06 July 2009

Old Mint tour tomorrow

Tomorrow Heritage YP is conducting a tour of the Old Mint Building at 5th and Mission. Establishing a federal mint in San Francisco in the 1850's "put San Francisco on the map" so to speak. Recognized as the most important building in San Francisco at the time, numerous brave souls fought back an inferno after the 1906 Earthquake to protect it from destruction. Today the enthusiasm is gone and it must wait patiently for some long overdue maintenance.