Arcadia Publishers.(San Francisco's Japantown)(San Francisco's Panama-Pacific International Exposition)(San Francisco's Fillmore District)(San Francisco's Financial District)(San Francisco's Powell Street Cable Cars)(Book review)

California Bookwatch | August 1, 2006 | Copyright

Arcadia Publishers

420 Wando Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464

$19.95 Each www.arcadiapublishing.com

Arcadia's titles are high-quality presentations and more so than any other publisher, highlight the history and unique attributes of city neighborhoods. Recent arrivals covering San Francisco are no exception: they offer vintage photos culled from a variety of sources. The Japantown Task Force's SAN FRANCISCO'S JAPANTOWN (073853059X) deserves ongoing recommendation and mention as one of the few books to consider Japantown as a separate entity. ...

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