http://www.johnnycomelately.org/2008/08/29/urban-spaces/ Semi-coherent dispatches from the streets of San Francisco streamed to you at the speed of MUNI Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:36:24 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.johnnycomelately.org/2008/08/29/urban-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-2591 historydigger Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:13:12 +0000 http://www.johnnycomelately.org/?p=196#comment-2591 You should really mention the Montgomery Block, a very significant building that was built in 1853. At the time it was the largest building west of the Mississippi. It had offices that hosted people like William Tecumsa Sherman, before he was in the Civil War. Mark Twain and Bret Harte also were their for a time. Visitors included Jack London, George Sterling, Lola Montez, Lotta Crabtree, Gelett Burgess, Maynard Dixon, Frank Norris, Ambrose Bierce, and the Booths. Sadly the building was torn down in the early 50s to make way for a parking lot. San Francisco is a miserable town as far as preserving its historical buildings. All the powers that be are interested in is creating more lebensraum. You should really mention the Montgomery Block, a very significant building that was built in 1853. At the time it was
the largest building west of the Mississippi. It had offices that hosted people like William Tecumsa Sherman, before he was in the Civil War. Mark Twain and Bret Harte also were their for a time. Visitors included Jack London, George Sterling, Lola Montez, Lotta Crabtree, Gelett Burgess, Maynard Dixon, Frank Norris, Ambrose Bierce, and the Booths. Sadly the building was torn down in the early 50s to make way for a parking lot. San Francisco is a miserable town as far as preserving its historical buildings. All the powers that be are interested in is creating more lebensraum.

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