Corvus+2014-15+San+Francisco


 * Historical by Haley Stamper **

Through history the culture of San Francisco has been constantly evolving and having a wide arching effect on the rest of the US. The area was initially inhabited by the Yelamo tribe but was taken over by the Spanish who were eventually overthrown in the area by rising numbers of Americans who wanted independence (history.com). With the discovery of first gold and then silver in the area the city of San Francisco boomed into a lawless and wild mining town, increasing the population from 1,000 to over 25,000 in one year. And San Francisco's famous China Town began to grow with Chinese workers drawn to the area by the construction of a rail road. However, in 1906 the San Andreas fault opened under San Francisco and “  hundreds of thousands were displaced from their homes, looting began and the Mayor briefly enacted Marshall Law ”(sanfrancisco.com). Many left San Francisco but the population and the city recovered soon enough and “ San Francisco has had an outsized influence on the history of California and the United States ” (history.com). San Francisco always drew innovators and revolutionaries who dreamed of changing the world. In early days it drew writers like Mark Twain and Jack London. In the 50s beat poets were big and it was the hippie mecca in 1967 during the Summer of Love. A “hotbed of environmental, labor and women’s rights activism” it is a city of social change. And with the effect of the tech boom of the 90s and 2000s San Francisco is also a vector for technological change. (history.com)

“San Francisco History”. Sanfrancisco.com. Web. 29 October 2014

“San Francisco”. History.com. Web. 29 October 2014.


 * Cultural by Justine Chavez **


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San Francisco has a unique culture for provincial rebellion from the Californian Gold Rush. As stated on Tripadvisor, San Francisco has always been a haven for those seeking to escape traditions from the midwest and the east coast (San Francisco Culture). This is the most diverse place in America because people from all over the world during World War II immigrated to seek jobs in shipyards. It still seems to that everyday each individual makes their own destiny and creates for many characters to create a community. In History, the city was known for hippies and flower children to walk down the street listen to tunes to rock and roll and songs about the anti-war movement. San Francisco remains the nation's biggest city to create new trends that later spread across the country. On the San Francisco Traveling website, its shows many festivals going in in November. These events include transgender film day, SF international hip hop dancefest and American Indian film festival. Theres many different cultural events to attend in San Francisco. There’s many other events to do here likes dances, galleries, literary arts, music, museums, public art and theaters to see. San Francisco is the place for anyone who wants to be whatever they want to be without judgment.

Sources: "San Francisco: Culture." TripAdvisor. Web. 29 October 2014.

"Arts & Culture." San Francisco Travel. Web. 29 October 2014.

As the last stop for American westward expansion on the continent, San Francisco has always been a haven for those seeking to escape the conservative traditions of the East Coast and Midwest. Because it's a major port, it also has attracted large numbers of people from all over Asia and the Pacific. During World War II, African-Americans came seeking wartime jobs in its shipyards. The LGBT community also has deep roots in San Francisco. The city was and is such a diverse and international city that the United Nations was founded in San Francisco in 1945, not in New York; as is commonly believed (Wikipedia). San Francisco has been long regarded as the US’s “best city” (Bloomberg). Long before the movements of the 1960s, a culture of provincial rebellion was created during the Gold Rush, when individuality, excess and lawlessness prevailed. In the Barbary Coast, each day was a wild pageant, each man/woman made his/her own destiny and the city was wide open to all sorts of characters and ideas. To many who call it home today, and to much of the rest of the world, it still seems to be.
 * Aim of SanFrancisco by Jack Gillette **

"San Francisco." wikipedia.org. Web. 30 October 2014.

"What kind of people live in the different neighborhoods of San Francisco?" quora.com. Web. 30 October 2014.


 * __ Audience by Jay Chambers: __**



San Francisco is known to be a cultural center and a leading financial hub located in Northern California. It is known to be the 4th most popular city in California, right behind Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose. The population of San Francisco is about 8 million people. The types of people that live in San Francisco live in different sections/areas of San Francisco. For example: in the Richmond area, Asians and Russians live in that area, in the Castro area, homosexuals live around there, and in Marina, frat boys and sorority girls live around there (Quora). So, it’s pretty interesting/fascinating who lives in those areas. Philip Dick’s was raised in the Bay area, showing that he is California-based, which is why San Francisco is so relevant. Plus, that’s the setting of the book //Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep//, showing relevance. San Francisco was “ one of the last places affected by the radioactive dust” in the book, which is why that city is a setting, because it shows significance and makes the city an impact in the story (Wikipedia). So basically, San Francisco has an impact in Philip Dick’s writing and to the people as well because of the fascinating people who live there.

"San Francisco." wikipedia.org. Web. 30 October 2014.

"What kind of people live in the different neighborhoods of San Francisco?" quora.com. Web. 30 October 2014.