Sunrise from my window on October 15th.

I arrived up on Nob Hill an hour before the luncheon was to begin, so I walked around inside Grace Cathedral before finally heading over to the Mark Hopkins Hotel.

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop William Kip became Grace Church rector in 1854

Grace Cathedral History

 

 

 

The Transamerica Pyramid as seen from the front courtyard and entrance of the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel

The Peacock Court in the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown

Richard Reutlinger (Posthumous)

Richard Reutlinger was a great local volunteer and the owner of a San Francisco Italianate Victorian, which he generously shared with local history groups. Close friend Robert Pritchard accepted the award.

Brewster Kahle

Brewster Kahle is the founder (1996) of the Internet Archive. With more than 600 partners, the Internet Archive preserves 50 petabytes of data in a digital library accessible to all.

Mary Austin

Mary Austin is the co-founder of San Francisco Center for the Book. She also is a book collector and philanthropist with extensive experience in non-profit management.

Manuel Neri

Manuel Neri is an artist known for his life-size figurative sculptures in plaster, bronze, and marble. His work has been featured internationally and locally at san Francisco Museums.

Therese Poletti

Therese Poletti is a writer, a tour guide, and the preservation director of the Art Deco Society of California. She authored Art Deco San Francisco: The Architecture of Timothy Pflueger.

 

Liz Fracchia

Liz Fracchia

Liz Fracchia and Mike Fitzgerald

Anita Denz and Robert Pritchard

Anita Denz and Robert Pritchard

The Willian C. Rolston Award

Beach Blanket Babylon

For 45 years, San Francisco's political and pop cultural musical revue has delighted audiences from around the world. Featuring a basic story about Snow White exploring the world, the show selects current political and social issues to tell its hilarious story.

Honorees

 

 

 

San Francisco Historical Society

sfhistory.org