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The Westin St. Francis, formerly known as St. Francis Hotel, is a hotel located on Powell and Geary Streets in San Francisco, adjacent to the whole western edge of Union Square. The two 12-story south wings of the hotel were built in 1904, and the double-width north wing was completed in 1913, initially as apartments for permanent guests. [ 5 ]
The chapel was commissioned by the Sisters of Loretto for their girls' school, Loretto Academy, in 1873. Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy had brought in two French architects, Antoine Mouly and his son Projectus, to work on the St. Francis Cathedral project, and suggested that the Sisters could make use of their services on the side to build a much-needed chapel for the academy. [4]
Victor Hirtzler (ca. 1875, Strasbourg – February 9, 1931, Strasbourg) was a French chef who was head chef of San Francisco, California's St. Francis Hotel from its opening in 1904 until 1926. One of America's first celebrity chefs , [ 1 ] he publicized himself and his hotel by inventing dishes, writing cookbooks, and hosting meals.
St. Francis of Assisi. This statue of St. Francis, the patron saint of the diocese, was installed at the cathedral during the 1967 renovations. Saint Kateri. Kateri Tekakwitha (1656–1680) is the first North American Indian to be beatified, and was canonized in October 2012.
It is also known as the St. Francis Parish, and the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. It has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark (no. 5) since September 3, 1968. [ 2 ] On October 1, 1972, the building was declared to be a landmark by the California Historical Society ; and in September 1999, it became known as the ...
Big Al's was one of the first topless bars in San Francisco and the United States since the mid-1960s. It was the first full nudity bars in San Francisco. [1] It is next to the Condor Club, where the strip-club phenomenon began; and as of 1991, claimed to be one of the largest porn stores in San Francisco. [2] The adult book store closed its ...
The Huntington Hotel is a historic luxury hotel at the top of the Nob Hill district of San Francisco, California. It is located at 1075 California Street, corner of Taylor Street. The hotel is a twelve-story, Georgian-style brick building that features 135 guest rooms and suites. It is currently closed.
The couple married in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on October 9, 1952. [5] Bacigalupa worked as an accountant for two years before the couple moved to Santa Fe in 1954. [2] Two years later, the couple purchased and renovated an old adobe building and founded The Studio of Gian Andrea on Canyon Road, Santa Fe’s “gallery row."