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Street-by-Street: Nob Hill
FISHERMAN'S WHARF
AND NORTH BEACH
Nob Hill is the highest summit of the city center, rising 338 ft (103 m)
above the bay. Its steep slopes were treacherous for carriages and
kept prominent citizens away until the opening of the California
Street cable car line in 1878. After that, the wealthy “nobs” soon
built new homes on the peak of the hill. Though the grandiose
mansions were burned down in the great fire of 1906
(see pp30-31)
,
Nob Hill still attracts the affluent to its splendid hotels.
CHINATOWN
AND NOB HILL
FINANCIAL DISTRICT AND
UNION SQUARE
CIVIC
CENTER
Locator Map
See Street Finder, map 5
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Fairmont Hotel
This luxurious hotel is
known for its marble
lobby and elegant dining.
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The Pacific-Union Club
Now an exclusive men's
club, this was once the
mansion of Comstock
millionaire James
Flood.
The Stanford Court
, a
Renaissance hotel,
occupies the site of
Stanford's mansion;
the original
boundary walls
remain.
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.
Grace Cathedral
The cathedral is a replica
of Notre Dame in Paris.
Huntington Hotel
with its Big Four Bar
and Restaurant
exudes the opulent
urbane atmosphere
of the Victorian era
on Nob Hill.
Huntington Park
is on the site of
Collis P. Huntington's
great mansion.
The Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium
honors
Freemasons who died in American wars.
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Mark Hopkins
InterContinental Hotel
The hotel's Top of the Mark
penthouse bar is celebrated
for its spectacular views.
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