Russian Hill San Francisco R520 20200213 Painterly Square
by Wingsdomain Art and Photography
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Russian Hill San Francisco R520 20200213 Painterly Square
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Wingsdomain Art and Photography
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Photograph - Photoart
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Russian Hill San Francisco R520 20200213 Painterly Square
Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The neighborhood's name goes back to the Gold Rush era, when settlers discovered a small Russian cemetery at the top of the hill. Russian naval and merchant ships frequently visited San Francisco throughout the 19th century beginning in 1806, and there are several mentions of burials of crew members in the Russian Hill cemetery in the first half of the century. The cemetery was eventually removed, but the name remained. The neighborhood is most famous for Lombard Street, the one-way[4] section on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, in which the roadway has eight sharp turns (or switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being "the crookedest street in the world". The switchbacks design, first suggested by property owner Carl Henry[citation needed] and instituted in 1922, was born out of necessity in order to reduce the hill's natural 27% grade, which was too steep for most vehicles to climb. As it is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the city, this section of the neighborhood is frequently crowded with tourists. Tourists also frequent the famous cable car line along Hyde Street, which is lined with many restaurants and shops. -wikipedia
San Francisco, host to the universe's number one gastronomic orgy, world renowned award winning wines and other lively spirits, and not to mention the biggest playground in the galaxy masked as the City by The Bay. Voted the most fun per square foot allowable by any big city ordinance, known internationally as the Mecca of Fun, and enjoyed by long time locals and eccentrics for centuries! If there were ever a place to practice your freedom of religion and philosophy of Eat, Drink, Play, and Repeat, look no further, San Francisco is Your destiny!
"I hope I go to Heaven, and when I do, I'm going to do what every San Franciscan does when he gets there, he says, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco.' -Herb Caen"
Painterly Style photo art have a lively colorful brush stroke texture in the tradition of impressionists and other master painters. Zoom in on an area of the image to see the artistry of this style. This type of artwork would look terrific on a large canvas, and a print on paper media would look just as stunning!
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February 13th, 2020
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