Presentación sobre San Francisco por Allie Carr

1. San Francisco!!
Let’s go

2. 8000 years before colonist from Spain arrived, Native
Americans lived San Francisco which they called Ahwaste -
place by the bay
- San Francisco is on a peninsula
and surrounded by water on three
sides
- SF is the city and county, but the
region is Bay Area

3. San Francisco is located in Northern California, in the
United States
- California is on the West
coast, New York is on the East
coast
- The population of SF is
~800,000 people
- SF is 121 square km

4. Gold was discovered in 1849, and in one year SF grew from
1,000 to 100,000 people
- Lots of people moved to SF
from all over the world
- By the end of 1850, the Gold
rush was over, but people kept
coming to California (the 31st
state)

5. The Gold Rush brought workers to SF, who later brought
their families

6. In 1906 there was a giant earthquake (7.9 magnitude)
The earthquake started a fire which burned 80% of SF

7. In 1960’s San Francisco became the city most famous for
the Hippie movement
- They did not want violence, but peace and
love
- SF became a hub for counter-culture

8. The culture of SF was changed with the Hippie Movement

9. The neighborhoods are very different

11. Alcatraz Island Prision
Military base, military prison, Native American protest, tourist Attraction

12. Lombard Street

13. Coit tower, named for Lillie Coit, a firefighter and lover of SF
When Lillie died, she left her 2
million to the city “for the
purpose of adding beauty to
the city I have always loved”

14. People who live in SF spend time at the park

15. Or on a rooftop (most houses have flat roofs)

16. This is the view of the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz from
my last apartment

17. Red Woods, Big Sur, Napa Valley, all very close

18. One hour South of SF is a costal paradise

19. The food in SF is very international

20. This is a fortune cookie (invented in Chinatown). The second
meal is fried chicken and waffels

21. Chinatown is a wonderful diverse place, ⅕ of the population
in SF is Chinese

22. SF has many free events

23. SF has been the major city for technology for the last 20
years
Companies in SF
- Youtube
- Google
- Twitter
- Apple
- Netflix
- So many more

24. Because of the huge demand for housing, and high prices,
SF has become the city with the highest amount of people
living on the streets

25. San Francisco is a beautiful, diverse and historic city