Chapter 1 – The Original Land & Shores:
Sculpting a City
Yerba Buena Cove from Telegraph Hill ca. 1848
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Chapter 2 – Amusement Parks
Shooting the Chutes at the Fulton Street
park – ca. 1904
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Chapter 3 – Ocean, Bay & Wharf-side
Attractions
Cliff
House number two as seen from Sutro Heights – ca.
1887
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Chapter 4 – Gambling Houses,
Parlors, Clubs, Saloons & Dives
Exterior
shot of Spider Kelly’s club – ca.
1911
He appropriated the Tivoli name but this was no theatre.
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Chapter 5 – Early Theatres & Stage
The Tivoli Opera House (shown) replaced the Tivoli Gardens in 1879
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Chapter 6 – California Midwinter
International Exposition – 1894
The Grand Court of the C.M.I.E
Collection of Christopher Charles
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Chapter 7 – Panama Pacific
International Exposition – 1915
South
Gardens (west) – the
landscaping was done under the direction of
John McLaren
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Chapter 8 - Golden Gate International
Exposition – 1939
The Tower of the Sun, illuminated at night - 1938
Stan Daniloski Collection
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Chapter 9 – San Francisco’s
Restaurants of the Past
Bernstein’s Fish Grotto – the ship was modeled after Columbus’ Nina.
April 5, 1934
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Chapter 10 – San Francisco’s
Early Grand Hotels
The Palace
Hotel, 1890 – San Francisco’s
grandest of all. Its sister hotel, the Grand
Hotel is on the left
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