San Francisco, historic preservation: Programmes dedicated to saving a city’s oldest, most beloved bars, restaurants and shops usually carry a serious name to denote the undertaking. Paris, Buenos Aires and New York are among the cities around the world that have been making concerted efforts to recognise public places of social significance, even if they are not of particular architectural or historical importance. In London, pubs worth saving are dubbed Assets of Community Value. In Barcelona, a handful of downtown taprooms and tiny apothecaries are known as Guapos per Sempre – “forever beautiful”. San Francisco, a young town by global standards, has designated them Legacy Bars and Restaurants, and so far 75 establishments have been inducted, including Tosca. All must have been going at least 40 years, “possess distinctive architecture or interior design, and/or contribute to a sense of history in the surrounding neighbourhood”, according to the list’s curators, San Francisco Heritage.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 20:03:51 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015