▁tri ps ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁or ▁Europe , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁brothers ▁operated ▁the ▁th riv ing ▁business . ▁▁▁ ▁During ▁its ▁first ▁years , ▁Laz ard ▁Fr ères ▁& ▁Co . ▁moved ▁frequently . ▁Their ▁first ▁store ▁was ▁destroyed ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ’ s ▁cat ast roph ic ▁May ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁fire , ▁then ▁to ▁Mont gom ery ▁and ▁P ine ▁Stre ets , ▁followed ▁by ▁May n ard ’ s ▁Row ▁on ▁California ▁Street , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁to ▁ 6 4 ▁Sac r amento ▁Street , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁to ▁ 2 1 5 - 2 1 7 ▁B atter y . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s , ▁they ▁moved ▁into ▁their ▁own ▁building , ▁a ▁grand ▁store ▁at ▁ 5 2 5 - 5 2 7 ▁Market ▁Street , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁multi - story ▁structure ▁with ▁sales ▁rooms ▁below ▁and ▁office ▁above . ▁The ▁firm ▁special ized ▁in ▁dry good s , ▁from ▁worker ’ s ▁bo ots ▁and ▁tr ous ers ▁to ▁fancy ▁French ▁goods , ▁including ▁lin ens , ▁wine ▁and ▁champ agne . ▁They ▁wh oles aled ▁goods ▁to ▁min ing camp ▁trad ers , ▁while ▁also ▁serving ▁as ▁agents ▁for ▁European ▁fir ms , ▁s elling ▁goods ▁in ▁the ▁bo oming ▁California ▁market . ▁( San ▁Francisco ▁had ▁grown ▁from ▁ 4 5 9 ▁people ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁ 1 8