Tag Archives: Larkin Street

Tour: Some (Semi-Complicated) October Walks

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Don

Shot above: standing on the n.e. corner of Geary and Mason for a tour by appointment with Sisters in Crime, Saturday August 5, 2017. Looking west out Geary, the old Geary Theatre looming above the first red car. . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Tour | Tagged "Whosis Kid", Blanco's, Geary Street, Geary Theatre, Larkin Street, Mason Street, Olive Street, Sisters-in-Crime, Tenderloin |

Frisco Beat: Alas, Poor Blanco’s! I Knew It, Horatio. . .

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Don

You know how it is, you go in for triple bypass surgery and someone figures you’re gone for sure, The Defender of the Faith is down by the wayside, and it’s now safe to paint over the tragically faded lettering … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Tour | Tagged Blanco's, Great American Music Hall, Larkin Street, Olive Street |

Tour: Sunday June 11

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Don

In the pic above, The Dashiell Hammett Tour of that moment stands on the northwest corner of O’Farrell and Larkin, taking in the perfect 1920s blocks rolling down O’Farrell to the east (until you get to The Hamilton, a large … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Tour | Tagged Blanco's, Great American Music Hall, Larkin Street, O'Farrell Street |

Tour: Another Walk for June

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Don

Believe it or not, but a guy with the given name of Dashiel (one “l”) is jetting in from Australia late in June and just asked for a walk — more than a month’s advance notice, all the way from … Continue reading →