City of Paris Building - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member ucdvicky
N 37° 47.263 W 122° 24.383
10S E 552268 N 4182427
Historic building which is now a Gucci store.
Waymark Code: WM37KV
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/23/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Marky
Views: 51
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"It was 1850 when the Verdier brothers, immigrants from France, opened a store aboard the ship La Ville de Paris to serve the Argonauts passing through San Francisco's harbor. In 1896 the business, which stayed in the family for over a century and a quarter, moved into a new building designed by architect Clinton Day, damaged by the 1906 earthquake, its interior was reconstructed by architects John Bakewell and Arthur J. Brown. The old City of Paris building was one of the finest examples of the beaux-arts style of commercial building in California." (visit link)
Marker Number: 876.00

Marker Name: 876 CITY OF PARIS BUILDING

County: San Francisco

Has Official CA Plaque: no

Marker Dedication Date: 01/13/1975

Location:
SE corner of Geary and Stockton Sts, San Francisco

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