The former Mechanics' Institute on Bath Street in Glasgow. The Mechanics' Institutes were a movement born out of a lecture given by George Birkbeck at the Andersonian Institute in Glasgow in 1804.

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Surgeon by trade, radical by nature, and a publisher for good measure — George Robert Skene never met a cause he didn’t like. From fighting unfair taxes to handing land to the poor, his 19th-century hustle game was strong. Meet the Victorian multi-hyphenate you didn’t know you needed […]

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History of the Tenderloin with Randy Shaw and Katie Conry Come celebrate the updated edition of Randy Shaw's book, a historical account of one of San Francisco’s most misunderstood neighborhoods.

🗓 Monday, May 19, 2025 @ 12:00 PM
📍 Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post St, SF
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Books on sale at the event!

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