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Sweetwater River (Kalifornien)

Der Sweetwater River ist ein Fluss im Süden von San Diego im Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Er entspringt in den Cuyamaca Mountains und mündet nach 88 km (55 mi) in die San Diego Bay. Im Verlauf des Flusses gibt es zwei Stauseen. Der Loveland Lake befindet sich 8 km südlich der Stadt Alpine. Der Loveland Dam wurde 1945 fertiggestellt und der Stausee hat ein Stauvolumen von 31.000.000 m³. Das Sweetwater Reservoir befindet sich 14 km südöstlich von San Diego. Der Sweetwater Dam hat ein Stauvolumen von 35.000.000 m³ und wurde 1888 fertiggestellt. Er wurde 2005 von der American Society of Civil Engineers in die List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks aufgenommen. Weblinks Sweetwater Authority
Golden Gate National Recreation Area

La Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) (Aire de loisirs nationale du Golden Gate) est un parc national américain situé dans la baie de San Francisco (Californie, États-Unis) et administré par le National Park Service. Cet espace, dont la superficie est de 2 fois et demi la taille de la ville de San Francisco elle-même, est l'un des parcs nationaux urbains les plus vastes du monde. C'est aussi le parc national le plus visité des États-Unis avec près de 16 millions de touristes par an. Le parc n'est pas continu, il regroupe plusieurs lieux, allant du San Mateo County au sud au Marin County au nord, en passant par de nombreux quartiers de San Francisco. La Golden Gate National Recreation Area est aussi vaste que variée, contenant beaucoup d'attractions touristiques telles que la prison d'Alcatraz, le Muir Woods National Monument ou encore le Presidio de San Francisco. De plus, s'y trouve une grande variété d'espèces végétales et animales avec ses 59 miles de rivages et ses fortifications dont la plupart racontent l'histoire de la Californie, des conquistadors à la Guerre froide. Le terme de Golden Gate National Recreation Area doit être dissocié de Golden Gate Park, qui est un parc municipal de la ville de San Francisco. Notes et références Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressources relatives à la géographie : Geographic Names Information System National Parks Conservation Association NPSpecies Planning, Environment and Public Comment World Database on Protected Areas Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Harpers Ferry Center National Park Foundation NPS Stats Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail de San Francisco
Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is een groot Amerikaans recreatiegebied (NRA) rond de Baai van San Francisco, dat beheerd wordt door de National Park Service. Het trekt jaarlijks meer dan 13 miljoen bezoekers en is daarmee een van de best bezochte eenheden in het National Park System. Daarnaast is het een van de grootste stedelijke parken ter wereld: de Golden Gate National Recreation Area is meer dan dubbel zo groot als de stad-county San Francisco. Het park is niet aaneengesloten, maar een verzameling van gebieden van het noorden van San Mateo County tot aan het zuiden van Marin County, en omvat delen van San Francisco. Tot het Golden Gate National Recreation Area behoren ook de toeristische trekpleisters Muir Woods National Monument, Alcatraz, Ocean Beach en het Presidio van San Francisco. In totaal heeft het gebied een kustlijn, inclusief die langs de baai, van 95 km. Er zijn meer dan 1200 verschillende plant- en diersoorten in het gebied. Zie ook Crissy Field Marincello Externe links (en) Officiële website (en) Website van de Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, een non-profitorganisatie ter ondersteuning van de GGNRA
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Die Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) – Verkehrsverbund Santa Clara Valley – ist ein Zweckverband (special-purpose district), der für die Verkehrsplanung und deren Baufinanzierung im Santa Clara County des US-Bundesstaates Kalifornien zuständig ist. Der Verkehrsverbund entstand am 1. Januar 1973 aus der Übernahme dreier damals bankrotter Busunternehmen als Santa Clara County Transit District, basierend auf einem Wählervotum vom 6. Juni 1972. Am 1. Januar 1995 wurde der Verkehrsverbund mit der Congestion Management Agency des Straßenwesens zusammengelegt und erhielt den Namen Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, die ursprüngliche Abkürzung SCVTA wurde jedoch bald weiter zu VTA gekürzt. 1996 wurde durch ein Wählervotum beschlossen, den Nahverkehr mit Steuergeldern zu finanzieren (Measure A), die ursprünglich für 10 Jahre beschlossene Regelung wurde durch ein weiteres Wählervotum 2000 auf 30 Jahre verlängert. Die Steuerfinanzierung war ursprünglich auf die Erweiterung des Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) öffentlichen Nahverkehrssystems im Silicon Valley gerichtet, erlaubte jedoch die Einrichtung weiterer Verkehrsmittel. Die VTA ist Miteigner des Caltrain und betreibt zudem selbst mehrere Nahverkehrssysteme, unter anderem das VTA Light Rail Stadtbahnsystem. Im Jahre 2008 belief sich das Budget auf 363 Millionen US-Dollar und beschäftigt in seinen Teilgesellschaften etwa 2100 Angestellte. Weblinks Website des Verkehrsverbunds Website der Silicon Valley Transit Users Einzelnachweise
Autoridad de Transporte del Valle de Santa Clara

