Hi Carolyn, Two clock towers? I didn't know about that one--only the Ferry Building. Too cool. Long time - hope all is well, Jim carolyn wrote: > http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist1/schmidt.html > > My Uncle, Charlie Reese, worked for Schmidt Lithography most of his > adult life- This was housed in the building with the Clock....Above > link is to a website with photo and history > > Best, Carolyn > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Hamid" <sweeth2o1@gmail.com> > To: "'James R. Smith'" <jim@historysmith.com>; <casanfra@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:46 AM > Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Southern Pacific > > >> Yes that is the clock tower. Is it still there? >> >> >> >> Linda Hamid >> >> Sweetwater Poultry >> >> email: <mailto:sweeth2o1@gmail.com> sweeth2o1@gmail.com >> >> web: <http://www.sweeth2o.us> www.sweeth2o.us >> >> _____ >> >> From: James R. Smith [mailto:jim@historysmith.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:20 AM >> To: Linda Hamid >> Subject: Re: [CASANFRA] Southern Pacific >> >> >> >> Hi Linda, >> >> The SP building was at 65 Market St. & just east of it was the Ferry >> Bldg >> with SF's most famous clock. >> >> I attached a shot of the Ferry Building (1939) and the SP Building >> (1958) >> with the annotation.. >> >> Newscopy: "BLIGHT AT FOOT OF MARKET--Here is a view looking from the >> freeway >> towards the Southern Pacific Building in the background showing three >> blocks >> of blighted, dilapidated buildings scheduled to be replaced with >> four-acre >> Ferry Building Park if voters approve Proposition C on November ballot." >> >> Have a great 4th! >> Jim >> >> Linda Hamid wrote: >> >> >> >> Barbara, >> >> >> >> My dad worked for SP too. He died in the SP hospital in SF. I was >> born in >> mid-50's. I remember going to the office with him a few times. It was >> near >> the big clock. What location is that? I believe the clock is still >> there. >> >> >> >> Linda Hamid >> >> Sweetwater Poultry >> >> email: <mailto:sweeth2o1@gmail.com> <mailto:sweeth2o1@gmail.com> >> sweeth2o1@gmail.com >> >> web: <http://www.sweeth2o.us> <http://www.sweeth2o.us> www.sweeth2o.us >> >> >> >> >> >> I was born in San Francisco in the mid 1930's and so some of your >> pictures >> and narrative have great meaning to me. Since my father worked for S.P. >> almost 50 years I have a desire to find a picture of that building on >> Market >> Street. Could you or someone give me direction on where I might find >> such a >> photo? Thanks. >> >> >> >> Barbara (Carmel Valley, CA) a little smoky here! >> >> >> >> >> >> ************************** >> Visit SFGenealogy.com! >> http://www.sfgenealogy.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> James R. Smith >> >> Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks >> >> ISBN: 1884995446 >> >> <http://www.historysmith.com/> www.HistorySmith.com >> >> >> >> ************************** >> Visit SFGenealogy.com! >> http://www.sfgenealogy.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CASANFRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/>