This group game is a great option for everything from corporate team building and alumni outings to birthday parties and social-group gatherings.Ī Kids Edition, in which kids and adults collaborate and explore together, is also available, suitable for ages 7 and up. In the late 19th century and into the 20th, garbage collection ('scavenging') was controlled by Italians from the area known as Lorsica, near the city of Genoa. There are stylized lightning bolts in the pavement outside. The story of San Francisco’s garbagemen, or scavengers, or as some like to say sanitation engineers, is a surprising and fascinating story. On Columbus Ave., where lightning always strikes, what is being hatched? Answer: Ideas, according to a sign at a building that is headquarters for director Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope production company.Bush says, “Wong served crispy chicken and butterfly prawns” to the president. What “insects” were also served? Answer: At the entrance to the Empress of China, a sign near a photo of George H.W. Wong wouldn’t agree that a bird in the hand is better than one in the Bush. On this San Francisco scavenger hunt you might tackle such questions as… And in the North Beach section, you’ll find Francis Ford Coppola’s headquarters, the legendary City Lights bookstore, and cafés and bakeries that will make you feel like you’re in Italy. In Chinatown, you might think you’ve left America as you hunt for answers among stores, herb shops, temples, hidden alleys, and even a fortune-cookie factory.

In Jackson Square, you’ll uncover the history of the city’s oldest and handsomest buildings, survivors of the 1906 earthquake. You’ll follow a trail of clues and answer tricky, entertaining questions about what you find, from the hidden time capsule in Washington Square to the “school of rock” in Portsmouth Square. : San Francisco scavengers: Dirty work and the pride of ownership (9780520035188) by Perry, Stewart E and a great selection of similar New. …and the immigrant culture that has made it thrive when you embark on a fun, funny scavenger hunt that’s like a walking tour spiked with caffeine. Explore the historic heart of San Francisco…

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