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Hotel Union Square

1913 establishments in CaliforniaHotel buildings completed in 1913Hotels in San FranciscoUnion Square, San Francisco
Hotel Union Square, San Francisco
Hotel Union Square, San Francisco

Hotel Union Square is located at 114 Powell Street in San Francisco, California. It was built in 1908, had a speakeasy in the basement during the Prohibition Era, and Dashiell Hammett was a patron.

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Hotel Union Square
Powell Street, San Francisco

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Powell Street
94104 San Francisco
California, United States
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