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Livermore Public Library California - Author John King at Civic Center Library 26 February 2024 ( news )
Livermore Public Library , state California ( By Press Release office)
Feb 26,2024
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Author John King will discuss his book
Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American
Cities
on Sunday , March 10 , at 2 p . m . in the Livermore Public Library Community Rooms , 1188 S . Livermore Ave . Registration is not required to attend this free event .
The Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco’s portal to the world—the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition . “Portal” spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry Building and introduces the colorful figures who fought to preserve the Ferry Building’s character , from architect Arthur Page Brown to poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti .
Since 2001 , John King has been the Urban Design Critic for the
San Francisco Chronicle
. He is an honorary member of the American Society of Landscape Architects , and the first recipient of the Gene Burd Urban Journalism Award from the Urban Communication Foundation .
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