Removal of the Butchers - Revision history

Ccarlsson at 01:59, 1 June 2023

2023-06-01T01:59:11Z

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	'''San Francisco ordinance 1587, passed in 1880''', restricted many forms of animal keeping in the city, and also carved a single path for driving cattle from the Second Street Wharf to Butchertown: “It is lawful to drive cattle from the landing at the foot of Second Street along King Street to Third Street, then to Berry, then to 6th Street, then along Sixth to Townsend, along Townsend to Seventh Street, then to Brannan, then to Ninth Street.” The path led out to parts of town where keeping cattle was legal, and specifically to Butchertown. General Orders of the Board of Supervisors Providing Regulations for the Government of the City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1884), 25.		'''San Francisco ordinance 1587, passed in 1880''', restricted many forms of animal keeping in the city, and also carved a single path for driving cattle from the Second Street Wharf to Butchertown: “It is lawful to drive cattle from the landing at the foot of Second Street along King Street to Third Street, then to Berry, then to 6th Street, then along Sixth to Townsend, along Townsend to Seventh Street, then to Brannan, then to Ninth Street.” The path led out to parts of town where keeping cattle was legal, and specifically to Butchertown. General Orders of the Board of Supervisors Providing Regulations for the Government of the City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1884), 25.

			[[Image:United-Meat-and-Roberts-Meat-on-Bryant-at-8th 20170810 123426.jpg]]

			'''Two meat companies doing business on Bryant near 8th Street, 2017... a legacy of the original Butchertown along Mission Creek in the 19th century?'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

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Ccarlsson: added map and some new info

2023-04-03T06:42:08Z

added map and some new info

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	[[Image:Cattle in Butchertown jan 11 1921 AAB-6727.jpg]]		[[Image:Cattle in Butchertown jan 11 1921 AAB-6727.jpg]]
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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''


			[[Image:Old-Butchertown-on-Mission-Creek cu.jpg]]

			'''Map indicating the area where slaughterhouses were concentrated in the 1860s, after their removal from a several block stretch of Larkin Street near Van Ness where they were in the 1850s, and before they were moved again, to the "Butcher's Reservation" on Islais Creek.'''

			''Map: courtesy ''Animal City: The Domestication of America'' by Andrew Robichaud, Harvard University Press: 2019''


			<font size=4>from the ''San Francisco Bulletin'', March 21, 1870</font size>

			<blockquote>The lots which have been assigned the butchers by the State reservation, were to have been sold by auction on last Saturday evening. The land had been surveyed by the State Surveyor, but an extra survey was found advisable, which necessitated the delay in the division of the property. The City and County Surveyor will survey the fractional parts today, and the choice lots will be sold to the highest bidder in about ten days from hence. Now that the butchers are on the eve of their removal, and the slaughterhouse and hog-ranch nuisance is about to disappear, from Brannan street, a difficulty has arisen in regard to a suitable road between their location and the city.

			The Long bridge passing over Islais Creek, and the Bay View road are at present the only connecting thoroughfares. There are so many objections to the use of the former for the heavy meat wagons that as it stands at present, it offers no solution to the difficulty. It is too narrow at several places in the vicinity of the cut for the wagons to pass abreast, the height of the rails would lock the wheels and obstruct the railroad cars, there is no protection against accidents at the steep embankments at either side of the cut, and finally the wear and tear of the constant traffic would make repairs a daily occurrence, and entail endless expense upon the property-holders. The matter of the tolls would also be no trifling consideration, the additional expense reverting from the butchers to the community at large.

			So much for the Long Bridge; and now the Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up and ungraded, it would make the transportation of meat extremely difficult. To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city. The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used, and before this becomes necessary, thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present.</blockquote>

	[[Image:Smelt-fishing-from-Long-Bridge-1869.jpg]]		[[Image:Smelt-fishing-from-Long-Bridge-1869.jpg]]
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	''Photo: Bancroft Library''		''Photo: Bancroft Library''

	''~~Article from the~~ San Francisco ~~'''Bulletin~~''', ~~March 21, 1870''~~		'''San Francisco ordinance 1587, passed in 1880''', restricted many forms of animal keeping in the city, and also carved a single path for driving cattle from the Second Street Wharf to Butchertown: “It is lawful to drive cattle from the landing at the foot of Second Street along King Street to Third Street, then to Berry, then to 6th Street, then along Sixth to Townsend, along Townsend to Seventh Street, then to Brannan, then to Ninth Street.” The path led out to parts of town where keeping cattle was legal, and specifically to Butchertown. General Orders of the Board of Supervisors Providing Regulations for the Government of the City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco: P.J. Thomas, 1884), 25.

