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SEPTEMBER 30, 1850: Jane Lanthrop married Leland Stanford in Albany, New York. Both husband and wife would play important roles in San Francisco history, with Jane Stanford’s death still an unsolved murder.

SEPTEMBER 30, 1850: Jane Lanthrop married Leland Stanford in Albany, New York. Both husband and wife would play important roles in San Francisco history, with Jane Stanford’s death still an unsolved murder.

Most San Franciscans know the story of Leland Stanford. He opened up a mercantile store in Sacramento with his brothers during the Gold Rush, once…

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2006: The first West Coast Bloomingdale’s opened in what was the Emporium at 5th and Market in San Francisco. The Emporium was not just an essential department store, but the soul of the City’s old holiday spirit.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2006: The first West Coast Bloomingdale’s opened in what was the Emporium at 5th and Market in San Francisco. The Emporium was not just an essential department store, but the soul of the City’s old holiday spirit.

“THE BIG E – YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND IT AT THE EMPORIUM”  Christmas was always a big deal in my family. On Christmas Eve my…

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