The Wasp — 1896 — page 703: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is not a satirical cartoon page, but rather a feature article titled "A Millionaire Who Has Faith in San Francisco," accompanied by architectural photographs. The piece profiles A. B. McCerry, a San Francisco real estate investor and businessman who owned several prominent buildings on Pine Street and nearby locations. The article praises McCerry's commercial confidence and success, highlighting structures like the Eagle Block (at Market, Pine, and Davis streets) and properties on Stuart Street. The accompanying photographs show the buildings McCerry constructed or owned—four different architectural examples of late 19th-century San Francisco commercial and office structures. The article uses McCerry as an example of successful entrepreneurship and faith in San Francisco's future prosperity, rather than as satirical subject matter.