One City One Book Changing Commons Walking Tour

The Daniel E. Koshland San Francisco History Center contains a research collection of books, newspapers and magazines, photographs, maps, posters, archives and manuscript collections, and ephemera, documenting all aspects of San Francisco life and history. The Center is also the archives for the City and County of San Francisco.

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Downtown walking tour created by Shaping San Francisco for San Francisco's One City One Book: Susanna Kwan’s Awake in the Floating City.

Transamerica Redwood Park

Explore Downtown and SOMA through the places, histories, and cityscapes that evoke the world of Susanna Kwan’s <a href="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C6880363" title="https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S93C6880363" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Awake in the Floating City</a>. Led by <a href="https://www.shapingsf.org/" title="https://www.shapingsf.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shaping San Francisco</a>, this walking tour moves from high rises and Chinatown streets to rooftop outlooks, memorials, and other elevated sites, inviting participants to imagine San Francisco across time.The tour is just under two miles and includes a couple of steep slopes and a staircase. Rain or shine.Starting Point: Transamerica Redwood Park at the Transamerica Pyramid. Enter from Sansome, Washington, or Clay Street.Space limited. Reservations required. More information on <a href="https://sfpl.org/events/2026/10/16/presentation-changing-commons-walking-tour" title="https://sfpl.org/events/2026/10/16/presentation-changing-commons-walking-tour" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">San Francisco Public Library event page. </a>

One City One Book Changing Commons Walking Tour

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