Starlight Room Shines Again in San Francisco
A Classic San Francisco Cocktail Lounge Reopens, Honoring the Drinking History of Its City.
The Sir Francis Drake Hotel opened at the corner of Powell and Sutter Streets in San Francisco in October 1928. The 26-story building was erected at a cost of $5 million. It survived the Great Depression and became a favorite of celebrities. Once Prohibition was repealed i…