John Tait
Proprietor Sept 1907 - 1910?

 

San Francisco Call - 17 July 1905
Tait's Cafe

 

San Francisco Call - 24 July 1905
John Tait leaves Tait's cafe

 

San Francisco Call - 7 December 1906
Joins Claremont Hotel as manager

 

 

The San Francisco Examiner - Feb 21 1907

 

The Recorder - Feb 22 1907
details of Point Lobos avenue widening

 

"LEASE SIGNED FOR CLIFF HOUSE" San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 23 1907

"CLIFF HOUSE IS LEASED BY TAIT" The San Francisco Examiner - Apr 23 1907

 

San Francisco Call - 18 May 1907

 

 

 

Oakland Tribune - Aug 18 1907
"The Knave"
A description of "dungeon" dining as Tait envisioned for the Cliff House

 

 

 

 

San Francisco Call - 15 October 1909
 

 

Santa Cruz Evening News - 12 Oct 1910
Last reference to John Tait working at Cliff House

 

 

 

San Francisco Call - 15 October 1912

 

San Francisco Call - 28 April 1913
John Tait offers free sandwiches to spectators at "Indoor Yachtsmen" event
By December of 1910 Colonel John Farley is mentioned as the Cliff House manager, so the source of the
sandwiches is unclear to me.

 

Sacramento Union - 23 May 1915
Operating the Tallac in Lake Tahoe district

 

Los Angeles Herald - 2 November 1917
Restaurant spokesman during WWI

 

Sacramento Union - 15 December 1920
"Tipped" during prohibition

 

SF Chronicle - May 10 1952
John Tait Obituary