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The People You Meet

When I started down the road of researching and writing books on San Francisco history, I never imagined all the interesting encounters I’d have with

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Joseph Magnin

The Gracious Mrs. M N

“You’re working on a book about the old stores? Joseph Magnin? I know Ellen Magnin Newman, and maybe we can arrange for you to talk

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Ferry Building Clock

Time Travel

“If you want to join us, you need to be there at 1:15am sharp. We change the clock precisely at 2am,” said Paul.  I thought,

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