Reid Brothers, architects

Reid Brothers bicycle tour, 12 January 2008

The first of what has become a repeating tradition of bicycle tours of the Reid Brothers architectural works in San Francisco took place on 12 January 2008, led by Andy Thornley of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, starting at 1:30 in the afternoon (a fine, dry, clement afternoon) in front of the David Hewes Building at 995 Market Street.

We'll be doing the "downtown" Reid Brothers ride again (the fifth year) on Jan 14, 2012, please grab a bike and join us!

Start: Market & Sixth

David Hewes Bldg (1908)
David Hewes
Hale Bros. Dept. Store (1900, 1902, 1907)

Stop: Post & Mason

First Congregational Church (1914)

Stop: Post, N side Union Sq.

Fitzhugh Bldg [razed, now Saks] (1923)
Bullock & Jones Bldg (1923)

Stop: Post, betw Grant & Kearny

Drexler & Preston Estates Bldg (1910)
Elise Drexler

Stop: Sutter, W of Kearny

Rose Building / W&J Sloane (1908)

Stop: Montgomery & Sutter

California-Pacific Bldg (1910)

Stop: Market & Main

Matson Bldg (1917)

Stop: Howard & Second

Merritt Bldg (1907)

Stop: Jessie & New Montgomery

Call-Post Bldg (1914)

Stop: Market & Third

Spreckels/Call Bldg (1898)
The Spreckels
MH de Young & WR Hearst
Albert Roller

Stop: Market & Fifth

Hale Bros Dept. Store (1912)
Hale Brothers
Hotel Lankershim (1919)
Drexler Estate/Garfield Bldg (1908)

— potty stop at SF Main Library —

Stop: Divisadero & Hayes

Harding Theater (1926)

Stop: California & Pierce

Selfridge houses (1894)

Stop: Presidio Terrace

Marshall Hale house (1910)

Stop: Clement & Ninth

Coliseum Theater (1918)

Stop: GG Park Music Concourse

Spreckels Temple of Music (1899)

bonus route not ridden

Stop: GG Park Polo Field

Polo Grounds Stadium (1908)

Stop: GG Park, SW corner

Murphy Windmill keeper's house (1909)

Stop: Point Lobos Road

Cliff House (1909)

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