Vistas & Byways – Spring 2019​
 Indexes of San Francisco Bay Area ​Literary and Photographic Themes

"Bay Area Stew" Literary Selections
A TASTE OF LIFE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
listed alphabetically by author
🌉 Brief Encounters in San Francisco
​by Kaaren Strauch Brown
a thought-provoking and compassionate depiction of a series of brief encounters with homeless people in San Francisco​
​(nonfiction)
​🌉 Across the Room
by Bill Carpenter
a man spots a former love across the room in a crowded San Francisco bar and reflects on the vacuum her loss has caused him “that nothing can fill”​
​(fiction)
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🌉 Islais Creek​
by Elsa Fernandez
a moving poem about a creek in San Francisco, once sacred to Native Americans, now polluted, lifeless and filled with only “secrets and sadness”​
(poetry)
🌉 An Inside Look at V&B 
by ​Mary Hunt
a history of Vistas & Byways, the review you are currently perusing, including interviews with founders and indefatigable staff, originally published in ​SFSeniorBeat
(nonfiction)
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🌉 Urban Legend or Not:
The Questionable Circumstances Surrounding the Death of a President in 1920s-Era San Francisco
by Monika Trobits
an investigation of the salacious rumors concerning the death in San Francisco of President Harding
​(nonfiction)
🌉 The First Hill of Beans: Folger’s Coffee 
​by Monika Trobits
a  history of the Folger family’s migration from Nantucket to San Francisco during the Gold Rush and how Jim Folger founded the famous coffee company​
​(nonfiction)
Bay Area Modes of Transportation
BACKGROUND AND ACCENT PHOTOGRAPHY
Background and accent photographs of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area are a signature design element of Vistas & Byways, with ​a specific theme selected for each issue. The theme for the Spring 2019 issue is “Bay Area Modes of Transportation.” All photographs used in the issue for this purpose were taken and donated by staff members or close associates, then edited, cropped and enhanced, as needed, by the online publishing staff. Below is a list of the 48 photographs used, noting the subject of each image, where it was taken and the photographer, followed by a link to the page in the issue where it appears.
Index of Pages
  1-10 – editorial/info​​rmational
11-25 – Journeys (special theme section) 
26-31 – more fiction         
32-37 – more nonfiction         
38-46 – more poetry         
​47-49 – miscellaneous    ​
1-10 Editorial/Informational Pages
1. San Francisco Bay Area - viewed from airplane
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Cover

2. Red & White Fleet Tour Boat (Port of San Francisco)
photo by Charlene Anderson
page: In This Issue

3. Bicyclists at Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: About Us

4. Ferry Building Streetcar Stop, Embarcadero (San Francisco)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Fiction

5. Powell Street Muni Metro Station (San Francisco)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Nonfiction

6. Motorized Skateboard Rider, Redwood Regional Park (Alameda/Contra Costa County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Poetry

7. Kayaks, South Beach Marina, (San Franisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Visual Arts

8. Elevators, Hyatt Regency, Hotel (San Francisco)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Contributors

9. Surfing for Life, Pleasure Point (Santa Cruz County)
photo by Cameron Bell
page: Join Us

10. Gondolas to the California Trail, Oakland Zoo (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: ​Submissions
​11-25  Journeys Pages  (special theme section)
​11. Above the South Bay, viewed from airplane approaching SFO (Santa Clara County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
12. Turboprop, viewed from OAK to PDX flight
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
13. Bay Bridge Traffic, Eastern Span (Alameda County) 
photo by Jane Hudson
14. Parked Bike, College Avenue, Berkeley (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The Disgruntled Traveler: An Experiential Quartet

15. Man on Scooter, Rockridge Center, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Have Scooter, Will Travel: Journey to Freedom

16. Shepherd Canyon Road, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Evergreen Follies

17. Tree Cutter on Crane and Mt. Tamalpais, viewed from Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The Flow

18. Skateboarder on Overpass, Jack London Square, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Journeying to a Better Place

19. Amtrak Train, Jack London Square Station, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Monsoons and Showers

20. Traffic and Palms, Embarcadero, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: “Dates” I Know by Heart 

21. Pedicabs, Embarcadero, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Paris: A State of Mind

22. Ferry Building Streetcar Stop, Embarcadero, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Rumi’s Yom Kippur

23. Clement Street Scene, San Francisco
photo by Carlene Anderson
page: The Dream within the Dream

24. Oakland Estuary (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The Mississippi

25. Carquinez Strait from Benicia (Solano County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Leadville
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26-31 – More Fiction Pages
26. Winery and Trestle, Capitola (Santa Cruz County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Magical Mexican Mariscos
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​27. Valet at Perry's Embarcadero, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Across the Room

​28. Baby Backpack, Skyline Gate, Redwood Regional Park, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Men

​29. Boys on Scooters, Lakeside Park, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The Bully

​30. Bay Wetlands - viewed from airplane flying into SFO  (San Mateo County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Swimming with Deep Blue

​31. Motorcycles and Mural, Jessie Street, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
​page: Androcles and the Lion: The True Story
32-37 More Nonfiction Pages
32. Elevator, SFSU Downtown Campus, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: An Inside Look at V&B 

33. Palace Hotel, New Montgomery Street, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Urban Legend or Not:

34. Highway 880 over Broadway, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: A Fifteen-Minute Sanity Test

35. California Street Line Cable Car, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The First Hill of Beans: Folger’s Coffee

36. Grand Avenue, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Provence and Tuscany: Homegrown Contentment​

37. Bikes and Wheelchair, Market Street, San Francisco
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Brief Encounters in San Francisco 
38- 46 More Poetry Pages
38. Man and Fire Truck, Geary, San Francisco
photo by Charlene Anderson
page: Paradise Lost, California​

39. Surfer, Privates Beach, (Santa Cruz County)
photo by Herby Bell
page: Facing Truth

​40. Highway 80 near Auburn, (Placer County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Dignity of Trees

41. City View from Highway 24, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Traveling to Me from Afar

42. Mash Gas and Food, Montclair, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Alchemy

43. Headlight with Eyelashes, Skyline Blvd, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Floating Fleeting Photon

44. Man with Scooter, Broadway, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Fall into The Next

45. Woman Exercising, Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: Album

46. Cars, Skyline Gate to Redwood Regional Park (Alameda County)
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
page: The Symphony of Marital Discussion
47-48 Miscellaneous
47. Skateboarder, University of California, Berkeley (Alameda County)
Jane Bell Goldstein
page: RSVP
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48. Port of Oakland, (Alameda County) 
photo by Jane Bell Goldstein
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​NOTE: Only theme background and accent photos are listed here. Illustrations are listed in a separate section of the Visual Arts ToC.