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Outside Lands 2017: Map, parking, street closures, Muni routes (updated)
Don’t even think about driving.
Map shows where on the globe you'd end up if you dug straight through
Aniotek Solutions, a Romanian IT company, created an interactive Antipodes Map, a slight but amusing web app that calculates where an intra-global groove would come out from any point the world.
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San Francisco's top 10 places for crying in public, mapped
Should you find yourself on the verge of salty tears, don't worry. There are many places in the city to sit and let out a good, long, healthy cry.
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Mapping 20 high-rises under construction in SF
20 new reasons to keep looking up this year and well beyond, as San Francisco's all-important skyline continues its growing pains, with almost all of the activity concentrated in a decidedly south of Market orientation.
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Curbed SF Pocket Guide: Summer 2017
We have put together a list of 20 places that will have you falling in love again with the City by the Bay. All of theses spots have this in common: They are worth visiting again and again.
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Mapping the architectural ornamentation of the Financial District
Above the fray sits some of the city’s best sculptures.
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Mapping 16 Eichlers for sale in the Bay Area
A sweet 16 pack from everyone’s favorite 20th century developer.
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20 small Bay Area towns you need to visit right now
When the city grid starts to feel like too much or too little, we San Franciscans are lucky to have our choice of getaways.
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SF's most beautiful places to get married
Summer looms on the horizon, which can mean only one thing—wedding season is coming.
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San Francisco Giants Parking Guide 2017
While AT&T Park provides plenty of parking in adjacent lots A, B, C, D, and E, those spaces fill up fast. Check out our map for the 10 best other parking lots that, while costing more than a few pennies, are ideal alternatives.
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19 places to visit in SF this spring
In this 49-square-mile patch of land we call San Francisco, there's more to do on a warm spring day than get day drunk at Dolores Park.
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'Zodiac:' Movie location map of David Fincher's serial killer masterpiece
Chronicling the 1970s killing spree of the person christened the Zodiac Killer, based on the cryptogram letters sent to local media, "Zodiac" features several key Bay Area locales.
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Mapping 10 crucial street redesigns around the Hub
With up to 9,000 new homes incoming around Van Ness and Market the city must redraw some old lines in a tricky spot where bus lanes, bike lanes, and car-jostled pedestrian paths criss-cross at already messy intersections.
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SF buildings and spaces designed by female architects
San Francisco has a myriad of notable projects designed by women, including the Heart Building facade and the new Asian Art Museum.
What are the best design and furniture stores in SF?
When you need stuff for your place, where do you go? Whether you’re an adult who now wants to act like one or someone who wants to transform their decor anew, there are tons of options that don’t include Ikea or Crate & Barrel.
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California storm floods: Mapping the impact across Northern California
The storms that have pummeled California since January are part of an atmospheric river event that has brought major flooding and damage to parts of Northern California. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for much of the Bay Area.
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The overlooked and forgotten murals of SF
Think you've seen every great work of art in town? We bet you've missed at least one in some of the more out of the way neighborhoods, or the insides of buildings most of us never think to stick our heads inside.
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SF's 10 most expensive homes sold in 2016
2016 saw the market slow down, but you wouldn't know it from the way some people have been throwing money at some of San Francisco's most exclusive, most elusive, most stunning, and in some cases most bewildering homes.
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Mapping the architectural ornamentation of the Financial District
We root for the preservation of buildings out of reverence for history, and because historic gems and their ornamentation add much needed texture to the modern skyscrapers of downtown. So, next time you find yourself in the FiDi, look up and pay attention to the details right above your head.
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The 32 best design and furniture stores in SF
Looking to add some pomp and flare to your dwelling? Yearning for a unique piece to tie the room together? Look no further. At each one, peruse or window shop one-of-a-kind furnishings, vintage pieces, and home goods with a distinctly SF flair.
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16 places in San Francisco to take your out-of-town relatives
The holidays are upon us, which for many means distant relatives, old friends, and new in-laws will be dropping in for a visit.
