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Clift Hotel

Union Square

This hotel was established in 1915 to accommodate visitors of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. To make them feel safer it was among the first earthquake- and fire-resistant buildings in San Francisco. S
ir Arthur Conan Doyle stayed here, but Burt Lancaster and his son were denied entrance into the restaurant due to a strict dress code.

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