BACKESTO BUILDING-1873

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5th and Market.
Among the finest office buildings of its day, the Backesto Building opened in the heart of New Town’s original business district. Klauber and Levi, a pioneer grocer and general-merchandise firm, occupied the ground floor from 1879 to 1886. In 1892 San Diego Hardware opened at the site, relocating in 1923 to a few blocks north on 5th Avenue. The structure, one of the first in the Gaslamp to be restored, stands within a block filled with century-old buildings.

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