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Article: Fisherman's Wharf Hotel in San Francisco Charts Nautical Course.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
- Article date:
- September 14, 2003
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By Janet Fullwood, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Sep. 14--SAN FRANCISCO -- Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco used to be just that: the providence of fishermen, a raw-boned district that reeked of fresh catch and resounded with the squish of rubber boots, the screech of sea gulls and the kind of language that would curl your mother's hair.
All of that still exists, though it takes some poking around to find it. Tourism at the wharf long ago superceded the fresh-fish business, much to the locals' chagrin. With wall-to-wall emporiums competing for the visitor's buck and thick-as-a-theme-park crowds jamming the ...