Rick Evans' Architecture Tour

Shell Building reflected in the Crown Zellerbach Paper Company Building 

Shell Building (built in 1929)

Crown Zellerbach Paper Company Building (built in 1959)

This was one of the first "towers in the plaza"buildings.

Telesis Tower entrance (built 1908)

The architect was Polk.

Look at the top of the column with the zig zag design!

Hobart Building (built 1914)

The architect was Polk.

It was built around another building that was removed to give the monolith next door its "air space".

111 Sutter (built 1926)

It has a mansard roof with gabled dormers and terra cotta roof tiles.

Building with a building built over it.

Look carefully at the gold square at the bottom in the middle of the building.

Rick Evans has an Architecture Walking Tour in San Francisco. It is a fascinating two hour experience.    Rick attends council meetings and is part of the historical society of San Francisco.  He is involved in the preservation of San Francisco's past.  In order to do that effectively, he spends hours in the library researching buildings, architects and materials.  One of the buildings that was saved due to his efforts is the Hallidie Building.  This building was built in 1917 and the architect was Polk. It is the world's first glass walled building.  No one was aware of its uniqueness until an article was uncovered in the "stacks" of the library.  The building was due to have its elevators torn down and its facade removed.  It will now be restored.  The building is wrapped at the moment and I could not get a good picture for this blog. Rick also does tours of Chinatown, Russian Hill and North Beach. His tour was $20.00 and you can contact him at rick@archituresf.com or call @415 264 8824.