California's Best Trips 2 - Full PDF eBook

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PACIFIC

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Geronimo

Tocaloma

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1 San Francisco

For earthquake tourists,

the entire city is a location,

as most of it either

tumbled down or went

up in smoke during the

raging fires that followed

the quake of 1906.

Walk down Market

St towards the iconic

Ferry Building and

pause where Kearny

and 3rd Sts converge.

Lotta’s Fountain dates

from 1875, and in 1906

was a meeting spot

for survivors. Today

people gather here on

each anniversary of the

quake at the fateful time

of 5:12am. Continue to

the end of Market St

and the Ferry Building,

which figured in the 1989

Loma Prieta earthquake.

The 7.1 temblor caused

widespread damage in

the Bay Area and fatally

damaged a multilevel

highway that ran like a

scar down the middle of

the Embarcadero. The

eyesore freeway was

eventually torn down, the

lavish landscaping you

now see was installed

and the Ferry Building

was turned into one

of the nation’s premier

marketplaces for organic

and artisan foods.

For our walking tour,

see p58.

54 p67

The Drive » Drive north

across the Golden Gate Bridge

and exit on Hwy 1. After Stinson

TRIP HIGHLIGHT

Earthquake

Trail

Although.earthquakes.occur.across.California,.the.

1906 .San.Francisco.quake.remains.a.defining.moment.

in.the.state’s.history..Unseen.faults,.such.as.the.one.

responsible.for.the. 1989 .quake,.crisscross.the.Bay.Area..

The.evidence.is.there.if.you.know.where.to.look..So.don.

your.Sherlock.hat.and.sleuth.out.some.cracks.in.the.

earth.

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