I have just discovered a deed of sale from my g-g grandfather Col. Devereaux J. Woodlief to a Mr. Simons in 1849 in San Fran. The location was Bryant St. approx. near 4th St. Was that area a residential community at that time or commercial? Can anyone tell me anything regarding Bryant St. I did notice on the city map right in the area of Bryant and 4th, that there were several streets with Ladies names. Does anyone know when those streets were named.? I am interested in the Street named Harriet. Thanks for any information Regards, L.Scott 300 Jacaranda Dr. Danville,Ca.

This book may give you the information you need about Harriet St. You can find it at the SF Main Library in the History Room. Nob Hill Street and Alley Names" by Michael D. Lampen, Archivist Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, 1998. 979.461 L196n Quenci Scott <quenci@sbcglobal.net> wrote: I have just discovered a deed of sale from my g-g grandfather Col. Devereaux J. Woodlief to a Mr. Simons in 1849 in San Fran. The location was Bryant St. approx. near 4th St. Was that area a residential community at that time or commercial? Can anyone tell me anything regarding Bryant St. I did notice on the city map right in the area of Bryant and 4th, that there were several streets with Ladies names. Does anyone know when those streets were named.? I am interested in the Street named Harriet. Thanks for any information Regards, L.Scott 300 Jacaranda Dr. Danville,Ca. ************************** 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

I can't vouch for this but... I saw a fascinating special on the San Francisco PBS station this past week. It was called "Madams of the Barbary Coast," and told the story of the prostitutes of San Francisco and the bawdy houses that flourished during the Gold Rush era. I remember as a young child going through the area of town still called, in the 1940s "The Barbary Coast." You'd be hard pressed to find it now, as it is filled with designer warehouses and places to buy expensive stuff for your fabulous apartment. But when I was a kid it had some of the more seedy of the area nightclubs. Up on Broadway St. there were the clubs that had not yet gone totally topless and were, in themselves, risque, but a couple of blocks away whatever dubious quality existed on Broadway disappeared. What I found funny in watching the special was learning that the names of some of the streets I know so well came from the prostitutes who worked the city in the late 1800s. Maiden Lane, for example, is now the home of exclusive boutique shops, but was named for the "girls" of San Francisco. I was amused to learn that Clementina St., on which was located the sister convent school to my high school, was named for one of San Francisco's prostitutes, as were Harriet St. and Clara St. and probably several others. http://airypersiflage.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-naming-of-things.html Cheers, Jim -- James R. Smith Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks ISBN: 1884995446 www.HistorySmith.com <http://www.historysmith.com/> Doug Urbanus wrote: >This book may give you the information you need about Harriet St. You can find it at the SF Main Library in the History Room. > > Nob Hill Street and Alley Names" by Michael D. Lampen, Archivist Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, 1998. 979.461 L196n > >Quenci Scott <quenci@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I have just discovered a deed of sale from my g-g grandfather Col. >Devereaux J. Woodlief to a Mr. Simons in 1849 in San Fran. >The location was Bryant St. approx. near 4th St. > >Was that area a residential community at that time or commercial? Can >anyone tell me anything regarding Bryant St. >I did notice on the city map right in the area of Bryant and 4th, that >there were several streets with Ladies names. Does anyone know when >those streets were named.? I am interested in the Street named Harriet. > > >Thanks for any information >Regards, >L.Scott >300 Jacaranda Dr. >Danville,Ca. >************************** >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 > >************************** >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 > > > <http://www.historysmith.com/>