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1. • • More than a century after a quirky San Francisco character who called himself Emperor Norton I ordered a bridge be built spanning the bay, a move is under way to name the later-day Bay Bridge in his honor.
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   Will San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge be renamed in honor of Emperor Norton?

   • "California campaign seeks to rename San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in honor of Emperor Norton". Coin World. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018. ^ "Imperial Government of Norton I. Sept. 17, 1871. 50 Cents". Stacks and Bowers Galleries. March 20, 2020. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023.

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   How old was Emperor Norton when he arrived in San Francisco?

   • This despite that Emperor Norton was flat broke and lived in the 1880s equivalent of an SRO. This is his story. Joshua Abraham Norton arrived in San Francisco in 1849 as a legitimately wealthy and powerful man (estimates on his age vary, but he was likely in his late 30s at the time).

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   When will the San Francisco Ferry Building be renamed 'the Emperor Norton tower'?

   • In October 2022, The Emperor Norton Trust announced a new effort to have the San Francisco Ferry Building clock tower named "The Emperor Norton Tower" in 2023, the 125th anniversary of the opening of the building in 1898.

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   When did 'Emperor Norton Place' get its name?

   • In February 2023, San Francisco Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin introduced a resolution to add "Emperor Norton Place" as a commemorative name for the 600 block of Commercial Street. The resolution was adopted by the Supervisors, and approved by Mayor London Breed in April 2023, with signage installed in early May.

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3. www.sfgate.com › news › articleEmperor Norton's name may yet span the bay / S.F ... - SFGATE

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   Dec 15, 2004 · More than a century after a quirky San Francisco character who called himself Emperor Norton I ordered a bridge be built spanning the bay, a move is under way to name the later-day Bay Bridge in...

4. www.nbcbayarea.com › news › local150 Years Ago, Emperor Norton Called for a ... - NBC Bay Area

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   Jul 22, 2022 · In 2014, the state legislature voted to name the western span of the bridge for former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. But Lumea said it's not a done deal for the Norton name as...

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6. www.sfchronicle.com › bayarea › articleEmperor Norton finally gets a street named after him in S.F.

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   Sep 17, 2023 · Rick Shelton, dressed as Countess Lola Montez, with Joseph Amster, dressed as Emperor Norton, attend the 116th Annual 1906 San Francisco Great Earthquake and Fire wreath-laying and commemoration ...

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   Jan 6, 2017 · An amusing epilogue to Emperor Norton's story came in 1965 when pioneering gay activist and onetime San Francisco candidate for supervisor Jose Sarria donned some regal drag and declared himself ...

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   Long after his death, similar structures were built in the form of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge and the Transbay Tube, and there have been efforts since the 1930s to name the Bay Bridge after Emperor Norton or at least to add "Emperor Norton Bridge" as an honorary name for the bridge.

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   It is possible simply to add "Emperor Norton Bridge" as an honorary "co-name" for the Bay Bridge system — while retaining the longtime unofficial name, "San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge." The two names could exist in tandem. Not only should this approach have popular and political appeal.

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    Oct 26, 2021 · The legislature's decision in 2013 to name the western section (San Francisco side) of the Bay Bridge the “Willie L. Brown, Jr., Bridge” has many psyched into thinking that (1) There are three possible opportunities for getting the Emperor's name on his bridge: the bridge as a whole. the western (SF) section. the eastern (Oakland) section ...