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I. Magnin, owned by Federated 1965-1988 and R.H. Macy Co. 1988–1994; most stores closed 1988–1993, remainder of stores converted to Macy's West and Bullock's or sold to Saks Fifth Avenue. Union Square, San Francisco location eventually incorporated into adjacent Macy's.
Union Square is an 11-acre public plaza at the foot of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. [1] It encompasses the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (1924) and the 6-acre Capitol Reflecting Pool (1971) and is just west of the United States Capitol building. Views differ as to whether the Square is just east of the National Mall or is itself ...
The Washington Square Bar & Grill was a landmark restaurant adjoining Washington Square in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood (Powell at Union streets). Known widely as the Washbag, so named by columnist Herb Caen as a play on words, it was a favorite gathering place for a generation of writers, politicians, musicians, and social elite.
The Inn at Little Washington, a 3 Michelin-starred restaurant. As of the 2024 Michelin Guide, there are 26 restaurants in the Washington metropolitan area with a Michelin-star rating. The Michelin Guides have been published by the French tire company Michelin since 1900. They were designed as a guide to tell drivers about eateries they ...
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.
Inside the restaurant, the marine theme continued. Bernstein's had seven dining rooms styled to look like ship's cabins: [2] the Fisherman's Cave, the Pilot Room, the Sun Deck, the Main Salon, the Cabin Nooks, the Upper Deck, and the Porthole Counter. The sister restaurant in Los Angeles, was also known for its Coo-Coo Clams from Coo-Coo Cove. [3]
Union Square around the turn of the 20th century The square in 1968, as seen from the St. Francis Hotel. Union Square was originally a large sand dune, and the square was later set aside to be made into a public park in 1850. Union Square got its name from the pro-Union rallies held there on the eve of the Civil War.
The restaurant opened in August 2021. [2] Six months after the restaurant opening, it earned a Michelin star. [6] The chef-owner is David Yoshimura. [7] Yoshimura also won the Michelin guide's Young Chef Award for California. [8] [9] Next door is Bar Iris, the sister cocktail bar to Nisei which serves high end Japanese influenced cocktails. [10 ...