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10 free things to do in San Francisco on Black Friday
The joy of Thanksgiving, a holiday meant to evoke gratitude and starch-heavy side dishes, has given way to one of our country's ugliest past times: Black Friday. Here are 10 great ways to do it without spending a dime.
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Mapping San Francisco's biggest construction projects
A look at San Francisco's skyline these days provokes an inevitable question: Are we really using all of those cranes? The answer, of course, is not only yes, it's a resounding, "Yes, and," as smaller but no less ambitious new buildings and are coming together below skyline level too.
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Small beginnings: Where the Bay Area's tech behemoths got their start
We published this map during Micro Week, but let's take a trip back down memory lane and the hallowed halls of Silicon Valley history for the greatest micro tradition of them all: The humble origins of the Bay Area startup.
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Map of SF's ugliest buildings, according to Curbed readers
While SF is home to some of the cutest darn architecture in the country—e.g., Vics galore, cottage row in Pacific Heights, the "Four Seasons" in the Haight—we also have a few worrisome, downright unsightly structures. Here are some of your picks.
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Mapping every building that was once San Francisco's tallest
All good things must come to an end, and for the first time since its completion in 1972, the Transamerica Pyramid is not the tallest building in San Francisco. But such milestones are the way of the world, as 13 previous record breakers.
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The 20 best privately owned public open spaces (POPOS) in SF
From lush rooftops and sunny indoor atriums to redwood mini-forests, this list of 20 publicly accessible, privately maintained oases are ideal for lunch, meeting a date, or just relaxing within the frenzied confines of the FiDi.
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Map of insanely overpriced Palo Alto homes
In a short amount of time, the former suburb known as Palo Alto has gone from a sleepy Peninsula town that bred the likes of Teri Hatcher and James Franco to giving birth to some of the world’s most noteworthy tech outfits. Just to name two, Google and Facebook (then known as TheFacebook) got their starts here.
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Map: 14 houses under $700K in San Francisco
Cast your eyes south for the largest volume of homes priced at less than half of the city's median home price these days.
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Iconic Oakland: then and now
From New York's Flatiron Building's cousin, affectionately known as "the Wedding Cake," to the country's first themed amusement park, predating both Disneyland and Six Flags, here are some of the top structural spots in Oakland.
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Map: 10 SF high-rises that actually have vacancies
The city's office buildings are nearly bursting at the seams, and the highest premiums are being paid on the spaces that aren't even finished yet. But if you look hard enough, there's still room in some of the city's most storied structures.
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Where to watch Bay Area July 4th fireworks
Get ready to celebrate the Declaration of Independence's approval by the Continental Congress, as we do every year, by grilling meats and watching things explode in spectacular fashion. Here are the top spots in SF and the Bay Area to catch it all.
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Best Instagram spots in SF for taking a selfie
There are only so many lattes art images your friends can take. Now is the time for you to put on your walking shoes, head outside, flip your phone camera forward, and snap some shots of your lovely visage in front of one of these SF spots.
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10 Bay Area Beaches to Visit
While it's still spring, it feels like summer. So warm, in fact, that the beach could be calling. From tide pools and secluded spots to family-friendly and clothing-optional, we've sifted through the sands to bring you the top 10 Bay Area beaches.
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11 SF Parks and Beaches Where You Can BBQ
What with Karl the Fog being less of a presence in San Francisco during the summer months (we do hope that changes, however) and foodie presence spreading life wildfire, choice cookouts are calling. Here are the top 11 spots in SF to do it.
Explore the New SFMOMA with These Cool 360-Degree Rendered Maps
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a few days away from its grand reopening, May 14. While Curbed SF has provided coverage aplenty on the new, check out these cool new 360-degree rendered maps care of Steelblue.
Map of Bike to Work Day Energizing Stations
The fine folks at the Coalition will be volunteering all day at special energizing stations around the city where they will hand out free snacks, beverages, and canvas bags full of treats to those on bikes.