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Dramatic End of the Cliff House – Old Photos

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Really sad story about great Cliff House that was like a miracle. History of Cliff House: “The first Cliff House was a modest structure built in 1863 by Senator John Buckley and C. C. Butler. Captain Junius Foster eventually leased the Cliff House Restaurant from C. C. Butler and under his management wealthy San Franciscans flocked to the coast to enjoy the unique restaurant and wonderful views. The guest register bore the names of three U.S. presidents as well as prominent San Francisco families such as the Hearsts, Stanfords, and Crockers, who would drive their carriages out to Ocean Beach for horse racing and recreation. The Cliff House had survived the 1906 earthquake with little damage but burned to the ground on the evening of September 7, 1907.”

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Chris

quite ironic that house perched on a cliff burn down. thought it might collapse of be blown apart by some typhoon or something
Mellabel

wow they went to beaach wearing a long dress?
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Of course it is a sad end for any type of structure and if that is a famous one like CLIFF House then people has attached personally to such places as they have old memories with such places.
What Eva

Hey -LOVERS-, when I click on a link, I WANT TO GO TO THAT LINK'S CONTENT. Not another idiotic gallery. So all these thumbnails above? Yeah, they don't go to what they're advertising.

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hola

think about that again...it's very possible that you don't know to use internet...
ken

Hey, that is pretty cool, but I found a something else interesting. It is a video about a guy putting a diet coke and mentos in a microwave experiment and then it explodes. I want to see if you think it is fake or not. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVPZSK77yTw. Tell me if you think it is real or fake.
Melissa Cordstone

wow, that is incredible, I had no idea about the history of the Cliff House. ALthough, I must say, in all its glory, it was quite the eyesore! The proportions just didnt look right for the space, it looked like a giant about to topple over.
cute

the modern building of Cliff House looks terrible,who ever designed it, got no imagination.These picuteres are so heart touchy,i love my SF!!!
Cocho

what a wonderful invest if someone make a restore... i mean a reconstruccion of the Cliff House.
the best house i ever seen.

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