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

By John King
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By John King
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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice


“A window to the soul of a great city.” —Inga Saffron, Pulitzer Prize–winning architecture critic


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’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 ...

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