The walk began at Bay and Mason
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Vandewater Street was a shady retreat from Mason
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Vandewater looking south along Powell
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The Cafe Francisco was on the opposite corner
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Doorways found along Francisco Street
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Bike rentals at Quake City Cycles
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An Indian restaurant along Taylor near Francisco
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Pat's Cafe
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was just up from Water's end (the street) Stairway Walks in San Francisco, Chapter 2   •  Water at Taylor Streets, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 27 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:17:26 Thursday 10 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales

Water Street so named because the bay once ended here
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A classy doorway found on Water Street
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A southern feel to one place found on Water Street
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An awning labeled "Giglio"
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Art bedecked the surface of Water Street
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An old Toledo scale just outside Fior D'Italia
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Stairway Walks in San Francisco, Chapter 2   •  Mason Street above Water, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 27 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:20:54 Thursday 10 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales

Caffe' Capriccio
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on the corner of Chestnut at Mason Stairway Walks in San Francisco, Chapter 2   •  Mason at Chestnut, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 27 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:23:08 Thursday 10 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales

A triangular mini-park were Mason ends at Lombard
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Citizen Chain
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was located at Chestnut and Powell Stairway Walks in San Francisco, Chapter 2   •  Chestnut at Powell, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Sunday 27 September 2009)   •  (Photo taken 17:30:00 Thursday 10 September 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales

Sign was fading on a school wall
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Stockton at Chestnut Streets
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Interesting brick work near Stockton at Chestnut Streets
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The walk passed the start of Bellair just off Chestnut
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Chestnut continued up a dead end hill
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Chestnut above Grant ended at a fine view
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One of the houses with a fine view
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The cul-de-sac where Chestnut dribbles away at Kearny
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Whiting Street just off Grant Street
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Stairs led to Julius Street off Whiting
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Across Lombard from Julius were more steps up
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Steps led up from Lombard to Child
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Telegraph Place ran uphill from Child Street
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At the top of Telegraph Place was Telegraph Hill Blvd.
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Stairs led up to Coit Tower
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A man walked along the sunny road
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The view down at the crosswalk from the stairway
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A path led around the base of Coit Tower
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A view of the docks from the path
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The start down the Greenwich steps
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The steps meandered their way down the hill
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The occasional switch-back indicated a steep decline
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A single white brick
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A home was for sale along the stairway
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The base of the steps at Montgomery
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Just up Montgomery a small sign indicated more steps
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Many more steps led down to Sansome
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The view up Lombard from Sansome
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The view up Chestnut from below Montgomery
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A plaza labeled 155 Francisco led to more stairs
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The stairway appeared to be of new construction
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The stairway had a view down of the plaza
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The top of the stairs near Francisco and Grant
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The view out Francisco from the stairway top
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The walk led down Grant to Pfeiffer Street
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Typical of the mansions in the area
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The view down Bellair, the path not taken
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