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

What a Bargain!

Yesterday’s Port

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 15, 2023

1. What a Bargain! Marker

Inscription. Fisherman’s Wharf is famous for its Dungeness crab, fished here since the 1840s. In early days, many fishermen were paid with fish and crab that they could sell on the street. This practice led to the seafood stands you see today along Jefferson and Taylor Streets.

Crazy About Crab
Today’s Port

San Francisco’s crab fishing industry continues to thrive today. With more than two dozen fish handling companies operating on Pier 33, Pier 45, and Wharf J-10, the Port of San Francisco is one of the largest fishing centers on the West Coast.

Port of San Francisco
Established 1863
”The City’s Connection to the Bay”
Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco

Erected by Port of San Francisco.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 37° 48.542′ N, 122° 24.932′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Northern Waterfront. It is at the intersection of The Embarcadero and Taylor Street, on the right when traveling north on The Embarcadero. The marker is on the sidewalk outside Pier 45. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94133, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Still On Patrol (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); USS Pampanito (SS-383) (about 400 feet away); Dominic Paul DiMaggio (about 500 feet away); Remembering John Mikulin (about 600 feet away); St. Francis of Assisi by Beniamino Bufano (about 700 feet away); Liberty Ships – Born in World War II (about 700 feet away); Alaska Packers (approx. 0.2 miles away); The $25 Reward That Cost $2,416,825. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

More about this marker. The maker is mounted to a galvanized steel culvert pipe planted upright in a vertical position on the sidewalk.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 15, 2023

2. What a Bargain! Marker

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 15, 2023

3. What a Bargain! Marker

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, June 15, 2023

4. What a Bargain! Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 17, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.