Telegraph Hill Quarry

The Gray Brothers operated a quarry at Sansome and Green Streets during the 1890s and well into the early part of the 20th century. In spite of Saving Telegraph Hill 1890-1918 strong opposition from Telegraph Hill neighbors and local residents, including the passage of city ordinances banning the further quarrying of Telegraph Hill, the Gray Bros. continued past 1909, leaving the hill scarred and subject to winter landslides.

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From the 1890's into the early part of the twentieth century, the Gray brothers operated a quarry on Telegraph Hill. Old drawing of the quarry.

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Carlsson,Chris - Photographer-Artist

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