Union Square in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Luisa Tetrazzini

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014

1. Luisa Tetrazzini Marker

Inscription. To Remember
Christmas Eve • 1910
when
Luisa Tetrazzini
sang to the people
of San Francisco
on this spot

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 37° 47.273′ N, 122° 24.201′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Union Square. Marker is on Market Street near Kearny Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 690 Market Street, San Francisco CA 94105, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. William Randolph Hearst (within shouting distance of this marker); The Mechanics’ Institute (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Jose P. Rizal (about 400 feet away); Sharon Building (about 600 feet away); California Admission Day (about 600 feet away); The Montgomery (about 700 feet away); Hobart Building (about 700 feet away); Phelan Building (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

More about this marker. This marker is located near the top of Lotta's Fountain.

Also see . . .
1. Luisa Tetrazzini's gift ends S.F. era on high note - SF Gate. There
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was a huge throng present that night - some said as many as 250,000 people - but they are all gone now and only the memory remains, like the ghost of Christmas past. (Submitted on February 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

2. Lusia Tetrazzini. Tetrazzini's voice was remarkable for its phenomenal flexibility, thrust, steadiness and thrilling tone. She enjoyed a highly successful operatic and concert career in Europe and America from the 1890s through to the 1920s, but her final years were marred by poverty and ill health. (Submitted on February 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

3. Lotta's Fountain. It should tell one something about San Francisco in the 1870s that the monument was given to the city not by a politician or captain of industry, but by a famous Vaudeville performer, Lotta Crabtree. Lotta loved the city and had gotten her start there during the Gold Rush days, when she would dance on barrels in saloons for miners who would throw gold nuggets at her feet. (Submitted on February 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014

2. Luisa Tetrazzini Marker

Lotta's Fountain

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014

3. Lotta's Fountain

Presented
to the Citizens
of
San Francisco
by
Lotta
1875
-medallion on the fountain

Luisa Tetrazzini singing in San Francisco image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Unknown, December 24, 1910

4. Luisa Tetrazzini singing in San Francisco

Luisa Tetrazzini image. Click for full size.

Photographed By N/a, circa n/a

5. Luisa Tetrazzini

Lotta Crabtree image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer

6. Lotta Crabtree

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

7. Luisa Tetrazzini

Relief by Haig Patigian, 1911 Close-up of image on marker

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

8. Luisa Tetrazzini Marker

To
Remember
Christmas Eve • 1910
when
Luisa Tetrazzini
Sang to the people
of San Francisco
On This Spot

Presentation Plaque - 1875 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

9. Presentation Plaque - 1875

Presented
to the Citizens
of
San Francisco
by
Lotta
1875 Close-up of Medallion on Lotta's Fountain

Reconstruction Plaque, 1916 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

10. Reconstruction Plaque, 1916

Reconstructed
by
The Path-of-Gold
Festival Committee
October
4 - 5 - 1916 Close-up of Medallion on Lotta's Fountain

Clipper Ship image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015

11. Clipper Ship

Close-up of Medallion on Lotta's Fountain

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015

12. 49ers

Close-up of Medallion on Lotta's Fountain

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 16, 2015

13. Griffin

Detail of Lotta's Fountain

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 18, 2015

14. Flower

Detail of Lotta's Fountain

<i>The San Francisco Call</i>, Dec. 25, 1910. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By LOC, Chronicling America

15. The San Francisco Call, Dec. 25, 1910.

“Flashlight of Mme. Luisa Tetrazzini and Mayor P.H. McCarthy”

“Tetrazzini's Voice Thrills Multitude and Turns City into Vast Opera House”

“Diva Sings Gloriously to Stilled Throngs”

“Treasure of Song Fills Ears of City”

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on May 12, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 18, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on November 22, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.