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Jack London

 
 
Jack London Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2009
1. Jack London Marker
Inscription.
To mark the birthplace
of the noted author
Jack London
January 12, 1876
The original home on this
site, then known as 615
Third Street was destroyed
in the fire of April 18, 1906

Placed by the
California Historical Society
January 12, 1953

 
Erected 1953 by California Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is January 12, 1876.
 
Location. 37° 46.796′ N, 122° 23.639′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in South Beach. Marker is at the intersection of Third Street and Brannan Street, on the right when traveling north on Third Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 Third Street, San Francisco CA 94107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. California Electric Building (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Southbeach Shoreline – 1852 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steamboat Point (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Garcia and Maggini Warehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Willie McCovey
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(approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Willie Howard Mays, Jr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chutchui and Sitlintac (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
 
More about this marker. The marker is mounted to the left of the front door.
 
Regarding Jack London.

• Jack London (born January 12, 1876, died November 22, 1916), was an author of short stories and novels, of which the best known are perhaps Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea Wolf.

• The "fire" of April 18, 1906 mentioned on the marker might be better thought of as The Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906, which destroyed much of San Francisco.
 
Also see . . .  Jack London. Wikipedia.org's biography of Jack London. (Submitted on July 28, 2009.) 
 
Jack London Marker - Wide Shot image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 12, 2009
2. Jack London Marker - Wide Shot
Jack London and Family image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Unknown, 1910?
3. Jack London and Family
This photo, courtesy of the Oakland History Room of the Oakland Public Library, depicts Jack London (right), with his wife, Charmian (holding the steering wheel), and his mother, Flora Wellman (backseat of car), as well as two unidentifed men, at Idora Park (an amusement park) in Oakland, around 1910.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 2,401 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2009, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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