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The Mills Building was burned out in the 1906 earthquake, but the shell was saved and a new interior built. It was here that in 1949, more than half a century after his father opened his first bookstore, that Paul Elder Jr opened a small satellite bookstore to serve the needs of the Financial District. This location lasted until 1968 when the firm was sold.