Daily Archives: September 14, 2009
FATAL FOUNDRY ACCIDENT
Brooklyn Union Argus, Jan. 15, 1878, p.1 John MEEHAN, nineteen years of age, of 183 North First street, was instantly killed this morning at Merrill’s blacksmith shop and foundry, South Eleventh and First streets. While on a stepladder shifting a … Continue reading
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San Francisco’s Two Flood Mansions (and another in Atherton)
Went to a wedding this weekend, at the Flood Mansion, 2222 Broadway, in Pacific Heights. But there is also an “old” Flood Mansion, on Nob Hill, at 1000 California.This “old” Flood Mansion is now occupied by the Pacific Union Club.The … Continue reading
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