Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities

Portal: San Francisco's Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities

A two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building. Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco’…

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