Tag Archives: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Hammett: Prowling Burritt Alley

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Don

I guess it was in 2021 when I shot some footage with Duane and Rachel Anderson of Travel by the Book TV. Took them awhile, but they’ve got about 20 minutes now up on YouTube, touring Hammett sites in San … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: When They Renamed Monroe

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Don

Brian Wallace just sent me the link to an article about renaming San Francisco streets — with a little section about Monroe Street getting the new moniker of Dashiell Hammett Street. The article writer doesn’t seem to be aware of … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: At Least One Guy Hits the Century Mark

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Don

Doing a quick check of the net, it looks as if Lawrence Ferlinghetti turns 100 years old today. The event could have slipped past my radar, except a few days ago I got a deluxe one-sheet poem from D. S. … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: And the Speakers Are

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Don

The celebration for the 25th anniversary of the literary streets is on for 2 p.m. in Jack Kerouac alley, next to City Lights, on Sunday October 6. The roster of speakers (five minutes each, max, or so I’m told) will … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Those Literary Streets

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Don

When we hoof up to Dashiell Hammett Street on the tour, I usually provide a thumbnail history of how it got named in honor of the author of The Maltese Falcon — alongside eleven other streets renamed in honor of various authors … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Native Son

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Don

Editor Matthew Asprey got a copy to me of his collection of Jack London’s best tales set in and around San Francisco, including the complete Tales of the Fish Patrol — and “South of the Slot,” the London yarn selected … Continue reading →

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