Mission Mission » Don’t Go Changing SF http://www.missionmission.org Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:48:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Kay Jewelers then and now http://www.missionmission.org/2011/03/16/kay-jewelers-then-and-now/ http://www.missionmission.org/2011/03/16/kay-jewelers-then-and-now/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:44:27 +0000 Vic Wong http://www.missionmission.org/?p=24480 You find cool stuff clicking through to our commenters’ web sites. Case in point: T.C.’s Don’t Go Changing SF, a blog that finds an old picture of a SF building and shows it right next to a current one from the same angle.

Remember Kay Jewelers on 21st and Mission?

No? Weren’t you around in 1953? What are you, 27 or something? Maybe you know it as this:

I’ve always wondered about the origin of those weird Romanesque pillars in that particular building. No answers here. I guess they really didn’t care for them in 1953 and covered them up with that sign.

But look, if you can afford the lease, that could be your windowsill! On the downside, you’ll probably have to hear Medjool patrons every night.

[via Don't Go Changing SF, check it out for more great historical photos]

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