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Detail over the front door of an office building
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Detail over the front door of an office building


Façade Of Building   •  California Street, San Francisco   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 12:32:12 Saturday 8 December 2007)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_8546B
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Despite its height, a ladder led to the top
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Despite its height, a ladder led to the top


Façade Of Building   •  Main at Mission Street, San Francisco   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 12:04:54 Saturday 23 February 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_0280B
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An office building near winter's end
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An office building near winter's end


Façade Of Building   •  Karlsruhe, Germany   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 08:36:18 Friday 7 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_0483B
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Church front with a window behind a statue
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Church front with a window behind a statue


Façade Of Building   •  Karlsruhe, Germany   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 11:33:20 Saturday 8 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_0832B
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A sad lion adorned the building's corner
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A sad lion adorned the building's corner


Façade Of Building   •  Karlsruhe, Germany   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 14:55:10 Saturday 8 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_0580B
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Bare trees almost masked the front of a residence
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Bare trees almost masked the front of a residence


Façade Of Building   •  Stuttgart, Germany   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 12:23:26 Monday 10 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_1036B
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Garish sign and a detailed old carved front
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Garish sign and a detailed old carved front


Façade Of Building   •  Market at 8th Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 11:53:06 Saturday 15 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_1410B
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Ivy slowly invaded the second story porch
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Ivy slowly invaded the second story porch


Façade Of Building   •  Angel Island, San Francisco Bay, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 8 May 2008)   •  (Photo taken 14:10:50 Sunday 20 April 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_2183B
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The Aûdiffred Building
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The Aûdiffred Building


external link is a national landmark Façade Of Building   •  Mission at Embarcadero, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 11:08:24 Saturday 3 May 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_2294B
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Noble buildings viewed from Union Square
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Noble buildings viewed from Union Square


Façade Of Building   •  Stockton at Geary, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 09:24:26 Saturday 24 May 2008)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DSC_2970B
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The front of Saint Francis Church
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The front of Saint Francis Church


Façade Of Building   •  Lima, Peru   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:37:54 Saturday 11 April 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_3866
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Entry from the parking lot to Casino Palacio Royale
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Entry from the parking lot to Casino Palacio Royale


Façade Of Building   •  Lima, Peru   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 10:21:18 Sunday 12 April 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_4094
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Columbus Tower, San Francisco
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There were two well known wedge-shaped buildings in San Francisco. This Columbus Tower building external link was one, and was also locally known as the Coppola Building because film director Francis Ford Coppola purchased the building in 1970 and set up his American Zoetrope Studios there. The building is best noted for its copper exterior.


Façade Of Building   •  Columbus at Kearny Streets, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 21 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 09:31:30 Tuesday 26 May 2009)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9275
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A colorfully decorated building front
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A colorfully decorated building front


Façade Of Building   •  Haight Street Fair   •  Haight Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 15:13:00 Sunday 13 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_5086
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Apex of the Cathedral Building viewed from its upper porch
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Apex of the Cathedral Building viewed from its upper porch


Façade Of Building   •  Uptown Unveiled Festival   •  Telegraph at Broadway, Oakland, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 20:26:58 Tuesday 18 June 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_5252
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1930's-style art decorated the building's sides
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1930's-style art decorated the building's sides


Façade Of Building   •  Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Thursday 28 August 2009)   •  (Photo taken 20:24:00 Friday 10 July 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_6780
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Oval Windows
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A building on Bay Street in San Francisco had curved glass in its bay windows and dramatic oval windows exposing a central staircase. Note that sadly not all curved windows in the City have curved glass. Once broken, curved glass is almost impossible to replace and so is often replaced with flat glass.


Façade Of Building   •  Bay Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Friday 21 January 2011)   •  (Photo taken 18:00:01 Sunday 27 September 2009)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_9631
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