Little Saigon in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
851 O'Farrell Street
c. 1908
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015
1. 851 O'Farrell Street Marker
Formerly the popular Blanco's Hotel and Restaurant, Taft Hotel
National Register of
Historic Places
Uptown Tenderloin Historic District
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 37° 47.1′ N, 122° 25.121′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Little Saigon. It can be reached from O'Farrell Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 851 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco CA 94109, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Blanco's Cafι & Music Box (a few steps from this marker); Wally Heider Recording - 1969-1980 (approx. 0.2 miles away); 891 Post Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Midori Hotel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hotel Jefferson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blackhawk Jazz Club (approx. Ό mile away); Sarcophagus of Thomas Starr King (approx. Ό mile away); Oasis Apartments (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
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Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015
2. 851 O'Farrell Street Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015
3. 851 O'Farrell Street Marker
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015
4. 851 O'Farrell Street
This 4 story reinforced concrete building designed by Righetti and Kuhl was build in 1908 by Antoine de Bua Blanco as Blanco's Hotel and Restaurant to replace the Poodle Dog Restaurant (at Mason and Eddy Streets) destroyed in the 1906 earthquake and fire. It was later the Taft Hotel.
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, November 17, 2015
5. 851 and 859 O'Farrell Street
These two buildings were Blanco's Hotel and Restaurant and Blanco's Cafι respectively.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 871 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 17, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
