San Francisco’s Lost Landmarks

Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Dedication

Chapter 1 – The Original Land & Shores: Sculpting a City

Walk Around the Coastline – Mid-Nineteenth Century
Islands and Rocks
The Filling of the Bay and the Abandoned Gold Rush Fleet
Tearing Down the Hills
San Francisco’s Sand Dunes and Marshland

Chapter 2 – Amusement Parks

Woodward’s Gardens
The Chutes on Haight Street
The Chutes at Tenth and Fulton
The Fillmore Street
Playland at the Beach

Chapter 3 – Ocean, Bay & Wharf-side Attractions

Meigg’s Wharf and the Cobweb Palace
Sutro Heights
The Cliff House
Sutro’s Baths & Museum

Chapter 4 – Gambling Houses, Parlors, Clubs, Saloons & Dives

The Gold Rush Era
The Enterprise Years
Post-Quake San Francisco
The Depression and War Years
The Fillmore Jazz Clubs
The Beat Era – Post WWII
The Curtain Falls

Chapter 5 – Early Theatres & Stage

The Early Years—First half of the Golden Era
San Francisco’s Star Rises – Second Half of the Golden Era
Civil War and Silver

Chapter 6 – San Francisco’s World Fairs & Landmark Events

California Midwinter International Exposition – 1894

Chapter 7 – Panama Pacific International Exposition – 1915

The Planning Begins
Building the Exposition
The Exposition City and Its Exhibits
State and International Buildings and Facilities
The Joy Zone
The PPIE Experience
The End of a Great Fair

Chapter 8 - Golden Gate International Exposition – 1939

The Planning Begins
Building the Exposition
The Exposition City and Its Exhibits
State and Federal Buildings and Facilities
International Participation
The Joy Zone
The GGIE Experience
The End of a Great Fair

Chapter 9 – San Francisco’s Restaurants of the Past

The French Influence
The Italians
Eating Chinese
Theme Restaurants

Chapter 10 – San Francisco’s Early Grand Hotels

San Francisco’s Early Hotels
The Niantic Hotel
Gold Rush Hotels
San Francisco’s First Grand Hotels
The Lick House
The Grand Hotel
The Palace Hotel
The Baldwin Hotel
Nearly the End of an Era
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