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The Sunset Café, also known as the Grand Terrace Café or simply Grand Terrace, [13] operated during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. It was one of the most important jazz clubs in America, especially during the period between 1917 and 1928 when Chicago became a creative capital of jazz innovation and again during the emergence of bebop in the ...
Historic bars and saloons in San Francisco were some of the earliest businesses during the formation of the city. Many of the first businesses to spring up in San Francisco during the California Gold Rush era (1848–1855) supported the influx of new men, including bars and saloons, [1] breweries, [2] horse racing tracks, [3] and others forms of entertainment.
In 1922, the Ingleside Presbyterian Church building was completed by Joseph A. Leonard; since November 22, 2016 it is listed as one of the San Francisco Designated Landmarks. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It started as a church population primarily made of white people of European-descent, and after World War II , the demographic shifted to a primarily African ...
Caffè Trieste is an internationally known coffeehouse, retail store, and former franchise in San Francisco. The original cafe, opened in 1956, was the first espresso-based coffeehouse on the West Coast of the United States. [1] [2] Caffe Trieste is considered a San Francisco institution and a local hub for poets, writers, and beat culture. [3] [4]
1868 – San Francisco County Medical Society [8] and Women's Co-operative Printing Office established. 1869 California Theatre opens. San Francisco Yacht Club founded. [8] Grand hotel built. [1] Central Pacific Railroad line to Oakland completed. [2] 1870 Golden Gate Park [9] and San Francisco Microscopical Society [24] established. Population ...
The Beach Chalet is a historic two-story Spanish Colonial Revival-style building, [2] located at the far western end of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.The building is owned by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department; and the tenants are the Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant, and the Park Chalet.
Bounded by Portola Dr., San Pablo and Santa Paula Aves., San Jacinto Way, San Andreas Way, Junipero Serra and Monterey Blvds. 37°44′06″N 122°28′05″W / 37.7349°N 122.4680°W / 37.7349; -122.4680 ( St. Francis Wood Historic
The SF Net logo. SF NET Coffee House Network was an electronic bulletin board system created by Wayne Gregori in San Francisco, California in July 1991. [1] [2] [3]The network consisted of coin-operated, public access computers installed in many Bay Area coffee houses.