Alleyways, pathways, and one-way streets of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill: 20 August 2016

I decided to view the old narrow one-way streets, alleyways, and pathways that make Telegraph Hill such an intriguing and delightful place to explore. In fact, I did not see all of the locations that I hoped to visit. A second and perhaps a third exploration will be necessary. I used a wide-angle 9mm fisheye body cap lens to take the photographs.

A view of the summit of Telegraph Hill. Coit Tower is sited on the top of the hill. The view is from the Filbert Steps. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Telegraph Hill as seen in 1892. The picture was taken from Russian Hill; the view is looking East. The Berkeley Hills are across the bay. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

A photo of Telegraph Hill taken in 1896 by Dr. John Eng, a dentist who lived in Oakland. The photo was taken from a ship on San Francisco Bay. The view is looking West. Click the image to see the full-size photograph

A map of the Telegraph Hill streets, alleyways, and footpaths explored on this walk. Click the image to see the full-size map.

Bartol Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Bartol Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Bartol Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Bartol Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

The intersection of Fresno Street and Grant Avenue. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Fresno Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Fresno Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

The intersection of Romolo Place and Fresno Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Fresno Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

The intersection of Fresno Street and Kearney Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

The Basque Hotel is located on Romolo Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

The bottom of the Vallejo Street Steps. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

The Vallejo Street Steps. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

The top of the Vallejo Street Steps. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

The North Beach Restaurant is located on Stockton Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

The Stinking Rose Restaurant is a garlic lover's dream. It is located on Columbus Avenue. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church is located on Filbert Street across from Washington Square Park. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Kearney Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Cafe Trieste and St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church are located on Vallejo Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Hodges Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Hodges Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Pollard Place. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Pollard Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Windsor Place. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Windsor Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Castle Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

School Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

School Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Alta Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

The Filbert Steps. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Genoa Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Sonoma Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Sonoma Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Varennes Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Montague Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Varennes Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Bob Kaufman Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Bob Kaufman Street. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Nobles Alley. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Medau Place. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

. The intersection of Medau Place and Krausgrill Street. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Medau Place. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Krausgrill Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

Jasper Place. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

Cadell Place. Click the image to see the full-size photograph.

A view looking east from the Filbert Steps. Click the image to see the full-size photo.

This graph shows the elevation changes encountered during the hike. Click the image to see the full-size chart.

"A camera is a tool for learning how to see without a camera.” Dorothea Lang 

"Photography has not changed since its origin except in its technical aspects, which for me are not important." Henri Carter-Bresson

"There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer." Ansel Adams

"The important thing is not the camera but the eye." Alfred Eisenstaedt

My first San Francisco Bay Area Photoblog contains galleries of photographs that I posted between 2002 and 2011. Click Here to view the 2002 to 2011 photo galleries.