RON HENGGELER |
September 27, 2016
Celebrating the 40 Years Anniversary at the Big 4 Restaurant on Nob Hill in San Francisco, the first week in October
During the first week of October, the Big 4 Restaurant where I work, is celebrating its 40 Year Anniversary. From Monday October 3rd, to Friday October 7th, we will be having a RSVP Party in the CPRR Private Dining Room. In the main dining room and bar, in addition to our regular menu, the Chef will be offering Daily Specials each night that harken back to the cuisine of 19th Century Gaslight San Francisco. On October 7th, the final night of our week-long celebration, a group of re-enactors will be portraying many of the bigger-than-life colorful characters from San Francisco's past. I have photographed them several times at the annual San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building. Below are a few of my photos of the group. So, if you'd like to meet the likes of Charles Crocker, Adolf Sutro, the Emporor Norton, Lola Montez, Collis Huntington, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, a 49er gold miner, or a tart from the Barbary Coast, join us on Friday October 7th. If you can't make it on Friday the 7th, join in the fun on one of the other days that week.
Graphic design by Ron Henggeler |
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Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
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Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
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Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2013) |
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(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2013) |
Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
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(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2013) |
Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2013) |
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(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
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Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
The CPRR Banquet Room |
The Huntington, (the 12-story building central to this image), was build in 1924 as an apartment building. It opened as the Huntington Apartments. In 1944, Eugene Fritz re-made it into the Huntington Hotel. In 2011, Grace International in Singapore purchased the hotel. After a major renovation, it is now the Scarlet Huntington Hotel. The Big 4 Restaurant is part of the Scarlet Huntington Hotel. |
Years ago, I found on E Bay, these two pages from The Architectural Forum 1924. |
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(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
Joaquin Murrieta Actions Past (San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
The Countess Lola Montez and Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico Emperor Norton's Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine http://www.emperornortontour.com/index.html (LGBT PRIDE Parade on Market Street in San Francisco 2015) |
(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
(San Francisco Museum and Historical Society's History Expo at the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission in San Francisco 2014) |
For more information on the Big 4, its history, and the upcoming 40th Anniversary, visit my previous post. The Big 4 Restaurant on Nob Hill in San Francisco is celebrating its 40 Year Anniversary http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2016/9.18/Newsletter.html
Also, a few other links that you as San Francisco history lovers might find interesting and fun.
A Trip Down Market Street in 1906, with the street sounds added . . . Superbly done, wonderfully mixed. http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2016/9.11/Newsletter.html
The Old Mint . . . San Francisco's Granite Lady http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2015/8.8/Newsletter.html
Relics from Huntington's mansion on Nob Hill http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2015/10.25/Newsletter.html
This Was San Francisco, by Albert Tolf http://www.ronhenggeler.com/Newsletters/2016/5.18/Newsletter.html Graphic design by Ron Henggeler |
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