La Autoridad de Transporte del Valle de Santa Clara, conocida por su acrónimo VTA (del inglés Valley Transportation Authority) es un distrito de propósito especial, responsable por servicios de tránsito público, manejo de congestión, proyectos de mejoras de autopistas y planificación de transporte a través de todo el condado de Santa Clara, California, Estados Unidos (el condado que constituye la mayoría de Silicon Valley). La VTA controla un sistema de 68 km de tranvías semi-metro con 62 estaciones conocido como el tren ligero de la VTA y 82 líneas de autobuses incluyendo a una ruta de autobús de tránsito rápido y una línea lechuza de 24 horas que forma parte de la red trasnochadora "all-nighter". Además, la VTA es una de las agencias que gobierna el sistema de trenes de cercanías Caltrain, y la VTA construyó la extensión de BART a San José. Véase también Tiroteo de San José de 2021 Enlaces externos VTA - sitio oficial Outreach VTA Riders' Union Sindicato de viajeros de la VTA, un grupo sin afiliaciones con la VTA Silicon Valley BART Archivado el 5 de enero de 2007 en Wayback Machine. - Graba la historia de la extensión del BART a San José VTA Watch VTA Vigilanza Transportation and Land Use Coalition Coalición de Transporte y Uso de Terrenos BayRail Alliance Alianza Ferrocarriles de la Bahía(de San Francisco)
Lefty O’Doul Bridge

Die Lefty O’Doul Bridge, bis 1967 nur Third Street Bridge, auch China Basin Bridge benannt nach dem unmittelbar neben der Brücke liegenden Teil der Bucht von San Francisco, ist eine Strauss-Klappbrücke in den USA. Sie führt in San Francisco die Third Street über den Mission Channel und verbindet dadurch auf der Ostseite der Stadt die Quartiere Mission Bay und South of Market (SoMa). Die Brücke befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nähe des Oracle Parks, dem Heimatstadion des Major-League-Baseball-Klubs San Francisco Giants, und ist nach dem linkshändigen Baseballspieler Lefty O'Doul (1897–1969) benannt. Geschichte Die für 640.000 US-Dollar errichtete Brücke wurde im Mai 1933 eröffnete und ist somit älter als die bekanntesten Brücken in San Francisco, der Golden Gate Bridge und der Bay Bridge. Sie wurde von Joseph Baermann Strauss konstruiert, demselben Ingenieur, der die Golden Gate Bridge projektierte. Die Lefty O’Doul Bridge stellte eine wichtige Verbindung im Hafen San Francisco dar und diente ursprünglich nicht nur den Straßenverkehr, sondern wurde auch von der Straßenbahn und der Hafenbahn San Francisco Belt Railroad benutzt. Das Öffnen der Brücke dauert drei Minuten. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Lefty O'Doul Bridge

