San Francisco.First cliff house

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Built in 1863, the Cliff House became a resort spot favored by the local gangsters who ran the city. It was badly damaged when the schooner Parallel, carrying a huge load of dynamite, smashed against the rocks below the house the ensuing explosion annihilated one whole wing of the building. Seven years later, the whole place burned to the ground.