San Francisco
Referred to as Paris of the West in the early 1900s, San Francisco exudes a European flavor and is home to some of the country’s most recognizable landmarks. Sue Kerr’s drawings of the City by the Bay boast the cable bar with a view of Alcatraz, the Presidio with the backdrop of the Golden Gate Bridge, and Chinatown, as examples. All of her drawings unveil the magical attraction of this lovely city.
Classic Box Sets
Special hand-curated set(s) of cards based on architecture themes and building types.
All of Sue Kerr’s sixteen drawings of the city, divided into two gift boxes
Ten drawings in each, the Skyline, a cable car, and the Golden Gate Bridge in both.
Click on each box and you will see all the thumbnail drawings, with accompanying descriptions and purchase options.
Featuring The Presidio, Golden Gate Bridge, Cable Car, Fisherman’s Wharf, Port of San Francisco,The Ferry Building, The Castro Theatre, The Transamerica Pyramid (detailed), Candlestick Park, Skyline
Featuring The Palace of the Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge, Cable Car, Painted Ladies, Ghirardelli Square, Chinatown, TransAmerica Pyramid (artsy), The Coit Tower (artsy), City Hall, Skyline
Holiday Card Box Sets
Whimsical Christmas and holiday cards for our city-dwellers, with a touch of color and seasonal playfulness.
Please note that for holiday cards in cities other than Chicago, there is a 6-8 week turnaround time because they’re custom orders.
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?
Ten cards, featuring San Francisco-themed Christmas cards, bundled by a red ribbon
Ten cards, featuring San Francisco-themed Holiday cards, bundled by a red ribbon
Ten cards, featuring San Francisco-themed Holiday cards, bundled by a red ribbon
Thank You Card Set
Our favortite piece from this city with an extra “Thank You” note worked into the drawing.
Ten cards per box. Each drawing of the city’s skyline
Better than a text or email, a thank you note by its very nature is more heartfelt–unless you’re a kid being forced to do it.* Even then, it may be creating good habits into adulthood.
A view of San Francisco’s skyline, including the Transamerica Pyramid and the Coit tower (Artistic license in the sizing of the Coit Tower!)
*A suggestion: grandparents could gift a box of them to their grandchildren in order to insure receiving thank you notes from them. (Maybe you could include stamps with the gift.)
Explore all Landmarks in San Francisco
Browse all drawings for city and buy bulk orders of one card or even prints. Click any drawing to learn more about the location.
A San Francisco icon
World’s last manually operated cable car system
1873 and 1890, established—only two lines remain
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Alcatraz Island— “The Rock”
Located in San Francisco Bay
“La Isla de los Alcatraces,” Spanish for “The Island of the Pelicans”
1934-1963, high security prison on island
1986, designated National Historic Landmark
Also included in both gift boxes
490 Jamestown Ave
“Candlestick” or “The Stick”
1960-2000, Major League Baseball‘s San Francisco Giants
1971-2013, home field San Francisco 49ers National Football League (Won five superbowls during that period)
Also included in gift box #1
429 Castro St
Built 1922
Spanish Colonial Baroque façade
Designer Timothy L. Pflueger
1976, San Francisco Historic Landmark
Also included in gift box #1
Centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street
Oldest Chinatown in North America
1848, established
Largest Chinese community outside Asia
Also included in box #2
1 Telegraph Hill Blvd
Lillian Coit Memorial Tower
Architects: Lillie Hitchcock Coit, Arthur Brown, Jr.
Style: Art Deco
Fresco murals by 27 different on-site artists
Also included in gift box #2
Northern waterfront area from Ghirardelli Square
to Pier 35
Mid to later 1800s
Named for city’s early days when Italian immigrant fishermen came during the gold rush
Also included in gift box #1
900 North Point St–near Fisherman’s Wharf
1852, chocolate company founded in San Francisco by Italian chocolatier Domenico Ghirardelli
1962, opened
Portion of area listed on National Register of Historic Places
Also included in gift box #2
Waterfront extends from Golden Gate Bridge, along Marina district
Encompasses north and east shores including Fisherman’s Wharf and Embarcadero (“wharf” in Spanish)
South to the city line just beyond Candlestick Point
Western edge of the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate,
called one of the three great natural harbors in the world.
1957, established
Semi-independent organization run by a five-member commission oversees port facilities
Also included in gift box #1
Northern tip of San Francisco Peninsula
“El Presidio Real de San Francisco” or “The Royal Fortress of Saint Francis”
1776, Spanish fortified
1848, passed to Mexico and then United States
Until 1994, active military installation of U.S. Army
Transferred to the National Park Service— part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area–ending 219 years of military use
The San Francisco National Cemetery is in the Presidio
1933, recognized as a California Historical Landmark
1962, a National Historic Landmark
A dedication at the cemetery: THIS MEMORIAL EXPRESSES OUR COUNTRY’S UNWAVERING GRATITUDE AND CONTINUING RESPECT TO UNITED STATES ARMY CHAPLAINS WHO BY THEIR UNCOMMON COMMITMENT TO GOD HAVE LIVED AND DIED SUPPORTING THE SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
Also included in gift box #1
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl.
1915, opened
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
Architect: Arthur Brown, Jr. of Bakewell & Brown
Also included in gift box #2
1 Ferry Bldg, located on The Embarcadero
Terminal for ferries traveling across San Francisco Bay, marketplace and offices
Architectural styles: Beaux-Arts, Classical Revival
Also included in gift box #1
Suspension bridge spanning Golden Gate strait, channel between San Francisco Bay and Pacific
Links San Francisco to Marin County
1933-1937, constructed
Designers: Joseph Strauss, Irving Morrow, and Charles Ellis
Declared a Wonder of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers
Included in both gift boxes
On Steiner St in Alamo Square
1892-1896, built by developer Matthew Kavanaugh
Also known as “Postcard Row” and the “Seven Sisters”
“Painted ladies”: term in American architecture for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance architectural details
Also included in gift box #2
3301 Lyon St.
1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, constructed to exhibit works of art
Designer Bernard Maybeck
Inspired by Roman and Greek architecture
Also included in gift box #2
The San Francisco Skyline —including views of the Transamerica Pyramid and Coit Tower (a tiny bit of artistic license in the sizing of the latter)
1776, founded
San Francisco is Spanish for “Saint Francis”
Spanish established a fort at the Golden Gate and a mission named for St. Francis of Assisi
Leading financial and cultural center of Northern California
“The City by the Bay”
“Fog City”
“Frisco”
“The Golden Gate City”
“San Fran”
“Shaky Town”
Also included in both gift boxes
600 Montgomery St.
Tallest skyscraper in San Francisco (853’)
1969-1972, construction
Architect William Pereira
Style: Futurist
Also included in gift box #1
600 Montgomery St.
Tallest skyscraper in San Francisco (853’)
1969-1972, construction
Architect William Pereira
Style: Futurist
Also included in gift box #2
Are you looking for something else?
If you desire to customize, contact us. For example, you might want to buy a gift box with ten cards of only one drawing. Or you might want to order 100 or more cards without boxes.