The Lefty O'Doul Bridge (originally the Third Street Bridge and China Basin Bridge) is a bascule bridge connecting the China Basin and Mission Bay neighborhoods of San Francisco, carrying Third Street across the Mission Creek Channel. It is located directly adjacent to Oracle Park. History The previous bridge on the site closed to traffic after November 25, 1931. The modern bridge opened on May 12, 1933, at a ceremony attended by Mayor Angelo Joseph Rossi, having been designed by Joseph Strauss, chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. At the time, it carried pedestrians, automobiles, and streetcars along an extension of Third Street. Steam trains of the State Belt Railroad were intended to utilize the span, though laying of tracks to the south were deferred to a later date. The bridge was renamed in 1980 in honor of baseball player Lefty O'Doul. It was retrofitted in 1999, prior to the opening of the adjacent ballpark, originally named Pacific Bell Park. Usage The bridge carries four lanes of car traffic and a bidirectional, class IV (on-street protected) bike lane. In popular culture The bridge has been featured as a key location in three films: The third Dirty Harry film The Enforcer (1976), the James Bond movie A View to a Kill (1985) (where Bond drives a fire truck over the opened bridge), and San Andreas (2015). References Further reading "3rd St Bridge Then and Now". foundsf.org. "San Francisco Landmark #194: Third Street Bridge". noehill.com. External links
388 Market Street

388 Market Street ist ein Hochhaus in San Francisco, Kalifornien. Lage Das Gebäude befindet sich im Stadtteil Financial District in San Francisco. Es befindet sich auf der Nordwestseite der Market Street in einer Ecklage zur im spitzen Winkel von Westen einmündenden Pine Street. Westlich des Gebäudes verläuft die Front Street. Architektur und Geschichte Das 27-geschossige Haus wurde von Skidmore, Owings and Merrill entworfen und 1986 fertiggestellt. Andere Angaben nennen 24 oberirdische Geschosse. Die Höhe beträgt 94 Meter. Markant ist die aufgrund der Ecklage spitz nach Osten zulaufende Gebäudeform. Nach Westen besteht ein runder Abschluss, des somit grob dreieckigen Hauses. Bauherr und jetziger Eigentümer ist die Honorway Investment Corporation. Das Haus ruht auf einer zweigeschossigen Basis, in der Einzelhandelseinrichtungen bestehen. Daraus erwächst der eigentliche Turm, dessen westlicher Teil in Form eines Zylinders, der östliche als Prisma ausgestaltet ist. Die unteren 16 Geschosse sind für eine Büronutzung konzipiert. Insgesamt sind 23.482 m² Büroflächen vorhanden. Die Gesamtfläche umfasst 34.700 m². Es besteht ein Technikgeschoss und im oberen Teil sechs Geschosse mit Wohnungen. Für die Fassade wurde roter Granit eingesetzt. Im Haus befinden sich auch fünf Restaurants sowie ein Fitness-Club. Weblinks Internetseite für das Gebäude (englisch) 388 Market Street auf www.architectmagazine.com vom 17. September 2012 (englisch) 388 Market Streeet auf structurae.net Einzelnachweise
388 Market Street

388 Market Street is a 24-story, 94 m (308 ft) mixed-use flatiron skyscraper, completed in 1987 on Market Street in the financial district of San Francisco, California. The building is clad in red granite. The top seven floors house luxury apartments, while the lower floors contain office space. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. See also List of tallest buildings in San Francisco External links 388 Market References
399 Fremont Street

399 Fremont Street is a 122 m (400 ft) residential skyscraper in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The tower has 447 residential units on 42 floors, and 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) of amenity space. History As part of the Rincon Hill Plan adopted in August 2005, the parcels at 375 Fremont and 399 Fremont were zoned for either two 250-foot (76 m) residential towers, or one 400-foot (120 m) tower. On June 15, 2006, the San Francisco Planning Commission approved the demolition of the existing buildings and the construction of a 400-foot (120 m) residential tower by developer Fifield Realty Corp. Initially designed by Richard Keating Architecture, the development was approved for 432 residential units with 432 parking spaces in four underground levels. The project was marketed as The Californian on Rincon Hill by Fifield. By 2007, however, Fifield was reportedly looking to sell the development. Demolition of the existing buildings took place in February 2008. In 2009, Fifield changed the name of the project to Echelon on Rincon Hill. After two years without starting construction, the Planning Commission granted a 12-month extension of its approvals until June 15, 2009. The extension also increased the number of allowed units to 452, while decreasing the number of parking spaces to 238. Additional 12-month extensions were granted in 2009, 2010, and 2011. In 2012, developers OliverMcMillan and UDR acquired the project from Fifield. After being redesigned by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, another 12-month extension was granted, expiring June 15, 2013. In January 2013, UDR acquired OliverMcMillan's remaining 7.5% stake in the project. The total cost of the land parcel was US$52.2 million. In December 2013, UDR announced a joint-venture agreement with MetLife to develop the US$317 million project, with UDR retaining a 51 percent ownership interest and MetLife owning 49 percent. According to planning documents, the building will rise 400 ft (120 m) to the roof line, exclusive of mechanical screening structures, which makes the tower's total height somewhat taller. Building permits were issued in June 2013. Construction began in January 2014. General Contractor Swinerton, completed the building in April 2016. 399 Fremont is a luxury apartment home community owned and managed by UDR, featuring upscale apartments and on-site amenities including fitness center, lap pool, and resident media lounge. Gallery See also List of tallest buildings in San Francisco References External links Official website
Jasper (San Francisco)

