This Google Earth map link (update ongoing) identifies Mrs Pleasant’s known property holdings and businesses and homes where she worked (Hawthorne St in particular).
An analysis of San Francisco, Alameda (Oakland & Berkeley), and Napa/Sonomo County deed indexes reveals a dizzying array of activities dealing with property transactions by Mary, her husband John, and their many associates.
Photo: Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection OpenUCLA Collections. In center Mammy Pleasant’s Boarding House at 920 Wash. St
Geneva Cottage – Link to an interesting article about the land and its current location in SF
And one property listed as purchased in September 1889, 1110 E 14th Street @ 22nd Avenue, Oakland. An article in the Oakland Enquirer and the Oakland City Directory lists this as her “res”, i.e. residence.
