The year 1873 was a busy one for San Francisco. That was the year the University of California opened its first medical school in the City by the Bay. San Francisco’s cable cars first began running. And the blue jean was born after tailor Jacob Davis and fabric supplier Levi Strauss received the patent for their copper-riveted denim cotton bottoms. Now, the UCSF School of Medicine is one of the top-ranked in the country. The cable cars are an iconic form of transit in the city. And the blue jean, despite generations of trends and changes in taste, remains a powerhouse in the apparel industry, an item that’s worn as often by kids and fashion models as soccer dads and rock stars.
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