Top of the Mark wartime send-offs and panoramic lounge

The Top of the Mark lounge sits atop the InterContinental Mark Hopkins hotel and opened with the hotel in 1926. During World War II the lounge became a well-known gathering spot where servicemen and families celebrated departures and returns, a tradition remembered in many local wartime accounts. The lounge offers panoramic views of the city and continues to be referenced in San Francisco social lore about Nob Hill and wartime-era nightlife.