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On October 18, 2024, over 2,000 unionized employees at four San Francisco luxury hotels—including three near Union Square—went on strike for better wages and benefits. [31] On October 30, 2024, dozens of strikers sat down in the middle of Powell Street around 5 p.m. and were arrested. [ 32 ]
The company was founded in 1948 by Earle Swensen, who learned to make ice cream while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. [2] Swensen opened his first shop at the corner of Union and Hyde Streets, along the cable car tracks in Russian Hill in San Francisco at what had been a failed ice cream parlor. [3]
Farrell's became known for their offer of a free ice cream sundae to children on their birthday. The parlors had an early 1900s theme, with employees wearing period dress and straw boater hats, and each location featured a player piano. In 1972, the Farrell's chain was purchased by the Marriott Corporation. [4]
In 1946, Michael Joseph Sanchez Sr. and Frances Muriel Lent married in San Francisco. By 1951, the couple had four children and decided to lease a small business location at 1701 Stockton Street in North Beach. There, they opened an ice cream and confectionery shop called Herbert's Sherbet.
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Downtown Boise’s C.W. Moore Park displays artifacts from buildings demolished during the urban renewal era, including a turret from the W.E. Pierce Building, torn down in 1975, and the name ...
San Francisco store at 50 Grant Avenue, 1912 to 1948 San Francisco store on Union Square, 1948 to 1994 Former I. Magnin store in Oakland, California. In the early 1870s, Dutch-born Mary Ann Magnin and her husband Isaac Magnin left England and settled in San Francisco. Mary Ann opened a shop in 1876 selling lotions and high-end clothing for infants.
Boise school board candidate responds to former trustees and superintendents. Krista Hasler. August 26, 2022 at 6:00 AM. My name is Krista Hasler and I am running in Race 1 as a trustee for the ...