Tag Archives: Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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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