Crystal Palace Market - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 05:51, 5 January 2023

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAF-0023.''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAF-0023.''

	~~[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6915~~.~~jpg]]~~		''“The Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos. It probably had food from Saturn. It was the FAO Schwarz of the stomach.”''

	~~'''Customer making a purchase from a meat stand in~~ the Crystal Palace Market ~~on its last day~~ of ~~business, August 3, 1959.~~'''		Thus author Gus Lee describes the Crystal Palace Market of his youth in ''China Boy''.

	~~''Photo: San Francisco History Center~~, ~~San Francisco Public Library~~, ~~AAC~~-~~6915~~.''		His description is no exaggeration. During its 36-year run, the 71,000-square-foot market imported goods from at least 37 countries to provide the most varied offerings in the country. Its 65 shops included four dairy stands – selling 36,000 eggs daily – four poultry stands, six butcher shops, three fish markets, and seven fruit and vegetable stands. It featured a pet shop, a five and dime, two tobacco shops, and a phonograph record store. One stand sold only golden honey. When banks eliminated Saturday hours in 1953, the Crystal Palace Market promptly opened a check cashing service to meet its customers’ needs.

	[[Image:~~Crystal palace~~ AAC-~~6828~~.~~jpg~~]]		[[Image:Fishing supply 1954 AAC-6889.jpeg]]

	'''~~Front of~~ the Crystal Palace Market ~~on Market Street~~, ~~September 29~~, 1954.'''		'''Fishing supply department at the Crystal Palace Market, April 14, 1954.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-~~6828~~.''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6889.''

	~~[[Image:Crystal palace AAC~~-~~6862~~.~~jpg]]~~		The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”

	~~'''Interior of the Crystal Palace Market, September 30,~~ 1953.~~'''~~		[[Image: Cash your paycheck 1953 AAC-6891.jpeg]]

	''~~Photo~~: ~~San Francisco History Center~~, ~~San Francisco Public Library~~, ~~AAC-6862.~~''		'''Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market, was open six days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and charged 10 cents a check for the service, November 18, 1953'''

	''~~“The Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos~~. ~~It probably had food from Saturn. It was the FAO Schwarz of the stomach.”~~''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6891.''

	~~Thus author Gus Lee describes the~~ Crystal ~~Palace Market of his youth in ''China Boy''~~.		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6915.jpg]]

	~~[[Image: Cash your paycheck 1953 AAC-6891~~.~~jpeg]]~~		'''Customer making a purchase from a meat stand in the Crystal Palace Market on its last day of business, August 3, 1959.'''

	''~~'Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market~~, ~~was open six days a week~~, ~~from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m~~. ~~and charged 10 cents a check for the service, November 18, 1953'~~''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6915.''

	~~''Photo~~: ~~San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library,~~ AAC-~~6891~~.''		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6828.jpg]]

	His description is no exaggeration. During its 36-year run, the 71,000-square-foot market imported goods from at least 37 countries to provide the most varied offerings in the country. Its 65 shops included four dairy stands – selling 36,000 eggs daily – four poultry stands, six butcher shops, three fish markets, and seven fruit and vegetable stands. It featured a pet shop, a five and dime, two tobacco shops, and a phonograph record store. One stand sold only golden honey. When banks eliminated Saturday hours in 1953, the Crystal Palace Market ~~promptly opened a check cashing service to meet its customers’ needs~~.		'''Front of the Crystal Palace Market on Market Street, September 29, 1954.'''

	~~[[Image~~:~~Fishing supply 1954~~ AAC-~~6889~~.~~jpeg]]~~		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6828.''

	~~'''Fishing supply department at the~~ Crystal ~~Palace Market, April 14, 1954~~.~~'''~~		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6862.jpg]]

	''~~Photo: San Francisco History Center~~, ~~San Francisco Public Library~~, ~~AAC-6889~~.''		'''Interior of the Crystal Palace Market, September 30, 1953.'''

	The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, ~~shoe repair, beauty parlor~~, ~~flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass~~-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6862.''

	[[Tour through Crystal Palace Market\|Take a photo tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!]]		[[Tour through Crystal Palace Market\|Take a photo tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!]]

Ccarlsson at 05:48, 5 January 2023

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	'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''		'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851.'''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851.''

	[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]		[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]

	'''Advertisements on the side of the Crystal Palace Market, 1941 by John Gutman''		'''Advertisements on the side of the Crystal Palace Market, 1941 by John Gutman'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6827''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6827''

Ccarlsson at 05:47, 5 January 2023

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	'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''		'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851.''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851.'''

	[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]		[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]

Lisaruth: linked to new photo essay on the market

2023-01-05T03:07:06Z

linked to new photo essay on the market

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	The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”		The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”

	Take a tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!		[[Tour through Crystal Palace Market\|Take a photo tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!]]

