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The Old Ship Saloon

1849 establishments in CaliforniaDrinking establishments in the San Francisco Bay Area
The Old Ship Saloon
The Old Ship Saloon

The Old Ship Saloon, formerly the Old Ship Alehouse, is a historic bar dating back to 1851 and the California gold rush when it operated out of the side of a ship run aground until the wreckage was buried and the current structure was built on top of it. It is located at 298 Pacific Avenue in the Jackson Square neighborhood of San Francisco. The Old Ship Saloon is listed as a stop along the Barbary Coast Trail.

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The Old Ship Saloon
Battery Street, San Francisco

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N 37.7984 ° E -122.4007 °
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Battery Street 750
94111 San Francisco
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