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JohnKingSFChron

GORGEOUS! In a gritty urban concrete kind of way. MT @burritojustice: San Francisco's Parthenon! maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=37.… img.ly/iNcV about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
@PeterHartlaub stands talls for even taller Sutro Tower -- an icon whose time is coming? bit.ly/MY6Aj8 about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
From economics to Grace Kelly -- I talk #GoldenGateBridge w/ @the_wrangler and @CAHistory ow.ly/bbaoz 9:22 AM May 27th via web
Cityscape: concrete ghosts standing silent on SF waterfront since WWII. bit.ly/JuL9r7 8:22 AM May 27th via web
Star in a snowglobe and -- you're immortal! RT @McMurtrieSF: That we should all make it to 75. twitpic.com/9p5090 2:02 PM May 26th via TweetDeck
Love our archives: just learned the sand at Aquatic Beach came from excavations for Union Square's parking garage. 12:07 PM May 25th via web
W/some images you won't expect MT @the_wrangler: Tonite "The Golden Gate Bridge: Icon, Metaphor" with @JohnKingSFChron: ow.ly/b9lBK 10:08 AM May 25th via TweetDeck
The Golden Gate Bridge has a new visitor center and -- the icon has NOT been upstaged. bit.ly/MBySQe 10:05 AM May 25th via web
DAlumbaugh Planning Commission just certified the Transit Center District Plan. 11:54 AM May 24th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by JohnKingSFChron and 2 others
5 years in making, #SF Transbay Plan could be approved today. My take: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl… 9:52 AM May 24th via web
For your consideration, the least glamorous Golden Gate Bridge photograph of all time. twitpic.com/9oibj8 5:04 PM May 23rd via Twitpic
Love classy feel of new gift shop by the Golden Gate Bridge. But no batteries or SD cards for camera? Really? 2:44 PM May 23rd via web
Well-deserved awards for SF firms including @davidbakerfaia and @CMGLandArch, plus cool Berkeley library restoration. bit.ly/LqHqpT 10:02 AM May 23rd via web
Good news: Transbay Tower developer puts people-mover to rooftop park back into plans. bit.ly/LcNwLf 8:44 AM May 22nd via TweetDeck
Heresy! a baby book on San Francisco treats includes ... a 645 foot tower from 2009. on.fb.me/cXcSna 12:01 PM May 21st via web
Fun! Free! MT @the_wrangler: "Golden Gate Bridge: Icon, Metaphor, Inspiration," w/arch critic John King, Friday eve: ow.ly/b1Sai 9:36 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
Cityscape: a 1927 tower -- masonry cliff of drama -- Hugh Ferriss would have loved. bit.ly/My9qO2 1:55 PM May 20th via web
The 14-Mission, on the other hand, never ever seems to change. #Whew 2:40 PM May 18th via TweetDeck
Everytime I walk down Valencia Street, it's as though another layer of action has been added to the scene. 2:15 PM May 18th via Twitter for Android
Reminder: @paulgoldberger chats w/ @aarieff 8 p.m. on 5/22 in SF. Smart urban insights guaranteed. bit.ly/zINuGF 11:35 AM May 18th via web

Name John King
Location San Francisco
Web http://www.sfgate...
Bio Architecture critic. Partial to well-done work whatever the style. Oh, and author of Cityscapes: San Francisco and Its Buildings.