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A man in a hat walking down the Liberty Street steps at dusk, the street dropping away below him and Sutro Tower on the ridge against an orange sky.

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Liberty Street Steps

December 2025 · On the map

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Dusk on the Liberty Street steps, looking down over the rooftops to the tower on the ridge. The full story is coming soon.

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7:08 am4:50 pm

3 Dec · 4:55 pm · 5 min after sunset

To the tower: 2.0 km, west (264°).
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Leica M11 · Summilux-M 1:1.4/35 ASPH. · f/16 · 1/15 s · ISO 200
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After Hokusai

A man in a hat walking down the Liberty Street steps at dusk, the street dropping away below him and Sutro Tower on the ridge against an orange sky. — After Katsushika Hokusai, Sundai, Edo, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c. 1830–33. Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection. Public domain. All the pairs

Katsushika Hokusai, Sundai, Edo — After Katsushika Hokusai, Sundai, Edo, from Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, c. 1830–33. Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection. Public domain. All the pairs

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