Angelika In San Francisco, it is almost a daily occurrence to come across unusual things or events. Unclothed older gentlemensitting on deck chairs in front of the Castro Cinema The translation to English is: "for example. We are quite used to this sort of thing. But we were quite astonished when we recently went for a walk on the city beach 'Ocean Beach' and came across tombstones on the beach.
Initially, we thought it was the effects of the Japanese tsunami, as the press had been reporting for weeks that various items from Japan had been washing up on Pacific beaches in the USA and Canada. However, we dismissed this theory when we read the American names on the tombstones. Then I remembered that I had once written a newsletter report about San Francisco's relocated cemeteries. Rundbrief 02/2006 The translation to English is: "had learned that the city had repurposed tombstones and parts of mausoleums for all kinds of construction projects at that time.
When San Francisco closed almost all of its city cemeteries at the beginning of the 20th century and relocated the burial sites to Colma outside the city gates, the city dutifully reinterred most of the deceased. However, the gravestones often met a different fate, as families were not required to pay for the reburial of their deceased, but the city charged fees for relocating the gravestones. As a result, many gravestones remained in place and were pragmatically used as parts of the shoreline fortification at Ocean Beach on the Pacific coast.
We have now been living in San Francisco for almost 16 years, but gravestones on the beach were new to us. Intense winter storms and winds sometimes uncover the old gravestones, which are still surprisingly well-preserved. However, this happens so rarely that the local newspapers immediately reported on the event. A journalist from the web publication SFBay even wrote to us; they publish blog-like articles about local happenings. The man was under time pressure, needed a picture, and asked if they could use Michael's snapshot from Flickr for their article. We agreed, and if you... Artikel When you click on the second picture from the top, Michael's picture appears. It shows me in the background wearing a sun hat. Later, the... The translation of "San Francisco Chronicle" to Englishis "San Francisco Chronicle." It is the name of a newspaper and doesnot change when translated. The translation of "einen Bericht über das Phänomen" to English is "a report about the phenomenon.