1) What is a painted lady? 
I’m of the generation that grew up wishing I had been cast as the lovable Michelle Tanner. Unfortunately, I don’t have a twin and I grew up in Missouri. As a longtime Full House fan though, I knew what the Painted Ladies were, but as my fiance and I walked around San Francisco, we found ourselves wondering if the term referred specifically to the houses overlooking Alamo Square or if any Victorian-style home with intricate paint patterns qualified. And here is where we may have an actual google fail: From a quick online search, one could determine that the term &quot;Painted Ladies&quot; refers to any Victorian home painted in three or more colors. However, from talking to Bay Area locals, it seems the general consensus is that the term specifically refers to the famous row of homes. Photo: Katie Wood / SFGATE