relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message top of the mark interior showing view restaurant information established may 11 1939 1939 05 11 current owner s intercontintental hotels corporation street address 999 california street city san francisco county san francisco state california postal code zip 94108 country united states coordinates coordinates 37 47 30 n 122 24 37 w 37.791558 n 122.410364 w 37.791558 ; 122.410364 website www.intercontinentalmarkhopkins.com the top of the mark is a rooftop bar located at the top of the mark hopkins hotel on nob hill at california and mason streets in san francisco california . located at the highest point of downtown san francisco on fog free days the top of the mark features spectacular views of the financial district chinatown north beach the san francisco bay and especially of grace cathedral and huntington park . contents 1 history 2 present day 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links history edit the mark hopkins hotel was built by george d. smith on the site of the old mark hopkins mansion which had burned down following the 1906 san francisco earthquake . the hotel was dedicated in 1926 and the penthouse suite was rented exclusively to daniel c. jackling reputedly at us 1 250 equivalent to 17 000 in 2015 per month 1 until he moved to his house in woodside in 1936 . 2 in 1939 shortly after emerging from a 1933 bankruptcy george smith convinced the trustees of the mark to spend us 110 000 equivalent to 1 876 000 in 2015 to convert the 11 room penthouse on the hotel s 19th floor into a glass walled cocktail lounge 2 which became known as the top of the mark . 3 marjorie trumbull won fame in the 1940s for her radio interviews of celebrities broadcast on ksfo and conducted from the top of the mark . 4 5 during world war ii when san francisco was a major transit point for troops going to the pacific theater servicemen traditionally had a farewell drink before shipping out while watching the sun set over the golden gate bridge . 6 7 the northwest corner was known as weeper s corner after the wives and girlfriends who would gather there for their final look at departing ships . 8 a new tradition was established during the korean war when squadron members would sponsor a squadron bottle to be kept available at the bar . each member would sign and date the label after claiming a free drink and the man who took the last drink would keep the signed bottle and purchase a new bottle . by the end of the korean war thirty two squadron bottles were in use . 2 9 present day edit the top of the mark features over 100 variations on the martini . 10 11 the bar remains popular today featuring dancing and live music most days of the week . during the december holiday season the top of the mark offers an afternoon tea service . 12 gallery edit interior overlooking the financial district exterior view panoramic view of the financial district sunset over san francisco bay cocktails at the top of the mark huntington mansion huntington park and grace cathedral references edit christopher lee 25 november 1964 . a we love you fete for phyllis ; and in sf a party at the mark . desert sun . retrieved 27 june 2016 . a b c erickson leif 11 may 1959 . memories of remembering famous top of the mark holds 20th anniversary . sarasota herald tribune . ap . retrieved 27 june 2016 . a short account of its long and illustrious history . intercontinental mark hopkins . radio broadcast scene . sausalito news . 7 november 1946 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . marjorie trumbull ; radio and tv interviewer . los angeles times . 29 september 1993 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . life visits the top of the mark . life . chicago illinois time inc. 17 5 75 79 . 31 july 1944 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . leighty john 20 december 1976 . celebration with style the mark fifty years of elegance . desert sun . upi . retrieved 27 june 2016 . chapman keith 10 october 2015 . a high up san francisco watering hole on the 19th floor . boston globe . retrieved 27 june 2016 . dixon kenneth l. 16 february 1965 . the changing scene top of the mark revisited . the tuscaloosa news . retrieved 27 june 2016 . top of the mark history . intercontinental mark hopkins . 2009 . retrieved 2010 03 04 . lovato kimberley 31 january 2015 . discovering the martini s bay area roots . san francisco examiner . retrieved 27 june 2016 . lovato kimberley 14 december 2014 . tis the season for afternoon tea . san francisco examiner . retrieved 27 june 2016 . wikimedia commons has media related to top of the mark . external links edit official website san francisco war stirs golden gate city . life . chicago illinois time inc. 15 2 70 82 . 12 july 1943 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . the city at twilight stretches romantically westward over the low mountains . this is the view from the top o the mark the glassed in floor atop the famed mark hopkins hotel . suds on the mark . life . chicago illinois time inc. 33 18 146 . 3 november 1952 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . delights for delegates . life . chicago illinois time inc. 41 8 44 50 . 20 august 1956 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . the big new face of the g.o.p. . life . chicago illinois time inc. 57 4 20 32 . 24 july 1964 . retrieved 27 june 2016 . nolte carl 26 august 1995 . navy vets toast memories at the mark . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 27 june 2016 . schwartz stephen 17 september 1996 . top of the mark reopens ... with bar named for herb caen . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 27 june 2016 . poletti therese 17 october 2009 . the disappearing sky room . timothy pflueger blog . retrieved 27 june 2016 . quinn michelle 15 december 2009 . sky rooms are disappearing . new york times bay area blogs . retrieved 27 june 2016 . v t e san francisco attractions landmarks 49 mile drive alcatraz bay bridge cable cars the castro chinatown city hall cliff house coit tower 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