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The Octagon House at Land's End - Western Neighborhoods Project


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History of the Point Lobos Marine Exchange Building.
The Octagon House at Land s End
The old octagonal Marine Exchange building at Lands End, February 1927. -
by John Martini
September 2009
Nearly engulfed by trees above the Land s End parking lot is an overlooked piece of San Francisco s maritime history, the octagonal-shaped Point Lobos Marine Exchange Lookout Station. Completed in early 1927, it was the last of a series of stations that stretched back to the Gold Rush whose function was to watch for approaching ships and announce their arrival. Once a ship was spotted, the lookout relayed the information (especially the ship s name or company insignia) to the Embarcadero where a small army of stevedores, tugs boats, taxis and drayage companies waited to unload the vessel s cargo and transport her passengers. ....

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Is Portsmouth, NH slogan still 'City of the Open Door?'


J. Dennis Robinson
Slogans, like bumper stickers, tend to fade with age, but they stick like glue. Once applied, they can be tough to remove. Since this city first began courting tourists at the bicentennial celebration of 1823, Portsmouth has had its share of catchy promotional phrases. We were “An Old Town by the Sea,” thanks to the title of an 1883 book by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. But by the dawn of the 20th century, that slogan already carried a whiff of decay. 
While old colonial mansions drew visitors to New Hampshire’s only seaport, they were of no interest to companies seeking to plant a factory or a new business. Potential companies wanted railroad lines, paved roads, cheap land, and a willing workforce. Members of the Portsmouth Board of Trade and the Merchant’s Exchange recognized what today we call “a branding problem.” So in 1914, they combined forces to publish a slick brochure advertising the city.  ....

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