January 8, 2018 at 7:45 pm to 8:45 pm
Empire Park
624 Commercial St,
San Francisco, CA
Admirers of America’s only emperor will gather at the
corner of Grant and California Streets in San Francisco to commemorate the
138th anniversary of his death. They will be led by the modern-day
reincarnation of Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of
Mexico, San Francisco resident Joseph Amster.
The evening’s commemoration begins at the Empire Park,
located on Commercial Street between Kearny and Montgomery Streets, at 7:45 pm.
The park is the site of the former Eureka Lodgings, Emperor Norton’s residence
from 1863-1880.
At precisely 8 pm, Amster will lead participants on a
candlelight reenactment of Emperor Norton’s final stroll, tracing his steps
from Commercial Street, down Kearny Street and then up California Street, to
the corner of California Street and Grant Avenue, where Emperor Norton passed
away at 8:15 pm, 137 years ago.
Please bring candles and flowers.
Cost: Free
