges; first two suspension bridges with a centre anchorage, then a tunnel through Yerba Buans Island, and then a cantilever bridge and some smaller spans to Oakland on the other side of the Bay the total length being over eight miles. The suspension spans are double deck six lanes, cars travelling on top and trucks and buses below. It cost $77,000,000 and is a most striking looking structure. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Construction (Sydney, NSW : 1938 - 1954), Wed 22 Feb 1950, Page 4
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