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THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HANDBOOK FOR SAN FRANCISCO Historical and Descriptive A GUIDE FOR VISITORS Published by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce under direction of the Publicity Committee Written and Compiled by FRANK MORTON TODD SAN FRANCISCO 1914 Copyright 1914 by the Francisco Chamber of Commerce CONTENTS Page MAP OF SAN FRANCISCO Inside of Back Cover Showing parks, car lines and different points of interest. INTRODUCTORY 5 SAN FRANCISCO—HISTORICAL SKETCH 6 Spanish and English Navigators; Mission, Presidio, Pueblo; Gold; the Vigilance Committee; Comstock Days; Railroad Building; Fire and Reconstruction; Present Population. SAN FRANCISCO—IN GENERAL 18 Setting of San Francisco, and the Bay. Climate. CUSTOMS REGULATIONS; MONEY 22 BRING NO FRUIT INTO CALIFORNIA 29 GETTING UP TOWN 30 How to Reach the Hotel Section from Ferry, Dock or Railway Depot. Taxicab, Hack and Automobile Fares to Hotels. GETTING YOUR BAGGAGE UP TOWN 31 How to Avoid Delay and Risk of Loss. HOTELS 32 Quality of San Francisco Hostelries. List of Fifty of the best in all classes, with Locations, rates and directions for reaching them. TOURIST AGENCIES, VALIDATING OFFICES, GEN- ERAL LOCATION OF TICKET OFFICES 46 BATHS AND NATATORIA 47 Swimming baths and Hammams. RESTAURANTS, CAFES, GRILLS 50 The Famous French Restaurants of San Francisco. Mexican and Italian Restaurants, German Grills. The After-Theater Cafes. WALKS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO I. An Hour's Walk in the Downtown District, from Lotta's Fountain. The Diamond Palace, Stock Exchange, Impor- tant Buildings, Interesting Shops, Union Square, down Market Street to Lotta's Fountain again. Heights of Tall Buildings in San Francisco 59 II. Chinatown—the People; their Manners, Customs, Habits, Character, Religious Worship. Chinese Homes, a Funeral, a Wedding. Bazaars, Restaurants, Chinese Telephone Exchange, Joss Houses. Chinese Printing Shop 67 III. The Waterfront and Telegraph Hill. Shipping from All the Oceans; Whalers; Literature these scenes have inspired; Ferry Building: the Old Grain Sheds; Marine Reporting Station of the Chamber of Commerce; Fishermen's Wharf. The Panorama of the whole scene from the top of Tele- graph Hill. Back to the center of the city through the Latin Quarter 83 1 868948 . Page IV. Produce Commission District, Nob Hill and Russian Hill. United States Custom House, Appraiser's Building, Old Mansions of Nob Hill, Fairmont Hotel, Russian Hill and its fine Views 88 HOW TO SEE SAN FRANCISCO BY TROLLEY and Cable 91 1 Nob Hill, Golden Gate, Land's End, Sutro Heights, Sutro Baths, Cliff House and Seal Rocks 93 2. Market Street, Affiliated Colleges, and the Heights Over- looking the Sunset District, the Golden Gate and the Pacific Ocean 98 3. Nob Hill, Chinatown, Fishermen's Wharf, Crab and Fish Market, North Beach, Latin Quarter, Stevenson Monument Portsmouth Square, Hall of Justice 101 4. Presidio, and Exposition Site, by way of O'Farrell Street and the Retail and Apartment House Districts, returning by Fillmore Street Cable, Nob Hill and Powell Street 105 5. Union Iron Works, Potrero, Islais Creek, Bay View, Visitacion Valley, Returning through the Mission 108 6. San Mateo and return. Drives out of San Mateo to Crystal Springs Lake, Stanford University, Pescadero and other points 110 7. Ocean Beach and the Great Highway via Mission street, passing the Mint, Post Office, National Guard Armory, Mission District. Sutro Forest, and Lake Merced; Return- ing through Parkside and the Sunset District, and Mounting the Slopes of Twin Peaks 112 8. Buena Vista Park, with its view over the City, Bay and Ocean 114 9. By Sight-seeing Car of the United Railroads 115 CHURCHES AND DIVINE SERVICE 116 How to Reach Churches of all leading Denominations, with Times of Holding Services. THEATERS 127 San Francisco as a Theater city. Some Artists whose Stage Careers began here. Names and Locations of the Leading Theaters, Character of Entertainment offered, and prices. Public Auditoriums. SIGHT-SEEING AUTOMOBILE CARS 131 MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS—THE BANK EX- CHANGE 131 Donahue Monument, Lotta's Fountain, all the Monuments m the Parks and Squares; Portsmouth Square, the Montgomery Block, the Bank Exchange with its traditions of Bret Harte and Mark Twain; Where Stevenson studied San Francisco LONE MOUNTAIN AND THE OLD CEMETERIES 139 The "Hill of Awe." Cyclorama of the City. The Necropolis, with Tombs of famous San Franciscans and builders of empire in the West. ]I Page MISSION DOLORES 144 Altars, "Bells of the Past," Former Wealth of the Mission, the Cemetery and the Graves of Governor Arguello, "Yankee Sullivan" and James P. Casey. GOLDEN GATE PARK .;•.