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Schmidt Lithography Co. Clock Tower

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The Schmidt Lithography Co. Clock Tower, built in San Francisco in 1921, was once headquarters to the Max Schmidt Lithography Company, once the largest printing company on the West Coast. The Clock Tower's building occupies two blocks at Second and Bryant Streets and was rumored to have once housed handball and volleyball courts, roof gardens, and a hospital for the Lithography Company.The Clock Tower was built adjoining an older building on the property; the Lithography plant covered an area of 181 by 252 feet on Second Street. The Clock Tower stands at 170 feet tall.The future of the tower was jeopardized by the building of the Bay Bridge Viaduct in the 1930s, but ultimately prevailed to stand in its original location of 461 Second Street, where it is located today. Because of the preservation and the tower's identifiable characteristics, it has become a landmark as the official "timepiece of Rincon hill".

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Schmidt Lithography Co. Clock Tower
2nd Street, San Francisco

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2nd Street 461
94017 San Francisco
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