	[[Image:Liquor 1953 AAC-6847.jpeg]]		[[Image:Liquor 1953 AAC-6847.jpeg]]

Lisaruth: added photos

2023-01-05T02:36:10Z

added photos

Lisaruth at 02:22, 5 January 2023

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	[[Image: Cash your paycheck 1953 AAC-6891.jpeg]]		[[Image: Cash your paycheck 1953 AAC-6891.jpeg]]

	'''Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market, November 18, 1953'''		'''Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market, was open six days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and charged 10 cents a check for the service, November 18, 1953'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6891''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6891''

Lisaruth: added check cashing photo

2023-01-05T02:05:23Z

added check cashing photo

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	Thus author Gus Lee describes the Crystal Palace Market of his youth in ''China Boy''.		Thus author Gus Lee describes the Crystal Palace Market of his youth in ''China Boy''.

			[[Image: Cash your paycheck 1953 AAC-6891.jpeg]]

			'''Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market, November 18, 1953'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6891''

	His description is no exaggeration. During its 36-year run, the 71,000-square-foot market imported goods from at least 37 countries to provide the most varied offerings in the country. Its 65 shops included four dairy stands – selling 36,000 eggs daily – four poultry stands, six butcher shops, three fish markets, and seven fruit and vegetable stands. It featured a pet shop, a five and dime, two tobacco shops, and a phonograph record store. One stand sold only golden honey. When banks eliminated Saturday hours in 1953, the Crystal Palace Market promptly opened a check cashing service to meet its customers’ needs.		His description is no exaggeration. During its 36-year run, the 71,000-square-foot market imported goods from at least 37 countries to provide the most varied offerings in the country. Its 65 shops included four dairy stands – selling 36,000 eggs daily – four poultry stands, six butcher shops, three fish markets, and seven fruit and vegetable stands. It featured a pet shop, a five and dime, two tobacco shops, and a phonograph record store. One stand sold only golden honey. When banks eliminated Saturday hours in 1953, the Crystal Palace Market promptly opened a check cashing service to meet its customers’ needs.

	The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”		The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”

			Take a tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!

	When the Crystal Palace Market opened at Market and Eighth in 1923, the site was regarded as “out of town,” and raffles of automobiles were held to draw customers to the huge structure. Named for the historic Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park, the steel-framed, skylight-lit bazaar was a gamble that its huge central market could replace the corner grocery story. The market’s owners operated the grocery section, two liquor departments, two tobacco and magazine stands, and the appliance store, but the other 64 concessions were leased to individuals and firms. Three hundred people worked there.		When the Crystal Palace Market opened at Market and Eighth in 1923, the site was regarded as “out of town,” and raffles of automobiles were held to draw customers to the huge structure. Named for the historic Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park, the steel-framed, skylight-lit bazaar was a gamble that its huge central market could replace the corner grocery story. The market’s owners operated the grocery section, two liquor departments, two tobacco and magazine stands, and the appliance store, but the other 64 concessions were leased to individuals and firms. Three hundred people worked there.

Lisaruth at 00:13, 5 January 2023

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	[[Image:Crystal palace waiting to buy new zealand beef 1953 AAC-6851.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace waiting to buy new zealand beef 1953 AAC-6851.jpg]]

	'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef, 1953.'''		'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851''

Lisaruth: updated photo info on John Gutmann image

2023-01-04T23:38:50Z

updated photo info on John Gutmann image

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	[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]		[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]

	''Photo: ~~John Gutman~~, ~~1930s.~~''		'''Advertisements on the side of the Crystal Palace Market, 1941 by John Gutman''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6827''

	[[Image:Crystal palace aaf-0023.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace aaf-0023.jpg]]

Lisaruth: added captions and SFPL id to photos

2023-01-04T22:41:00Z

added captions and SFPL id to photos

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	'''View of the Crystal Palace Market from 8th Street, showing the rear entrance and part of the 55,000 square foot parking lot, June 3, 1958'''		'''View of the Crystal Palace Market from 8th Street, showing the rear entrance and part of the 55,000 square foot parking lot, June 3, 1958'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6908''

	[[Image:Crystal-Palace-Market-and-more-at-8th-and-Market-c-1950-via-Ben-Campbell-fb.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal-Palace-Market-and-more-at-8th-and-Market-c-1950-via-Ben-Campbell-fb.jpg]]
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	'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef, 1953.'''		'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef, 1953.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851''

	[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]		[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]
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	[[Image:Crystal palace aaf-0023.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace aaf-0023.jpg]]

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAF-0023''

	[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6915.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6915.jpg]]

			'''Customer making a purchase from a meat stand in the Crystal Palace Market on its last day of business, August 3, 1959.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6915''

	[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6828.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6828.jpg]]

			'''Front of the Crystal Palace Market on Market Street, September 29, 1954.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6828''

	[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6862.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6862.jpg]]

	''~~Photos~~: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library''		'''Interior of the Crystal Palace Market, September 30, 1953.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6862''

	''“The Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos. It probably had food from Saturn. It was the FAO Schwarz of the stomach.”''		''“The Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos. It probably had food from Saturn. It was the FAO Schwarz of the stomach.”''

