You've probably iseen an image of the Alamo Square
Victorian houses long before coming here. When a director of a movie or
sitcom wants to give the audience some hints that the action takes place in
San Francisco, they show a few opening shots which are almost always the
same: the Golden Gate Bridge, a cable car, the Coit Tower, a steep street
and the Victorian houses at Alamo Square. This image is one of the San
Francisco signatures, appearing on postcards and on the covers of many
guidebooks. It's also one of the most photographed views of the city. I
guess what makes this viewpoint special, besides the six beautiful houses,
is the background of the city downtown with its skyscrapers. The six Queen
Anne-style houses were completed in 1895. They are very similar, I believe
their beauty also resides in the little differences (it would have been
less interesting to have 6 identical houses or 6 totally different houses).
Address: At the intersection of Steiner and Hayes streets.
