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Tag Archives: Hotel Union Square
Frisco Beat: More Mystery of the Missing Logo
Remember how the Spade and Archer logo disappeared from the window of the Dashiell Hammett Suite in the Hotel Union Square awhile back? For the info of anyone interested, it’s back (maybe with a slightly different design for the lettering … Continue reading
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
Hammett: Known Facts vs. Publicity
New article out on Hammett today in The Sacramento Bee, if you want to keep up with what’s trending. The idea — the suggestion — is that Hammett lived in room 505 of what is now the Hotel Union Square, … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, News, Tour
Tagged Bill Arney, Hotel Union Square, Lillian Hellman, Sacramento Bee, Spade and Archer logo
