Painted Ladies

The Painted Ladies are Victorian, multicolored painted wooden houses that were built in the 19th century. The term was used by the authors Elizabeth pomada and Michael Larsen in their 1978 published book Painted Ladies - San Francisco 's Resplendent used Victorians for the first time for the Victorian houses at Alamo Square in San Francisco.

He is now also used to describe similar groups of buildings in other cities of the United States, as in New Orleans, for the Charles Village Baltimore, the houses on Lafayette Square in St. Louis, Columbia - Tusculum in Cincinnati and Cape May, New Jersey.

Many such buildings in San Francisco were destroyed by the earthquake of 1906 and that this creates the fire. Some were kept, have since been restored and colorfully painted. They are considered as a special attraction of the city.

The term " Painted Ladies " is a slang term from the 19th century and represents a prostitute, since ladies of society at that time not normally wear makeup conspicuous.

Reference

  • Michael Larsen, Elizabeth pomada: Painted Ladies - San Francisco 's Resplendent Victorians; New York: E. P. Dutton, 1978.
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