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Tag Archives: Burritt alley
Tour: Sundays, August 10 and August 31
On Sunday August 10 and again on Sunday August 31, anyone who wants to show up with $20 and four hours to invest can hike the Hammett trails that thread through the jungle of mean streets that is San Francisco. … Continue reading
Sinister Cinema: In Hilly Alabam
When last seen here on Up and Down These Mean Streets, Hollywood tour guide Charlie Morfin supplied us with a shot of the Dashiell Hammett Street sign when they got the spelling wrong — white hot news back in 2011, kicked … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frisco, News
Tagged Alabama Hills, Budd Boetticher, Burritt alley, Burritt alley plaque, Charlie Morfin, Elwood alley, Henry Silva, Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, The Tall T
Tour: Sunday July 20
I’m handling most of the demand for walks caused by the recent New York Times article by arranging groups by appointment during the week, but at least one out-of-towner asked for one on a Sunday — which I figure ought … Continue reading
Frisco Beat: Burritt Room + Tavern
Jim Dinan popped in a shot from the tour he took on September 8, 2013 — and he also sent along the moody pic of Burritt alley above. Black & white. Very noir. I bet Burritt has been photographed thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, News, Tour
Tagged Burritt alley, Burritt Room + Tavern, Charlie Palmer Group, Dan Saltzstein, Jim Dinan, Mystic Hotel, New York Times, Stockton Street, Stockton tunnel, Sutter Street
Noir: Frisco Style — Per the New York Times
The New York Times just put up today Daniel Saltzstein’s on-the-ground-in-Frisco ruminations on noir — check it out. I’m interviewed, and photographed against a wall in Burritt alley. Plus Daniel gabs it up with other people and tracks down some off … Continue reading
Tour: Fritz Leiber on Sunday October 28
I’m running late, White Rabbit-style, so let’s make this post all business and even skip the illos — if you want to see lots of cool shots of Fritz, hop over to Will Hart’s Flickr archive, especially nice for the annotated … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, Tour
Tagged Burritt alley, Clark Ashton Smith, Corona Heights, E. Hoffmann Price, Franz Westen, Fritz Leiber, Our Lady of Darkness, Will Hart
Frisco Beat: The Mystery of the Missing Logo
Oh yeah, I’ve been meaning to mention something I noticed toward the beginning of the September tours: They’ve had the Spade and Archer logo removed from the window of the Hotel Union Square, but so far haven’t had it replaced with … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, News, Tour
Tagged Burritt alley, Golden Eagle, Hotel Union Square, Jo Hammett, Maltese Eagle
Tour: Yeah, Every Sunday in September
Another September is on us, with a Hammett Tour set for each and every Sunday — yes, even Sunday September 2nd in the middle of the Labor Day Weekend. You want to walk the walk, then show up by noon, and be … Continue reading
Tour: Every Sunday in September
Coming up fast: September 2012 — featuring a Hammett tour at noon each and every Sunday in the month. No reservations needed. Just show up. I can’t make taking the four hour, three mile walk any easier. . . .
Frisco Beat: Burritt, Too
And when the big refurb on Bush Street and the alleys feeding into it was going down in the last week or two, Burritt got its name — after Judge Burritt, and his farm that used to exist on this … Continue reading
