citylikeyou — The Westerfield House — San Francisco by Michael Gillette

San Francisco / Place

Located near to the Alamo square’s Painted Ladies is this wonderful gothic “stick” Italian villa with a long weirde history. Built by a Candy Baron in 1889, it’s housed variously; a Russian Czarist nightclub, Jazz musicians, Satanists, a Manson family member, and one of the first 60’s Hippy communes -Calliope. Creepy as hell enshrouded in fog after dark.

Address
The Westerfield House, 1198 Fulton street, San Francisco, United States

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Current city: San Francisco

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Michael Gillette is a British born San Francisco based artist, who has spent the last 20 years translating the visceral thrill of music in to arresting images. He has been sought out by many including Beck, The Beastie Boys, MGMT and Paul McCartney. He is currently working on a Monograph “Drawn in Stereo ” to be published in 2012.

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