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

by John King

Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world--the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco" more than its soaring clocktower.

But as acclaimed architectural critic John King recounts in Portal, the rise of the automobile and double-deck freeways severed the city from its beloved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324020326
• ISBN13: 9781324020325
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"