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	'''View of the Crystal Palace Market from 8th Street, showing the rear entrance and part of the 55,000 square foot parking lot, June 3, 1958'''		'''View of the Crystal Palace Market from 8th Street, showing the rear entrance and part of the 55,000 square foot parking lot, June 3, 1958'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6908''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6908.''

	[[Image:Crystal-Palace-Market-and-more-at-8th-and-Market-c-1950-via-Ben-Campbell-fb.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal-Palace-Market-and-more-at-8th-and-Market-c-1950-via-Ben-Campbell-fb.jpg]]
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	'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''		'''Waiting to buy New Zealand beef at Roy's Meats, 1953.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6851.''

	[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]		[[Image:John-Gutmann Pop-Advertising,-San-Francisco 2000.127.71.jpg]]
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	[[Image:Crystal palace aaf-0023.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace aaf-0023.jpg]]

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAF-0023''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAF-0023.''

	[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6915.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6915.jpg]]
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	'''Customer making a purchase from a meat stand in the Crystal Palace Market on its last day of business, August 3, 1959.'''		'''Customer making a purchase from a meat stand in the Crystal Palace Market on its last day of business, August 3, 1959.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6915''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6915.''

	[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6828.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6828.jpg]]
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	'''Front of the Crystal Palace Market on Market Street, September 29, 1954.'''		'''Front of the Crystal Palace Market on Market Street, September 29, 1954.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6828''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6828.''

	[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6862.jpg]]		[[Image:Crystal palace AAC-6862.jpg]]
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	'''Interior of the Crystal Palace Market, September 30, 1953.'''		'''Interior of the Crystal Palace Market, September 30, 1953.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6862''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6862.''

	''“The Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos. It probably had food from Saturn. It was the FAO Schwarz of the stomach.”''		''“The Palace was an emporium dedicated to the palates of the cosmos. It probably had food from Saturn. It was the FAO Schwarz of the stomach.”''
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	'''Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market, was open six days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and charged 10 cents a check for the service, November 18, 1953'''		'''Payroll check cashing booth at the Crystal Palace Market, was open six days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and charged 10 cents a check for the service, November 18, 1953'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6891''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6891.''

	His description is no exaggeration. During its 36-year run, the 71,000-square-foot market imported goods from at least 37 countries to provide the most varied offerings in the country. Its 65 shops included four dairy stands – selling 36,000 eggs daily – four poultry stands, six butcher shops, three fish markets, and seven fruit and vegetable stands. It featured a pet shop, a five and dime, two tobacco shops, and a phonograph record store. One stand sold only golden honey. When banks eliminated Saturday hours in 1953, the Crystal Palace Market promptly opened a check cashing service to meet its customers’ needs.		His description is no exaggeration. During its 36-year run, the 71,000-square-foot market imported goods from at least 37 countries to provide the most varied offerings in the country. Its 65 shops included four dairy stands – selling 36,000 eggs daily – four poultry stands, six butcher shops, three fish markets, and seven fruit and vegetable stands. It featured a pet shop, a five and dime, two tobacco shops, and a phonograph record store. One stand sold only golden honey. When banks eliminated Saturday hours in 1953, the Crystal Palace Market promptly opened a check cashing service to meet its customers’ needs.

			[[Image:Fishing supply 1954 AAC-6889.jpeg]]

			'''Fishing supply department at the Crystal Palace Market, April 14, 1954.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6889.''

	The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”		The Palace’s sporting goods store was one of the most diversified in the state. More copies of the New Yorker magazine were sold at the Palace Market’s newsstands than anywhere else in town except the St. Francis Hotel. A feed store, shoe repair, beauty parlor, flower stand, housewares store, photographer, locksmith, appliance store, catering department – all of these were available under its glass-latticed dome. Its fourteen eating establishments included Manning’s first San Francisco cafeteria and an Anchor Steam Beer stand. Few could argue with the Palace’s boast that it carried “Everything Under the Sun.”

	Take a tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!		Take a tour through some of the Crystal Palace Market stalls with the wide variety of offerings!

			[[Image:Liquor 1953 AAC-6847.jpeg]]

			'''Liquor department at the Crystal Palace Market, September 30, 1953.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAC-6847.''