Jasper is a 430-foot (130 m) residential skyscraper located at 514 Harrison Street in the Rincon Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. The tower contains 320 residential units on 39 floors. History In 2006, Jackson Pacific Ventures entitled the site for a 400 foot (120 m) residential tower with 227 units. Jackson Pacific then sold the entitlements to Turberry Associates for US$30 million. The groundbreaking was delayed due to the 2008 financial crisis, and in 2010 Crescent Heights purchased the property for US$13 million. In 2011, Crescent Heights re-entitled the property, changing the number of units from 227 to 320, while keeping the building the same height. To make room for the new configuration, the number of studios was increased from 3 to 99, one-bedrooms decreased from 111 to 93, two-bedrooms were increased from 77 to 128, and all 36 three-bedrooms were removed. By 2012, Crescent Heights received its building permits, and construction began in 2013. According to planning documents, the building rises 400 feet (120 m) to the roof line, and the mechanical screening structures account for an additional 30 feet (9.1 m). The first residents moved into the building in October 2015. See also List of tallest buildings in San Francisco References External links Official website
535 Mission Street

535 Mission Street is an office skyscraper in the South of Market district of San Francisco, California, that opened in November 2014, with 27 stories rising 378 ft (115 m) above street level. It is adjacent to the Transbay Transit Center site and located on the same block as 100 First Plaza, 555 Mission Street, and 101 Second Street. History In 1984, a partnership called Bredero-Northern filed an application for a 300 foot (91 m) tall, 23-story office building. The Environmental Impact Report was certified in 1986, but the project was subsequently withdrawn by the developers and never built. In 1999, a new sponsor called DWI Development, Inc. proposed a 22-story, approximately 294 foot (90 m) tall building, which was approved in April 2000. Following the dot-com crash, Hines Interests Limited Partnership took over the project and in 2002 demolished the existing structures and built a temporary parking lot until the economy recovered. With the office market slow to recover, the site was sold in 2003 to Monahan Pacific for $19.2 million, with plans to switch the development to condominiums. In 2005, the site was approved for a 35-story, 360 foot (110 m) tall building containing up to 273 housing units. However, by 2006, citing an "overheated" residential real estate market, Monahan Pacific sold the development site to Beacon Capital Partners for $30 million, who changed the plans back to offices. Beacon broke ground on 535 Mission during the summer of 2008, driving piles and laying the building's foundation. In October 2008, during the 2008 financial crisis, construction on the building was halted. After lying dormant for four years, the site was sold along with already purchased construction materials to Boston Properties for $71 million. Boston Properties restarted construction in 2013. Topping-out ceremonies were held on January 8, 2014 and the building opened in November 2014. The building was planned to attain LEED Gold status upon completion. The building was designed by HOK, the American architecture firm. The 535 Mission Project in San Francisco features a 4 sided SSG Facade installed by Architectural Glass and Aluminum. San Francisco Chronicle architecture critic John King stated that 535 Mission Street "isn’t a masterpiece", but praised its architectural restraint, with an "unusual but understated form [that] is emphasized by the sleek glass skin, where sometimes, especially near dusk or dawn, each side reads as a single blue or silver pane." As of 2014, one third of the building's space was occupied by Trulia, a real estate website company. In February 2023, however, Trulia announced that it had reduced its footprint in the building from six floors to two. In December 2014, the coworking space company WeWork announced that it would lease 91,000 square feet in the tower. As of May 2025, WeWork's website states that its working space occupies seven of the building's 27 floors. See also List of tallest buildings in San Francisco References
A. K. Smiley Public Library

