Month: July 2008

Aerial photo of 1949 San Francisco

This photo was taken in 1949 by San Francisco Chronicle photographer Barney Peterson. It was discovered by the Sparkletack blogger Richard Miller’s aunt among his grandfather’s archives. The…

Stepbrothers

Two hoopsters with Bay Area ties — Baron Davis and Steve Nash — appear in this spoof of the movie Step Brothers. Nash outshines Diddy in this one.

San Francisco values

It’s all too easy sometimes to get down on the Bay Area. But then you come upon information like this. San Francisco recycles 69 percent of its total…

Photo Wednesday: Mount Diablo

This photo of a view from Mt. Diablo in the East Bay comes from zevek’s photostream. .

Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch

More than one hundred examples of work by San Francisco artist Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch will be on sale at Tiny showcase at 7:30 EST, July 15. Via San…

Name this city: the answer revealed

This week we’ve seen images of Market Street, Gough Street, Lombard Street, and Fell Street, all located in the same U.S. city. Which city? The answer is revealed…

Name this city: Fell Street

Okay, over the past few posts we’ve seen Market Street, Lombard Street, Gough Street, and now Fell Street. What’s this city? Here’s a bonus clue: The city we’ve…

Name this city: Lombard Street

We’ve seen Market Street, Gough Street, and now Lombard Street. Where are we? .

Name this city: Gough Street

Continuing the series started with the previous post. Where do we find this Gough Street? .

Name this city: Market Street

Okay, a lot of cities have Market Streets. Stay tuned for a better clue . . . .

Jazz in the city

What do these folks — Randy Newman, Dave Brubeck, Cecil Taylor, Archie Shepp, and Arturo Sandoval — have in common? They are all part of the lineup for…