Friday, October 30, 2009

On The Job-Fifth St

On Fifth St between Mission and Market Sts, there are a number of places of note. Right on Fifth and Mission is the headquarters of the San Francisco Chronicle, the biggest newspaper in the city.

Half a block up towards Market is the Old Mint. Minting has been moved to a more modern location a long time ago. The structure has been turned into a museum detailing its history from the Gold Rush to when it began making to the present
At Fifth and Market is the San Francisco Center shopping mall. Its main resident, Nordstrom's takes up the top floors while other retailers inhabit the remaining floors. Adjacent to the building is Bloomingdales
Across Market is the historical Flood Building. However, for most tourists, this area is most notable for being one of the cable car turnabouts. The cars come in and spin on a turntable to head back out to the hills of the city