	When the Crystal Palace Market opened at Market and Eighth in 1923, the site was regarded as “out of town,” and raffles of automobiles were held to draw customers to the huge structure. Named for the historic Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park, the steel-framed, skylight-lit bazaar was a gamble that its huge central market could replace the corner grocery story. The market’s owners operated the grocery section, two liquor departments, two tobacco and magazine stands, and the appliance store, but the other 64 concessions were leased to individuals and firms. Three hundred people worked there.		When the Crystal Palace Market opened at Market and Eighth in 1923, the site was regarded as “out of town,” and raffles of automobiles were held to draw customers to the huge structure. Named for the historic Crystal Palace in London’s Hyde Park, the steel-framed, skylight-lit bazaar was a gamble that its huge central market could replace the corner grocery story. The market’s owners operated the grocery section, two liquor departments, two tobacco and magazine stands, and the appliance store, but the other 64 concessions were leased to individuals and firms. Three hundred people worked there.

	The Market featured twenty-two entrances on five different streets: Market, Mission, 8th, Stevenson, and Jessie. Free parking was available in its 55,375-square-foot lot, or for 5¢ shoppers could arrive via the Municipal Railway’s Shoppers Special shuttle that traveled down Market from 2nd Street. Customers came from all walks of life – Queen Mother Nazli of Egypt came to shop there every day when she lived at the Fairmont Hotel – and drove to the Palace Market from as far away as Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and Merced. The Palace advertised “almost a country fair feeling in the air,” with clerks hawking their wares at the top of their voices to compete with strolling minstrels, an organ grinder and his monkey, and bands playing on the balcony. A gypsy fortune teller featured a parakeet who would pluck your fortune from her stack of cards. The Horseradish Man, red-eyed and weeping from grating his product, attracted wide-eyed children to his stand. Children also flocked to the peanut butter man for his free samples. Soap salesman Fred Wiedeman, stationed near the Market Street entrance, gathered crowds by letting his snakes crawl all over him, then demonstrated his wares to wash himself clean. Some Palace patrons recalled bootleggers at the back door and crap games with homemade beer in the basement.		The Market featured twenty-two entrances on five different streets: Market, Mission, 8th, Stevenson, and Jessie. Free parking was available in its 55,375-square-foot lot, or for 5¢ shoppers could arrive via the Municipal Railway’s Shoppers Special shuttle that traveled down Market from 2nd Street. Customers came from all walks of life – Queen Mother Nazli of Egypt came to shop there every day when she lived at the Fairmont Hotel – and drove to the Palace Market from as far away as Santa Rosa, Sacramento, and Merced. The Palace advertised “almost a country fair feeling in the air,” with clerks hawking their wares at the top of their voices to compete with strolling minstrels, an organ grinder and his monkey, and bands playing on the balcony. A gypsy fortune teller featured a parakeet who would pluck your fortune from her stack of cards. The Horseradish Man, red-eyed and weeping from grating his product, attracted wide-eyed children to his stand. Children also flocked to the peanut butter man for his free samples. Soap salesman Fred Wiedeman, stationed near the Market Street entrance, gathered crowds by letting his snakes crawl all over him, then demonstrated his wares to wash himself clean. Some Palace patrons recalled bootleggers at the back door and crap games with homemade beer in the basement.

			[[Image:Ball Park that was there before AAB-5897.jpeg]]

			'''View from Dome of City Hall, Looking South, Down Eighth Street, at Central Park, 1896.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library, AAB-5897.''

	The four-acre lot at Market and Eighth had hosted crowds well before the Crystal Palace Market was built there. From 1874 to 1881, it was the site of the Mechanics Institute Pavilion where annual mechanics’ and manufacturers’ fairs were held. After that pavilion was demolished in 1881, the California Baseball League got its start at Central Park built on the lot. Shortly before the turn of the century, when the league outgrew the site, the park was replaced by the Central Theater, featuring touring shows and melodramas. It was destroyed in 1906, and for the next 16 years the empty “Circus Lot” hosted Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey, and all the other big circuses and carnivals, plus a balloon ascension attraction.		The four-acre lot at Market and Eighth had hosted crowds well before the Crystal Palace Market was built there. From 1874 to 1881, it was the site of the Mechanics Institute Pavilion where annual mechanics’ and manufacturers’ fairs were held. After that pavilion was demolished in 1881, the California Baseball League got its start at Central Park built on the lot. Shortly before the turn of the century, when the league outgrew the site, the park was replaced by the Central Theater, featuring touring shows and melodramas. It was destroyed in 1906, and for the next 16 years the empty “Circus Lot” hosted Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey, and all the other big circuses and carnivals, plus a balloon ascension attraction.