It is the very essence of the classic American success story. A young man of eighteen leaves his home in Portugal and makes his way to the San Francisco shore with more dreams for his good fortune than money in his pocket.
He landed his first job as a “swamper” in a local gin-joint on the infamous Barbary Coast. Izzy had a large drive to succeed in his new home; he squirreled away his money and soon had enough to buy a small bar on Pacific Avenue.
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