Deco the halls: SF skyscrapers jazz it up
Every December, when people are looking for ways to evoke that holiday spirit, many families pile up in cars and drive to their favorite Bay Area neighborhood, famous for over-the-top displays. Or...
View Article450 Sutter named to National Register of Historic Places
Miller & Pflueger’s innovative skyscraper 450 Sutter was named to the National Register of Historic Places, as of last month. The stunning Mayan themed 26-story high rise building, completed in...
View ArticleEl Rey Theatre blueprints show what’s missing
Drawing of plaster ornament on El Rey's auditorium sidewalls Architectural historians are like detectives, sleuthing to figure out what happened at the scene of a crime. They use old photos,...
View ArticleThe El Rey Theatre to come back as a movie palace for a night
Ad for the El Rey Theater in November 1931 in the "San Francisco News" The El Rey Theatre, the former movie palace that still towers over Ocean Avenue and parts of Ingleside Terraces, is turning 80...
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