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The Mark Hopkins Hotel was built by George D. Smith on the site of the old Mark Hopkins mansion, which had burned down following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.The hotel was dedicated in 1926, and the penthouse suite was rented exclusively to Daniel C. Jackling, reputedly at US$1,250 (equivalent to $22,000 in 2023) per month, until he moved to his house in Woodside in 1936.
The Bohemian Grove is a restricted 2,700-acre (1,100 ha) campground in Monte Rio, California. Founded in 1878, it belongs to a private gentlemen's club known as the Bohemian Club. In mid-July each year, the Bohemian Grove hosts a more than two-week encampment of some of the most prominent men in the world.
Pacific-Union Club. The Pacific-Union Club is a social club located at 1000 California Street in San Francisco, California, at the top of Nob Hill. It is a well known club of the West Coast, [citation needed] clubs in the United States. It was founded in 1889, as a merger of two earlier clubs: the Pacific Club (founded 1852) and the Union Club ...
624 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California. Website. www .bohemianclub .com. The Bohemian Club is a private club with two locations: a city clubhouse in the Nob Hill district of San Francisco, California, and the Bohemian Grove, a retreat north of the city in Sonoma County. [2] Founded in 1872 from a regular meeting of journalists, artists ...
v. t. e. The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The color of the handkerchief identifies a particular activity, and the pocket it is worn in (left or right ...
"Hot to Go!" is a song by American singer-songwriter Chappell Roan, released on August 11, 2023, through Island Records and Amusement Records. The song was included as the ninth single from her debut studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (2023).
The Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, on the Condition of the Chinese Quarter of that City (1885) : 5 Emergence of tourism By the end of the 19th century, Chinatown's assumed reputation as a place of vice caused it to become a tourist destination, attracting numerous working-class white people, who sought the oriental mystery of Chinese culture and ...
The Daria-i-Noor ( Persian: دریای نور, lit. 'Sea of Light' or 'Ocean of Light' [2] ), also spelled Darya-ye Noor, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats (36 g). [3] Its colour, pale pink, is one of the rarest to be found in diamonds. The diamond is currently in the Iranian National Jewels ...