	The lots which have been assigned the butchers by the State reservation, were to have been sold by auction on last Saturday evening. The land had been surveyed by the State Surveyor, but an extra survey was found advisable, which necessitated the delay in the ~~division of the property. The City and County Surveyor will survey the fractional parts today~~, and the ~~choice lots will be sold~~ to ~~the highest bidder in about ten days~~ from ~~hence. Now that~~ the ~~butchers are on~~ the ~~eve~~ of ~~their removal~~, ~~and the slaughterhouse and hog-ranch nuisance is about~~ to ~~disappear~~, ~~from Brannan street~~, ~~a difficulty has arisen in regard~~ to ~~a suitable road between their location and the city. The Long bridge passing over Islais Creek~~, ~~and the Bay View road are at present the only connecting thoroughfares. There are so many objections~~ to ~~the use of the former for the heavy meat wagons that as it stands at present~~, ~~it offers no solution~~ to ~~the difficulty~~. ~~It is too narrow at several places in the vicinity of the cut for the wagons~~ to ~~pass abreast, the height~~ of ~~the rails would lock the wheels and obstruct the railroad cars, there is no protection against accidents at the steep embankments at either side of the cut~~, and ~~finally the wear and tear~~ of the ~~constant traffic would make repairs a daily occurrence, and entail endless expense upon the property-holders. The matter~~ of ~~the tolls would also be no trifling consideration, the additional expense reverting from the butchers to the community at large.~~

	~~So much~~ for the ~~Long Bridge; and now~~ the ~~Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up~~ and ~~ungraded, it would make the transportation~~ of ~~meat extremely difficult~~. ~~To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city~~. ~~The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used~~, ~~and before this becomes necessary~~, ~~thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present~~.

	[[Butchertown's Beginnings\|Prev. Document]] [[Hunters Point Mid-1990s\|Next Document]]		[[Butchertown's Beginnings\|Prev. Document]] [[Hunters Point Mid-1990s\|Next Document]]

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Ccarlsson: added link

2019-04-09T20:26:22Z

added link

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	[[Image:Cattle in Butchertown jan 11 1921 AAB-6727.jpg]]		[[Image:Cattle in Butchertown jan 11 1921 AAB-6727.jpg]]

	'''Cattle in Butchertown, January 11, 1921, fifty years after this article was written.'''		'''Cattle in [[Butchertown's Beginnings\|Butchertown]], January 11, 1921, fifty years after this article was written.'''

	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

Ccarlsson: adding Removal of the Butchers to the navigational loop

2010-07-05T23:11:36Z

adding Removal of the Butchers to the navigational loop

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	So much for the Long Bridge; and now the Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up and ungraded, it would make the transportation of meat extremely difficult. To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city. The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used, and before this becomes necessary, thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present.		So much for the Long Bridge; and now the Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up and ungraded, it would make the transportation of meat extremely difficult. To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city. The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used, and before this becomes necessary, thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present.

			[[Butchertown's Beginnings\|Prev. Document]] [[Hunters Point Mid-1990s\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:Roads]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:food]]		[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:Roads]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:food]]

Ccarlsson at 22:26, 5 July 2010

2010-07-05T22:26:19Z

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	''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''		''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

			[[Image:Smelt-fishing-from-Long-Bridge-1869.jpg]]

			'''Smelt fishing from Long Bridge over Mission Bay, 1869.'''

			''Photo: Bancroft Library''

	''Article from the San Francisco '''Bulletin''', March 21, 1870''		''Article from the San Francisco '''Bulletin''', March 21, 1870''

Ccarlsson: added photo

2010-07-05T22:17:01Z

added photo

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			[[Image:Cattle in Butchertown jan 11 1921 AAB-6727.jpg]]

	Article from the San Francisco ''Bulletin'', March 21, 1870		'''Cattle in Butchertown, January 11, 1921, fifty years after this article was written.'''

