San Francisco Victorians is a drawing by Ira Shander which was uploaded on August 9th, 2015.
San Francisco Victorians
San Francisco's development happened to coincide with the commercial application of steam, jig saws, and mass production. Much of the Bay Area... more
by Ira Shander
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Title
San Francisco Victorians
Artist
Ira Shander
Medium
Drawing - Pen And Ink
Description
San Francisco's development happened to coincide with the commercial application of steam, jig saws, and mass production. Much of the Bay Area Victorian architecture came from available pattern books. You could mix and mach ornament and color ad infinitum. Also, lumber was plentiful on the west coast. And, if you were lucky, wooden buildings could be a little more forgiving during an earthquake. As long as the gas was turned off. Those buildings, that survived the 1906 earthquake and fire often remained out of kilter. I know because I stayed in one. If you dropped coins they'd keep rolling and you'd never find them again. Many of these Victorians, used bay windows and turrets to catch extra light. Most of these were built before electric lighting. Often they employed stained glass windows in order to create beauty and atmosphere.
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August 9th, 2015
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Bonnie Follett
Thanks Ira for this submission to San Francisco CIty By The Bay Group - it has been featured! Great drawing and detail!
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