The AAA magazine suggested that I might want to see the artsy 16th Avenue stairs in San Francisco.
Yes, I decided, the AAA magazine was correct...and a theme was born: The stair tour of San Francisco.
These are stairs that started the tour.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM96AIWvR4MaFrPcXTalXPMiPtche7XOy1mnJhxRIvQvL2fO5w0jfw4aC7aaGf2ML4cPxS7NgMnUFa0MU4s-uwX2ciINEShdBQAvNN1W6VvyY_EnxdymxpfHpsBKabVX5NZKCDvX_qXB6/s1600/DSC02331.jpg)
It was community clean up day and the stairs were covered in safety-vest-clad volunteers. From the top there was a far-reaching view of city.
Also at the top was a friendly neighbor who told us the story of the stairs.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbI_-VAumi7Vxy4RT8PShdoSXtz8T633ECAcMzDK8JkXWUrKIvLfEcN3UqE9omxjbgS70kffpTGi1a0UaOj18hks43JQujxo2svI6R8k8LF9QuIDL0f_vS2yelbWMrDIZzRkYdc9yz43_p/s1600/DSC02338.jpg)
A woman who lives next door to them started the clean up efforts. Then she organized donations to beautify stairs. What came from that is a marvelous example of tile work and urban art.
Names of neighbors and donors are worked into the tile design, giving everyone a little piece of "ownership" in their neighborhood stairs.
The friendly story-teller said that now people come from all over the world (I did) by the thousands every week just to see the stairs.
Yes, I decided, the AAA magazine was correct...and a theme was born: The stair tour of San Francisco.
These are stairs that started the tour.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM96AIWvR4MaFrPcXTalXPMiPtche7XOy1mnJhxRIvQvL2fO5w0jfw4aC7aaGf2ML4cPxS7NgMnUFa0MU4s-uwX2ciINEShdBQAvNN1W6VvyY_EnxdymxpfHpsBKabVX5NZKCDvX_qXB6/s1600/DSC02331.jpg)
It was community clean up day and the stairs were covered in safety-vest-clad volunteers. From the top there was a far-reaching view of city.
Also at the top was a friendly neighbor who told us the story of the stairs.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbI_-VAumi7Vxy4RT8PShdoSXtz8T633ECAcMzDK8JkXWUrKIvLfEcN3UqE9omxjbgS70kffpTGi1a0UaOj18hks43JQujxo2svI6R8k8LF9QuIDL0f_vS2yelbWMrDIZzRkYdc9yz43_p/s1600/DSC02338.jpg)
A woman who lives next door to them started the clean up efforts. Then she organized donations to beautify stairs. What came from that is a marvelous example of tile work and urban art.
Names of neighbors and donors are worked into the tile design, giving everyone a little piece of "ownership" in their neighborhood stairs.
The friendly story-teller said that now people come from all over the world (I did) by the thousands every week just to see the stairs.
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