The story
Opened as the largest theater in the country, it was already mired in lawsuits before its first anniversary.
Everything that was here
- 1876–1906
Grand Opera HouseTheater
Opened as the largest theater in the country, it was already mired in lawsuits before its first anniversary.
See the map in 1877 → - 1866–1891
Woodward's GardensAmusement Park
Imagine the de Young Museum, Academy of Sciences, Botanical Gardens, and San Francisco Zoo combined into one block—plus circus performers.
See the map in 1867 →
Nearby history
James C. Flood Mansion (Pacific-Union Club)
240 California Street · 425 m away
Transamerica Pyramid (site of Montgomery Block)
2 New Montgomery Street · 764 m away
Coppa's Restaurant
628 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94111 · 834 m away
The Old Ship Saloon
298 Pacific Avenue · 855 m away
The ship Arkansas ran aground near Alcatraz in 1849, and by 1851 a man named Joe Anthony was running a saloon inside her
Hotaling Building
451 Jackson Street · 883 m away
International Hotel (I-Hotel)
848 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94108 · 1.1 km away
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