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NOVEMBER 6, 1896: William S Mooser Sr. died after an illustrious career as a San Francisco architect. Among his many achievements was his design of the popular restaurant The Poodle Dog.

NOVEMBER 6, 1896: William S Mooser Sr. died after an illustrious career as a San Francisco architect. Among his many achievements was his design of the popular restaurant The Poodle Dog.

William Sebatian Mooser was born in 1834 in Switzerland. He moved to San Francisco in 1854 and, after trying his hand at mining, went into…

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NOVEMBER 2, 1895: San Francisco’s Chutes on Haight (located between Cole and Clayton) opened. Water rides were a popular City attraction until 1950.

NOVEMBER 2, 1895: San Francisco’s Chutes on Haight (located between Cole and Clayton) opened. Water rides were a popular City attraction until 1950.

The Chutes on Haight was a water ride built over the midway of the 1894 California Midwinter Exposition[1] a year after the exposition ended. It was…

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