North Beach
It’s not far from the coast, but North Beach in San Francisco has no beach. It’s known for the Italian American community. Ford Cappola wrote “Godfather” at the Caffe Trieste. Peter & Paul Catholic Church is situated at Filbert St. Powell St. and Columbus Avenue that cuts diagonally in the area.
A statue of Christopher Columbus at the feet of the Coit Tower
The Coit Tower at Telegraph Hill is a great attraction and gives the best view of the city. This monument was one of the reasons I wanted to go back to more sightseeing in San Francisco this past summer.
Washington Square Park, which is undergoing restoration, has a memorial for firemen. By luck, I caught a fire truck and a building in matching colours.
Columbus Avenue North Beach San Francisco. A fire truck and matching house
The Memorial for San Francisco Firemen at Washington Square Park
Categories: blogging, San Francisco, Sightseeing, Travelling
From one Heart to Another 
Beautiful post. I enjoyed the tour of San Francisco through your camera lens. I have been in San Francisco once and I loved the area. My children where there last year on vacation. They came home with a lot of wonderful photos.
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Without the photos, it’s hard to remember our trips in detail. Thank you so much for your kind comment
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Yes, photos help us remember the great trips we take. San Francisco is such a beautiful area.
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San Francisco is a city of a lot of history. But I am confused as to why they would have a statue of Columbus who discovered the Caribbean Islands. 🙂
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I don’t do know why his statue is there. Maybe it’s from a time where those in charge weren’t ashamed of history.
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NO, I mean he was never in California and he didn’t discover America. I do not condone taking down any statues, I figure they’ve been erected for some reason and I approve of remembering our history – good and bad alike.
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I will ask Henry to help me investigate more about why his statue is erected in SF. We have seen ”him” at Union Station in DC and Central Park in NY
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Those I understand. It is confusing but I do understand.
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Leif the happy one, the son of Eric the Red went to New Foundland in about the year 1000. He was a Viking
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And THAT is exactly why I don’t celebrate Columbus Day. The Vikings were here long before old Chris!!
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I am so pleased to hear that you appreciate the Vikings.
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They developed a remarkable civilization. A while back I read “The Testimony of the Spade” a book published in 1956 about Scandinavian archaeology.
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Every time we have new larger building projects, the archaeological people dig in the ground to be able to find something significant from our past.
Regarding SF, Henry found an article about the Columbus statue. It was a gift from individual Italian/ American families and the city of Padua given in the hope of softening upon the way Italians were looked upon
https://sf.curbed.com/2017/10/9/16446910/columbus-statue-north-beach-sf
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Ah-hah, I knew there had to be a reason. Please thank Henry for me!
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He is laughing happily. He is a good researcher
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Can he tell me why this happened? Probably an ungrateful youth as we have.
https://bt24news.com/europe/vandals-deface-british-ww2-graves-in-netherlands/
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We have an invasion of not invited men in their military age. Those in power and the media don’t want to know who they are. Those who speak up are silenced. It’s unfortunate
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Agreed.
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Then what makes things worse is the lack of objective history teaching. Our roots are cut off when political bias and not facts are taught in schools
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I think that happens everywhere, Maria.
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Thank you for teaching me more about our history. i now want to study yours. I am eager to read my book on Viking history and also and my other on on Norse mythology. At our nearby beach they found a runic stone with probably later Viking inscriptions. Our town is building a replica of Maine’s First Ship—the1607 Virginia—in a later Viking style to commemorate Maine’s first settlers. Virginia territory originally went from Maine to Virginia. The second ship went to Virginia. They stayed. The Maine settlers built their ship, but between hostile indians and cold, the survivors sailed the Virginia back to England when their leader’s older brother died and the leader could go home and inherit the land.
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Thank you for sharing this American history Paula. So glad to see you here in the comment section of the post
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