SPUR: The Back Alleys of History
From SPUR: Image Credit: Flickr user paalia Pay a visit to the back alleys of San Francisco’s industrial, ecological and social history with representatives from CMG Landscape Architecture, a design firm well-versed in planning for and around the city’s alleys. They will lead a meandering walk through the alleys of downtown and South of Market and … Continued
By
Robert Prinz
1:42 PM PDT on July 22, 2012
From SPUR:
Image Credit: Flickr user paalia
Pay a visit to the back alleys of San Francisco’s industrial, ecological and social history with representatives from CMG Landscape Architecture, a design firm well-versed in planning for and around the city’s alleys. They will lead a meandering walk through the alleys of downtown and South of Market and facilitate an open discussion on the past, present and future of the city’s small urban streets.
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