Quirky San Francisco

The Painted Ladies

There are a lot of Victorian homes here in San Francisco but these six remain some of the most popular ones in the city. The term Painted Ladies became famous because of a book written by Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larson in 1978 – Painted Ladies – San Francisco’s Resplendent Victorians.
Don’t bother with a tour bus or cab. The #21 Hayes bus goes right there and you can catch it right in front of the Gap store on Market Street, where the Powell Street Cable Car turnaround is. For $2 and about 15 minutes, you’ll be there. If you get a transfer, you can stay for a couple hours … maybe have a picnic lunch on the lawn at Alamo Square, the lovely park across the street.
The best time to go is late afternoon; so the sun is on the the “ladies” faces. :>)

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