Meier & Frank Building

The story

The largest retail outlet west of the Mississippi became a luxury hotel where generations 'met under the clock.'

Everything that was here

• 1857–2017

  Meier & Frank BuildingDepartment Store

  The largest retail outlet west of the Mississippi became a luxury hotel where generations 'met under the clock.'

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• 1857–2006

  Meier & FrankDepartment Store

  Clark Gable sold ties here in 1922 before becoming Hollywood's 'King,' and a kiddie monorail circled the ceiling of its legendary Santaland.

  See the map in 1858 →

Nearby history