			''Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library''

			''Article from the San Francisco '''Bulletin''', March 21, 1870''

	The lots which have been assigned the butchers by the State reservation, were to have been sold by auction on last Saturday evening. The land had been surveyed by the State Surveyor, but an extra survey was found advisable, which necessitated the delay in the division of the property. The City and County Surveyor will survey the fractional parts today, and the choice lots will be sold to the highest bidder in about ten days from hence. Now that the butchers are on the eve of their removal, and the slaughterhouse and hog-ranch nuisance is about to disappear, from Brannan street, a difficulty has arisen in regard to a suitable road between their location and the city. The Long bridge passing over Islais Creek, and the Bay View road are at present the only connecting thoroughfares. There are so many objections to the use of the former for the heavy meat wagons that as it stands at present, it offers no solution to the difficulty. It is too narrow at several places in the vicinity of the cut for the wagons to pass abreast, the height of the rails would lock the wheels and obstruct the railroad cars, there is no protection against accidents at the steep embankments at either side of the cut, and finally the wear and tear of the constant traffic would make repairs a daily occurrence, and entail endless expense upon the property-holders. The matter of the tolls would also be no trifling consideration, the additional expense reverting from the butchers to the community at large.		The lots which have been assigned the butchers by the State reservation, were to have been sold by auction on last Saturday evening. The land had been surveyed by the State Surveyor, but an extra survey was found advisable, which necessitated the delay in the division of the property. The City and County Surveyor will survey the fractional parts today, and the choice lots will be sold to the highest bidder in about ten days from hence. Now that the butchers are on the eve of their removal, and the slaughterhouse and hog-ranch nuisance is about to disappear, from Brannan street, a difficulty has arisen in regard to a suitable road between their location and the city. The Long bridge passing over Islais Creek, and the Bay View road are at present the only connecting thoroughfares. There are so many objections to the use of the former for the heavy meat wagons that as it stands at present, it offers no solution to the difficulty. It is too narrow at several places in the vicinity of the cut for the wagons to pass abreast, the height of the rails would lock the wheels and obstruct the railroad cars, there is no protection against accidents at the steep embankments at either side of the cut, and finally the wear and tear of the constant traffic would make repairs a daily occurrence, and entail endless expense upon the property-holders. The matter of the tolls would also be no trifling consideration, the additional expense reverting from the butchers to the community at large.
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	So much for the Long Bridge; and now the Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up and ungraded, it would make the transportation of meat extremely difficult. To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city. The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used, and before this becomes necessary, thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present.		So much for the Long Bridge; and now the Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up and ungraded, it would make the transportation of meat extremely difficult. To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city. The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used, and before this becomes necessary, thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present.

	[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:Roads]]		[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:Roads]] [[category:1920s]] [[category:food]]

KMorris: new page related to Butchertown

2010-05-20T20:38:57Z

new page related to Butchertown

New page

''' Primary Source '''

Article from the San Francisco ''Bulletin'', March 21, 1870

The lots which have been assigned the butchers by the State reservation, were to have been sold by auction on last Saturday evening. The land had been surveyed by the State Surveyor, but an extra survey was found advisable, which necessitated the delay in the division of the property. The City and County Surveyor will survey the fractional parts today, and the choice lots will be sold to the highest bidder in about ten days from hence. Now that the butchers are on the eve of their removal, and the slaughterhouse and hog-ranch nuisance is about to disappear, from Brannan street, a difficulty has arisen in regard to a suitable road between their location and the city. The Long bridge passing over Islais Creek, and the Bay View road are at present the only connecting thoroughfares. There are so many objections to the use of the former for the heavy meat wagons that as it stands at present, it offers no solution to the difficulty. It is too narrow at several places in the vicinity of the cut for the wagons to pass abreast, the height of the rails would lock the wheels and obstruct the railroad cars, there is no protection against accidents at the steep embankments at either side of the cut, and finally the wear and tear of the constant traffic would make repairs a daily occurrence, and entail endless expense upon the property-holders. The matter of the tolls would also be no trifling consideration, the additional expense reverting from the butchers to the community at large.

So much for the Long Bridge; and now the Bay View road comes as the remaining thoroughfare, but in its present condition, cut up and ungraded, it would make the transportation of meat extremely difficult. To send the beef around by water, so much handling would be required that its market value would be considerably depreciated on its arrival in the city. The Bay View road is therefore the only road that can be used, and before this becomes necessary, thorough grading, with many other improvements, must alter the condition in which this most neglected of thoroughfares rests at present.

[[category:Bayview/Hunter's Point]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:Roads]]