Tag Archives: 895 Post

Frisco Beat: Adios, House of Fans — or, The Adventure of The Diagraph Stencil Machine

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Don

A couple of Thursdays back I did a tour by appointment for a guy who just couldn’t hit the burg on a Sunday, but didn’t seem to mind handing over bigger bucks to pay for wear-and-tear on my gumshoes and closing-in-on-forty-years of expertise. … Continue reading →

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Tour: Sunday January 18

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Don

Next walk where anyone with $20 and four hours to spare can just show up and gumshoe the mean streets will be Sunday January 18 — and, yes, rain or shine. Bring an umbrella if needed or deck yourself out Old … Continue reading →

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891 Post: And More on 895 Post

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Don

How about another 891 Post post? Eighteen people hauled out for the walk on September 21, including Warren Harris of Midget Bandit Week fame (so naturally I had to do lots of extra coverage of Edwin Ware) and a guy named … Continue reading →

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Hammett: More on “Death”

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Don

Prompted by Terry Zobeck’s post on “Death and Company,” I pulled out my Dell Mapback edition of The Return of the Continental Op and checked through all his corrections. Took a little bit of work, since Terry’s page and line numbers refer to … Continue reading →

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