The Grand Tour

This is the front of our shop. Lots of goodies in the window, just waiting for someone to take them home. On the left are trays of rings, watches, chains,  bracelets... Behind the right window are cameras, lenses, radios, binoculars, computer games, calculators, a notebook computer or two...

That's me, Michael, the narrator for your tour of Pacific Loan. I am also the owner. I took over running the business in 1990 when my Dad retired. I do my best to avoid being  'seedy' looking, however this photograph does not do me justice :-)

On the left  is my old man. He started Pacific Loan in 1952 at Third and Mission. At that time, there were only 4 pawn shops in San Francisco. In 1988, we moved to our present location at 55 Sixth Street.

This is John, my right hand man who is a loan officer and is responsible for most of  the record keeping. Of this, there is a great deal- as every record of every loan, every sale, every purchase, has to be accurately recorded into our computer network system and backed up every day. But that's just part of it- there is also
a written record that has to be maintained for each transaction. John has 22 years of service and is an expert appraiser. His specialty is sporting goods.

Luis
On the right is Albert, who is in charge of cameras, home electronics (stereo, TV, VCR, etc.) tools, and also our repair technician. Albert speaks Tagalog as well as English. He has been with Pacific for seven years.

A few pictures of the inside of Pacific Loan. Bicycles, TVs, drums, speakers and all kinds of other stuff. And all at bargain prices.