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Mechanics' Institute, San Francisco

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San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute 0672
San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute 0672

The Mechanics' Institute is a historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess club at 57 Post Street, San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1854, as a mechanics' institute, an educational and cultural institution, to serve the vocational needs of out-of-work gold miners. The institute today serves readers, writers, downtown employees, students, film lovers, chess players, and others.

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Mechanics' Institute, San Francisco
Post Street, San Francisco

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N 37.788611111111 ° E -122.40277777778 °
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McKesson Plaza

Post Street 1
94107 San Francisco
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San Francisco Mechanics’ Institute 0672
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