'If, as they say, God spanked the town/For being over-frisky/Why did He burn His churches down/And spare Hotaling's whiskey?' This saloon-goers' retort was the snappiest comeback in SF history after Hotaling's 1866 whiskey warehouse survived the 1906 earthquake and fire. A bronze plaque bearing the ditty graces the resilient Italianate building.
AP Hotaling Warehouse
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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Nearby Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa attractions
1. Transamerica Pyramid & Redwood Park
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