New and improved San Francisco
The Presidio has undergone steady improvements since the National Park Service took over the 1,491-acre site in 1994.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)Live music and food truck gatherings are often featured on the old parade grounds of the Presidio.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)The Walt Disney Family Museum opened in the Presidio in 2009.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)A model of Disneyland is among the features at the Walt Disney Family Museum.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)From Lyon and Broadway, a steep set of stairs runs along the edge of San Francisco’s Presidio, offering great bay views.
On San Francisco’s lower Market Street, the Ferry Building wears lights that spell out 1915, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the city’s Panama Pacific International Exposition.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)The view from the Loews Regency Hotel, formerly the Mandarin Oriental, located on Sansome Street in the Financial District.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)Part of the collection at the Museum of the African Diaspora.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)Liholiho Yacht Club, a restaurant that opened in early 2015 on Sutter Street.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)BDK Restaurant on Geary Street.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)The Market, a grocery store and food court on Market Street beneath Twitter headquarters. It opened in early 2015.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)Urban Putt, which opened in 2014, is a bar and restaurant that features a 14-hole mini-golf course.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)Customers drink and golf at Urban Putt.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)In June 2015, Hotel Zephyr takes over from the Radisson on Beach Street in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
( Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times)Scarlet Huntington Hotel in Nob Hill.
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