Crane Steak House, San Francisco 1936 Clark's was constructed as a private

was constructed as a private home in 1832

the French word for firemen

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are the superior products of the estates of France and the shippers of other lands

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Crane Steak House, San Francisco 1936 Clark's was constructed as a privateThis is a marvelous vintage menu cover showing a gussied up crane in a chefs hat, offering a sizzling steak to customers. Note the cheeky expression on this long legged and long necked bird, and the cigar dangling from its mouth. Dated 1936, this menu cover comes from the now defunct Crane Hotel on Powell Street in downtown San Francisco. Known as the friendly hotel, it offered rooms at the time for a dollar a night and kept its customers happy with a