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Interior of the Drill Court showing boxing ring, ca. 1928. From the 1920s through the 1940s, the Mission Armory served as San Francisco's primary sports venue, eventually earning the nickname "the Madison Square Garden of the West." [12] For almost three decades, at least two prizefights were held in the Drill Court each week.
To achieve the high level of craftsmanship specified for the interior, skilled artisans were brought from Italy, [2] who reportedly later worked on San Simeon. [3] Groundbreaking took place in 1897 and the building opened in 1905 to acclaim as "a post office that's a palace". [2] On April 18, 1906, an earthquake devastated San Francisco.
The Corona Heights neighborhood is a small affluent district in San Francisco that surrounds the Corona Heights hill and park, south of Buena Vista Park and west of the Duboce Triangle. The Randall Museum is located at the end of Museum Way, in Corona Heights Park.
As of the 2020 redistricting, California's 17th congressional district takes up the Tri-City area of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes up the western borders of Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. Alameda County is split between this district and the 14th district. They are partitioned by Mission Peak Regional Park, Witherly Ln, Mission Blvd ...
On April 15, 1869, the Excelsior Homestead was filed at City Hall. The record is in books “C” and “D” and in the book of city maps on page 129. This map section showing the area called the Excelsior can be found in Bancroft's Official Guide Map of City and County of San Francisco. [4]
The San Francisco Hall of Justice housed Jail #3 and Jail #4 for the San Francisco County Superior Court criminal division. County Jail #4, on the 7th floor, closed September 5, 2020. [9] The Hall of Justice formerly served as the location of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and city morgue; those offices moved to a new facility in the ...
San Francisco Juvenile Court and Detention Center: San Francisco Juvenile Court and Detention Center: April 8, 2011 : 150 Otis St. South of Market: 97: King Philip (ship) and Reporter (schooner) Shipwreck Site
The courthouse for the San Francisco County Superior Court is located at 400 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102. It was opened on December 9, 1997. [18] The building was designed by Lee/Timchula Architects. The local architect was Cavagnero and Associates. The entrance features fabricated metal doors designed by sculptor Albert Paley.