num_pages: 181
description: The story of the Montgomery Block, the building that stood at the site of today's TransAm Pyramid in San Francisco from the 1850s until the 1970s.
language: English
title: Ark of Empire: San Francisco's Montgomery Block
titlecomplete: Ark of Empire: San Francisco's Montgomery Block
ratings_count: 2
awards: awardedAt: -599587200000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Silver)
publisher: Ballantine Books