Added July, 2004 … Above Google Satellite View Shows David Matos & Henry Gurr Travel Route => San Francisco’s Trader Joe’s Sourdough Bread, San Francisco’s Metreon, Node Sculpture at Yerba Buena Gardens, And Dewey Monument, In Union Square.

…NOTE1: At Left Is List, Supplied By The User, To Easily and Nicely Create This Travel Route On This Google Satellite View. As Henry Was Placing The List, The Illustrated Route Was Clumsy & Very Long, Until Clicked “Walking” and Then Reordered The List Several Times.

…In /\Above/\ Photo, At Lower Left Is => A View Of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens.
…In Distance At Left, Is Seen The Back Wall Of The AMC Metreon Theater Building. And At Right, The Marquis Marriot Hotel.
…To Better Understand The View Of The Garden Itself, Please Study The Large Photo At Top. Click Here.

NOTE2: Just over a block from Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco created a new Subway Station, called The Yerba Buena/Moscone Station. This Station building is itself quite unique appearance, but just inside the entrance is => A Striking Art Piece Called Face C/Z. by Leslie Shows. Click Here, And Scroll Down To.2nd photo. This art piece is an enlarged photographic image of iron pyrite captured by a flatbed scanner. The piece includes mirrors, paint, engraved glass, sheet metal, and gravel."
…The above Blue Link also has good description about the station, and how it helps the traveler, avoid traffic congestion on nearby reads.

NOTE3: The WebPage Explore Yerba Buena With New Central Subway Connections, Has An Alternate Description, With Additional And Different Photos. Click Here.

NOTE4: Google Maps, has An Extensive Collection Of Yerba Buena Gardens Photos, Click Here, …. A few of these photos, show how The Yerba Buena Gardens is physically arranged, with a sunken area and Water Fall!! …. And some photos show this is a popular place, with lots of people sometimes.

NOTE5: The Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy WebPage, Click Here. , Has A Huge Variety Of Visitor Information, What To See & Do, Including A Map, And That Fact That There Is => FREE WiFi at Yerba Buena Gardens !!!

NOTE6: Reflecting the historical fact that this Pacific Ocean Coastal Area of Spanish California, Click Here, starting some `240 years ago, was An extension of Mexico, called Alta (New) California, and Spanish speaking, Click Here. =>
…The word Yerba, comes from the Spanish yerba or hierba meaning vegetation or herb, ultimately stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root *gheH meaning to grow or to become green.
…Of course the Buena is ALSO Spanish, meaning good or nice.
..And, the origin of word California =>
…….The name "California" originates from a 16th-century Spanish romance novel, Las Sergas de Esplandián (1510) by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, which featured a fictional island named California ruled by Queen Calafia. Spanish explorers likely applied this literary name to the Baja California peninsula in the 1530s, believing they had found the island described in the popular story.
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…You May Bring Up The Above Satellite View, And Conduct Your OWN ClickDrag Exploration (Plus Zoom In For More Detail). Click Here.

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