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Apostle of liberty, humanitarian, Unitarian minister, who in the Civil War bound California to the Union and led her to excel all other states in support of the United States Sanitary Commission, predecessor to the American Red Cross. His statue, …
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Formerly the popular Blanco's Hotel and Restaurant, Taft Hotel This building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Uptown Tenderloin Historic District
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French restaurant and "Parlor House", Blanco's Cafe & Hotel was known as one of San Francisco's popular entertainment spots for the wealthy offering fine food, gambling and fancy women as a house of assignation. The great depression led to its 193…
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The 2006 movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, was filmed at the Jefferson, as was the 1996-2001 television series, Nash Bridges. This building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Mother of Civil Rights in California. She supported the western terminus of the underground railway for fugitive slaves, 1850-1865. This legendary pioneer once lived on this site and planted these six trees. Placed by the San Francisc…
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First fortified by the Spanish in 1797, this bluff above the bay was re-armed by the U.S. Army in 1864. The post remained active through the Civil War, western Indians Wars, and conflicts abroad, beginning with the Spanish-American War in 1898. Du…
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George Sterling1869 - 1926George Sterling represented California in the world of poetry for a generation. His works included "A Wine of Wizardry." "Testimony of the Suns," and "The House of Orchids." Sometimes called ?the last bohemian', he was an…
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George Sterling's romantic, lyrical poetry won him the unofficial title of poet laureate of San Francisco. Jack London was his close friend and Ambrose Bierce, his mentor. Sterling's charisma and high spirits inspired fellow writers and artists to…
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The Dolphin Club, in cooperation with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, maintains this facility to accomodate it program of open water swimming and rowing in San Francisco Bay. It was founded in 1877 as a small boat club at the …
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Built in 1915in honor ofCalifornia PioneerDomingo Ghirardelli1817-1894 Founder of D. Ghirardelli Company in 1852 Placed by Landmarks Council of CaliforniaSan Francisco - 1966
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