The A. K. Smiley Public Library is a public library located at 125 W. Vine St. in Redlands, California. Built in 1898, the library was donated to Redlands by philanthropist Albert K. Smiley. The library is within Smiley Park Historic District and adjacent the Redlands Bowl and Lincoln Memorial Shrine. History Architect T.R. Griffith designed the library in a style which has alternately been described as Mission Revival and Moorish Revival and includes a variety of elements from additional styles. The building has a tile roof and parapets topping arcades on its sides, which suggest a Mission Revival influence; however, the battlement and the curves in the parapet are Moorish Revival elements. In addition, elements of the arches in the arcade, the windows, and the roof ridge were borrowed from classical, Gothic, Spanish Romanesque, and Oriental themes. The library still serves as the Redlands public library. In addition, it houses a collection of materials on native tribes in California donated by Andrew Carnegie, as well as a collection of rare materials about Southern California and local history. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1976. It was designated a California Historical Landmark on August 17, 1990. See also California Historical Landmarks in San Bernardino County, California References External links Media related to A.K. Smiley Public Library at Wikimedia Commons official A. K. Smiley Public Library website Virtual tour NPS.gov: photos from the NRHP nomination
Biblioteca Pública A. K. Smiley

La Biblioteca Pública A. K. Smiley es una biblioteca pública ubicada en 125 W. Vine St. en Redlands, California. Construida en 1898, fue donada a Redlands por el filántropo Albert K. Smiley. El arquitecto T. R. Griffith diseñó la biblioteca en un modo que es descrito como renacimiento misionero y renacimiento moro e incluye una variedad de elementos de otros estilos. El edificio tiene un techo de tejas y parapetos sobre arcadas en sus lados, lo que sugiere una influencia de renacimiento misionero; sin embargo, la almena y las curvas del parapeto son elementos del renacimiento moro. Además, los elementos de los arcos en la arcada, las ventanas, y la cumbrera del techo provienen de temas clásicos, góticos, románico español y orientales. La biblioteca sigue funcionando como la biblioteca pública de Redlands. Además, tiene una colección de materiales sobre las tribus nativas en California donada por Andrew Carnegie, así como una colección de materiales raros sobre el sur de California y la historia local.​ La biblioteca fue agregada al Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos el 12 de diciembre de 1976.​ Fue designada Hito Histórico de California el 17 de agosto de 1990.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Los medios relacionados con Biblioteca Pública A.K. Smiley están ubicados en Wikimedia Commons sitio web oficial de la biblioteca pública AK Smiley Tour virtual https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/}_text
Ararat Cemetery

The Ararat Massis Armenian Cemetery, commonly known as the Ararat Cemetery, is an Armenian cemetery in Fresno, California, United States. Established in 1885, the cemetery is the burial place of many prominent figures of Armenian-American history, including Soghomon Tehlirian, Victor Maghakian, and William Saroyan. The Ararat Massis Cemetery was the only Armenian cemetery built outside Armenia and the Middle East for more than a century. History The cemetery was established in 1885 at the southeast corner of Belmont and Hughes avenues, west of Fresno on land granted by Moses J. Church on December 2, 1885. Church donated twenty acres to the Armenian community, but community leaders believed that they needed only ten acres. Later the community had to buy additional land. It is believed that Mary Papazian, the second Armenian to die in Fresno, was the first to be buried there. On June 9, 1919, the Ararat Cemetery Association was established. A fire in 1930 destroyed many of Ararat Cemetery records. In 1956, with the efforts of the association, the cemetery expanded by acquiring a two-acre parcel of land beside the existing. In 1969, further expansion was done and the cemetery was renamed Ararat Massis Cemetery. The cemetery features a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide. The memorial includes bones from unknown victims brought over from Der Zor, Syria. The cemetery also features a memorial to Moses J. Church, the donor of the property. Notable burials Victor Maghakian (1915–1977), recipient of the Navy Cross during World War II Andranik Ozanian (1865–1927), military commander and statesman (he was re-buried in Pere Lachaise, Paris in 1928 and finally to Yerablur, Armenia in 2000) Alma Rubens (1897–1931), actress Lucy Saroyan (1946–2003), actress William Saroyan (1908–1981), dramatist and author Soghomon Tehlirian (1896–1960), Armenian Genocide survivor who assassinated the former Ottoman Interior Minister Talaat Pasha References External links Ararat Cemetery at Find a Grave Official website