The Pacific tourist (1877) (14758767914)

Identifier: pacifictourist1877will (find matches)
Title: The Pacific tourist
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Williams, Henry T Shearer, Frederick E
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company Central Pacific Railroad Company Railroad travel Railroad travel Railroad travel
Publisher: New York : H.T. Williams
Contributing Library: Internet Archive
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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BANK OF CALIFORNIA. A Custom House is in process of erection, anda City Hall; but both are far from completion. There are many fine buildings erected forbusiness jiurposes. A number of new blocks ofstores, on Kearney and Market Streets, combinespaciousness, solidity and elegance. The Ne-
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO. l.-City Park, 2.-New City Hall. 3.-General View of City, looking towards the Bay. 4.—Merchauta Exchange. 5.—View on Markot SI rcet. TME ^mmFS€ W&WMiBW. 265 vada Block, the Safe Deposit Building, theAnglo Californian and the California Bank, theMercantile Library and Merchants Exchange,all combine pleasing and impressive features,and are thoroughly built and costly erections.The building, corner of California and Mont-gomei-y Streets, occupied by Wells, Fargo & CosExpress, was the first substantial erection in thecity. It was impoited from China, where thestone was all cut and fitted, ready foi- its place. One feature of San Francisco architecture isbay-windows. Few private houses are without proportion of the population live in lodgings andgo out for their meals. Jlie tendency to a moresettled mode of life, however, increases, and agreat number of private dwellings have beenerected by individuals and building associations,of late years.