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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Tag Archives: literary streets
Frisco Beat: When They Renamed Monroe
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
Posted in Dash, Frisco
Tagged Brian Wallace, Dashiell Hammett Street, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, literary streets, Monroe Street
Frisco Beat: October 4, On Air with Burrito Justice
On Tuesday October 4 I drop into the studio from noon to 2p.m. for an episode of the Burrito Justice Show, a.k.a. the Burrito Justice League — I believe Burrito himself will be on the control panel and Nicole Gluckstern … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News, SFSC, Tour
Tagged Alex Haley, Burrito Justice, Fritz Leiber Tour, Jan Kerouac, literary streets, Literary World of San Francisco, Nicole Gluckstern, Richard Henry Dana
Tour: Back in May 1994
In the history of the tour, Steven Meikle from Edinburgh is pretty damn famous — he saved for something like five or six years so he could haul in to San Francisco and take the Hammett Tour that fell closest to the … Continue reading
Frisco Beat: Lit Street = Mean Street
It’s around the twenty-sixth anniversary of the literary streets being named, and last night Jack London Street in San Francisco witnessed flying lead and sudden death — seems like the sort of thing I should at least mention here on Up and … Continue reading
Frisco Beat: Living in Hammett Street
The blurb on the 25th anniversary of the literary streets attracted Bruce Dettman’s attention, and he popped me a note about how he once lived in 20 Monroe Street, now 20 Dashiell Hammett Street, one-time digs of Hammett himself. Bruce … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, Tour
Tagged 891 Post, Bruce Dettman, Dashiell Hammett Street, literary homes, literary streets, Monroe Street
Frisco Beat: And the Speakers Are
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
Frisco Beat: Those Literary Streets
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
Frisco Beat: Dashiel Hammet Stret
On Tuesday April 19 I did a tour by appointment for the folk who run the Black Dahlia walks in Hollywood — and more on that in the next post. The usual fun ensued, always happens when you have people … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, News
Tagged Black Dahlia tours, Charlie Morfin, Dashiell Hammett Street, literary streets, Literary World of San Francisco
