San francisco

city description

1. San Francisco Anastasia Horokhova 11 A

2. Geograph y San Francisco is located in the state of California on the West Coast of the United States.   It is the 13th most populous city in the United States.

3. Geography The eastern side of the city is bordered by the San Francisco Bay and the western side is bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Several picturesque islands—Alcatraz, Treasure Island, small portions of Alameda Island, Red Rock Island, and Angel Island—are also part of the city.

4. History San Francisco was founded in 1776 by colonists from Spain who built a fort and a mission there.  The name of the city means Saint Francis in Spanish. 

5. The  Bridge  is actually  named  for the  Golden Gate  Strait, the narrow entrance between the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. The strait was  named  by explorer and U.S. Army officer John C. Frémont , who marvelled at its beauty in 1846—two years before the discovery of gold in California. The Golden Gate Bridge

6. One of the reasons that the Golden Gate Bridge is so visible is because of its color. However, when plans were initially being made, the Navy wanted it painted black and yellow so that it would be easily visible for passing ships. The bridge was instead painted international orange, because it fits in better with the surroundings. The Golden Gate Bridge

7. Ocean Beach  is a beach on the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. It is popular with surfers and participants in bonfire parties. The pier, originally created as a fishing spot, is the ideal place to cast a line into the sea or watch the sunset over the water. Ocean Beach

8. Alcatraz means pelican in Spanish. The rocky pelicans’ island in San Francisco Bay was a military fort before it became a prison. From 1934 to 1963 it was a federal prison for some of the most dangerous civilian prisoners. Among its famous denizens were Al Capone, George Kelly, and Robert Stroud. Alcatraz

9. Chinatown which is the best-known Chinese community in the United States, is also probably the least understood minority community in the city. Chinatown

10. The colorful shops and restaurants of Grant Avenue mask a slum of crowded tenements and sweatshops that has the highest population density in an already densely populated city. Many of those who reside in Chinatown are more recent immigrants, particularly from Hong Kong. Chinatown

11. An icon of San Francisco, the cable car system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway. Of the 23 lines established between 1873 and 1890, only three remain. Cable car

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