The opening credits of the sitcom Full House feature the Painted Ladies on Postcard Row (pictured below).

These picturesque homes, located at 710–720 Steiner Street across from Alamo Park, are frequently used in San Francisco montages. They were built between 1892 and 1896 and survived the San Francisco fire of 1906.

The exterior that serves as the Tanner family home is on Broderick St.

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On June 3, 1924, writer Franz Kafka died of laryngeal tuberculosis in a Vienna sanatorium. Kafka was editing "The Hunger Artist" in his bed when his throat seized up. He was 40 years old.

Kafka was buried in the New Jewish Cemetery in Prague-Žižkov on June 11, 1924.

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This farmhouse was converted to a recording studio in 1963 by brothers Kingsley and Charles Ward. Since then, it has recorded numerous bands and artists, including Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," Oasis, the Pixies, and many more.

According to their information, Rockfield Studios became the first residential studio, set up so that bands could stay at the facility as they record.

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This studio in Hell's Kitchen, owned and operated by RZA (the Razor), is named after the Wu's debut album, Enter the 36 Chambers.

It's also the unfortunate location of the passing of Ol' Dirty Bastard, on November 13, 2004, from a drug overdose.

Eskimos, submarine operators and everyone else who liked rap jams still mourn his passing.

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Closed since the facade collapsed in 2007, Chumley's has been undergoing renovations for seven years. In early 2014, the classic tavern faced a new challenge- neighbors who are sick of unruly tourists flocking to the destination (NY Times article link here).

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