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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26Z3_indian-occupiers_San-Francisco-CA.html
"Alcatraz is not an island, it's an idea. The idea that you can recapture and be in control of your life, your destiny, and self-determine your future." — Richard Oakes, Spokesperson for the Occupation Pursuing an Ideal In November, …
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Constructed at the foot of Telegraph Hill in 1851, the Old Broadway Jail was San Francisco's first real prison, a three-story brick fortress consisting of 60 cells that could house up to 200 prisoners. In 1856, the jail saw hundreds of members of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26O5_finnochios_San-Francisco-CA.html
"Welcome to the world-famous Finocchio's, where the most beautiful women onstage are men." Opened in 1936, Finocchio's cabaret featured female impersonators, both gay and straight, performing in, elaborateshows that drew in sailors and tourists al…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26NF_monas-440-club_San-Francisco-CA.html
Originally opened in 1934, Mona's Club moved to 440 Broadway in 1939 and is credited with being San Francisco's first openly lesbian club. The venue featured female entertainers dressed as men, an inverse to the transgender theme of nearby Finocch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26MB_dominic-paul-dimaggio_San-Francisco-CA.html
This is the site of the original Dimaggios' Restaurant founded by the five DiMaggio brothers in 1937. Tom, the oldest of the 9 children of Sicilian immigrant parents, ran it until the youngest, Dominic Paul DiMaggio, took on the responsibilities i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JPY_the-saloon_San-Francisco-CA.html
Here before you is the oldest saloon in San Francisco. Alsatian immigrant Fredinand E. Wagner ran a fruit store in this building from 1858 to 1859, later transforming it into "Wagner's Beer Hall" in 1860. Taking over for his father in 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G61_liberty-ships-born-in-world-war-ii_San-Francisco-CA.html
Visit America answer to Hitler U-Boats - one of the last 2,710 identical armed Merchant Ships built to carry "beans, bullets and black oil" to our fighting men around the world. The goal was to build them faster than the enemy could sink them…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G2J_uss-pampanito-ss-383_San-Francisco-CA.html
USS Pampanito (SS-383)has been designated aNationalHistoric LandmarkThis site represents national significancein commemorating the history of thehistory of the United States of America
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DZD_discarded-treasure_San-Francisco-CA.html
This marker is one of a series intended to commemorate the 150 years of the Port of San Francisco. It is composed of a captioned photograph and text entitled Did you know... mounted on a cylindrical metal pylon. A San Francisco harbormaster est…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DZC_luxury-to-the-tropics_San-Francisco-CA.html
This marker is one of a series intended to commemorate the 150 years of the Port of San Francisco. It is composed of a captioned photograph and text entitled Did you know... mounted on a cylindrical metal pylon. The SS Malolo, launched in 1927 …
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