•• '"^^ Main features noted. Westward to the "Gjoa" and the Ocean Beach. MEMORIAL MUSEUM, GOLDEN GATE PARK 156 Character of the Exhibits; California Painters, and old Masters in the Galleries. INSTITUTE OF ART 160 School of Design. Paintings in the Collection. MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY—"MAN AND HIS WORKS" 161 Primitive Man. Distribution of the California Indian Tribes. Free Lectures. Grecian, Egyptian and Peruvian Remains. A Contemporary "Uncontaminated Savage." CALIFORNIA DEVELOPMENT BOARD 164 Exhibit Hall and Free Lecture Room. Finest California Fruits on Display. Large Relief Map of the State. Literature Mailed on Request. STATE MINING BUREAU 166 Large and Beautiful Mineral Collection. Models of Mills and Mines. UNITED STATES MINT 167 How Money is Coined in the Leading Mining State. Private Coining. POST OFFICE BUILDING—UNITED STATES COURT HOUSE 171 Most Ornate Post Office building in the Country. Postal Statistics. HALL OF JUSTICE 172 Criminal Courts, Police Headquarters, Model City Prison. CIVIC CENTER 175 Future Home of City and County Offices; City Hall, Opera House, Auditorium, Library and State Building. PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION 177 MARKETS 180 Products of the Locality. Food Distribution. Colombo Market. FLOWER VENDING ON THE SIDEWALKS 182 LINCOLN PARK AND FORT MILEY 184 The old City Cemetery. Chinese Mortuary Chapels. A Superb View of the Golden Gate and Western Part of the City. FORT MASON AND THE TRANSPORT DOCKS 188 Beauties of Black Point. Largest General Quartermaster's Supply Depot in the Country. Sailing Days of the Troopships. ALCATRAZ ISLAND 189 "The Rock." The Prison and the Lighthouse. Ill Page SAN FRANCISCO IN BOOKS 190 Famous Writers that have Developed here, and Translated the Spirit of the Locality into Literature. History. LIBRARIES 192 Public, Mechanics-Mercantile, French, Polish, Mining, Tabard Inn, Booklovers', Paul Elder's. BOOK STORES, NEW AND OLD 198 Where French, German, Spanish and Italian Books can be had. Elder's, Robertson's. THE PRESS 199 Some Distmguished Journalists whose careers began here. BANKS AND FINANCE 203 Financial Strength of the City. Beauty of some of the Bank Buildmgs. SOME FRATERNAL AND ASSOCIATION BUILDINGS.. 208 Masonic Temple buildmg, and others. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 210 Heavy State disbursements for Education. The Public School System. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES 212 Professional Schools in San Francisco. Great Universities close at hand. HOSPITALS AND SANATORIA 218 Modern Institutions of the Rebuilt City. TELEGRAPH AND CABLE OFFICES 221 SAN FRANCISCO'S PRINCIPAL STEAMSHIP CONNEC- TIONS 222 CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 223 Leading Social Organizations: Bohemian Club and the Grove Play; Commonwealth Club and Political Research; Camera Club and Photographic Facilities; Sierra Club and Mountaineer- ing Information. COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS 231 Chamber of Commerce and the Grain Pit. SPORTS 233 Salmon Fishing at the Golden Gate. Steelhead Fishing near San Francisco. Fly Casting, Hunting, Trap Shooting, Base- ball, Football, Cricket, Track and Field Athletics, Yachting, Rowing, Harness Racing, Horseback Riding, Winter Polo, Year 'Round Golf and Tennis, Mountaineering from San Francisco. ROUND ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO 253 EXCURSIONS ON THE BAY 254 FERRY LINES, BAY AND RIVER STEAMBOATS 254 CITIES OF THE EAST SHORE 257 IV Page KEY TROLLEY TRIP 262 PIEDMONT PARK AND THE HAVENS ART COLLEC- TION 263 BERKELEY, THE UNIVERSITY, THE HEARST GREEK THEATER 265 Scenic Ride, the Christian Science Church. RICHMOND, A NEW INDUSTRIAL GROWTH 269 SAN LEANDRO AND LAKE CHABOT 263 SAUSALITO, FORT BAKER AND FORT BARRY 270 MT. TAMALPAIS AND MUIR WOODS 275 MARIN AND SONOMA COUNTIES 280 The Triangle Trip. Santa Rosa and the Home Farm of Luther Burbank. Russian River. Inverness and Tomales Bay. MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD 285 UP THE NAPA VALLEY 286 Typical California Wine Country. The Petrified Forest. NETHERLANDS ROUTE UP THE SACRAMENTO RIVER 288 Bay and River Scenery. Longest Wire Span in the World. RIVER, RAIL AND RIVER, TO SACRAMENTO AND STOCKTON 292 SAN JOSE AND THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY 294 MT. HAMILTON AND THE LICK OBSERVATORY 296 DOWN THE OCEAN SHORE 298 SANTA CRUZ AND ITS BIG TREES 299 DEL MONTE,