Telegraph Hill Garden Stairways

Levi's Plaza features distinct reddish-brown brick facades and terraced levels that mimic the rolling hills of the city. Developed in the early nineteen eighties as the global headquarters for Levi Strauss and Company, this complex…

The Filbert Steps climb the steep eastern face of Telegraph Hill in a series of wooden stairways and concrete paths. These stairs replace what would be a standard city street, rising through thick gardens that residents have tended for…

Napier Lane is a narrow wooden boardwalk tucked behind the houses of Telegraph Hill, lined with small cottages that have no street access. In the eighteen seventies, the lane housed the laborers who worked at the nearby docks. When the…

The Grace Marchant Garden clings to a steep, concrete slope on Filbert Street, a vibrant stretch of flowers and greenery hidden within the dense hillside of Telegraph Hill. Grace Marchant moved here in nineteen forty-nine and found a…

The Malloch Building wears a facade of rounded, corrugated metal bays that curve out like the stern of a ship. Architect Morris Goldstein designed this nineteen thirty-seven structure to mimic the industrial aesthetic of the nearby…

Pioneer Park centers on a circular terrace dominated by the white, concrete shaft of Coit Tower. Before the tower rose in nineteen thirty-three, the site served as the city’s first public park, established on the leveled ruins of Telegraph…

Julius' Castle hangs off the edge of Telegraph Hill like a wooden fortress, its dark, turreted silhouette perched directly above the steep drop of the cliff. John Levaggi built the house in nineteen twenty-two as a private restaurant,…

The Greenwich Steps consist of over three hundred wooden and concrete stairs that climb the steep eastern face of Telegraph Hill. They began as a practical necessity for residents in the eighteen hundreds who needed a path up the rugged…