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| Landmark #85 | San Francisco County | Visited: February 23, 2013 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | A pagoda-shaped branch of EastWest Bank! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: On this site January 9, 1847, the first newspaper in San Francisco, The California Star—later known as The Alta Californian—was published by Samuel Brannan with Elbert P. Jones as editor.
OTHER TIDBITS: When Sam Brannan first came to California, he brought along a Franklin printing press. Partnering with Orrin Smith, Sam Jones, John Eager, and Ed Kimble, Mr. Brannan set up a printing business called the Washington Press in a second-story loft at Clay and Kearney. The first four-page issue of The California Star was printed on October 24, 1846, and the first subscriptions were hand delivered on January 9, 1847! Just as Sam Brannan was the first to announce the discovery of California Gold at Portsmouth Plaza, so was his paper an important messenger spreading the news across the world. Unfortunately, by June 14, 1848, the Star had to be put on hold because its entire staff had rushed off to the gold fields of the Sierras! |
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: SW corner of Washington St and Brenham Place San Francisco, CA 94108 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~387mi (623km) — 6.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |