An awe inspiring Image

This is undoubtedly one of the most reproduced Cliff House photographs.

Marilyn Blaisdell's book attributes it to a Japanese boy "T. Imai". The story tells A Japanese boy, noticing the approach of lightning and thunder storm, took the last car for the Cliff House at 10:30 p.m. and was waiting until 2 o'clock a.m.

So, it was decided, that today we would take our photos at the North Beach area which is famous for both fog and cold winds. North Beach was where Adolph Sutro was not afraid to build a tropical paradise inside a glass building with Victorian arches, and palm trees.

First we climbed up and shot in Sutro Heights. Fortunately, this beautiful park is not so well known by tourists... As part of the history of Adolph Sutro's development of the area, Sutro Heights was known for its plant conservatory and Romanistic statues that once decorated the area. Now Marble bases that once held Greek statues are all that's left of the gardens of Adolph Sutro. ...

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An awe inspiring Image...