5 Stop 5 of 9 on The Barbary Coast

Hotaling's Warehouse

Jackson Square, San Francisco

A Preview

"See that brick building? Four fifty-one Jackson Street. Italianate facade, cast-iron shutters, a plaque on the wall. This was the West Coast's largest whiskey warehouse. And in April nineteen oh-six, the United States Army decided they couldn't blow it up. Five twelve in the morning, April eighteenth. A magnitude seven-point-nine earthquake hits San Francisco. Forty-five seconds of shaking."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

Hear the full story at Hotaling's Warehouse

This is just one of 9 stops on the The Barbary Coast tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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