This is Old Saint Mary's Cathedral at 660 California Street in San Francisco, California's oldest cathedral. It was dedicated at Christmas Midnight Mass in 1854 and has always stuck me as an interesting juxtaposition of east and west, given its location at California and Grant--it's flanked by Chinatown's colorful shops and restaurants and at times looks like it's being pushed down California street by this very different culture.
The quotation below the clock caught my eye years ago, but only recently did I discover that this church has been featured in several movies, as described here. Several web sources say that the quotation was originally directed at patrons of the brothel district opposite the church in old San Francisco.
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