Mike Doyle
Old Cars. New Memories.
Welcome to the Old Car Picnic in Speedway Meadow of Golden Gate Park . Hundreds of vintage cars. Foreign and domestic, in every color,...
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Mike Doyle
Oct 181 min read
The Queen of Art Deco.
Tamara de Lempicka, AKA "The Queen of Art Deco." A bold, unique style well suited to her times. It seems to find the visual sweet spot...
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Mike Doyle
Oct 131 min read
K-Pop At The Asian Art Museum.
The latest featured exhibit at the Asian Art Museum focuses on the ongoing waves of cultural influence washing over the world from South...
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Mike Doyle
Oct 11 min read
Highly Personal Transportation.
The monthly car gatherings continue at Ocean Beach. But I was also able to catch the end of the Lincoln High School 8th Annual Car Show...
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Mike Doyle
Sep 11 min read
Moving Memories At Ocean Beach.
The third Sunday of every month, the San Francisco Ocean Beach car club meets from 7-11 am. August 18th marked the 4th Anniversary of...
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Mike Doyle
Aug 111 min read
Recent & Random.
Fulton near 30th Avenue. Employee's hard(boiled) hat from 1930's construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Roebling's provided the cable....
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Mike Doyle
Jul 271 min read
The Western Edge Of Car Culture.
Every month San Francisco Ocean Beach (SFOB) holds a gathering of the car enthusiast tribe. People who see their automobiles as far more...
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Mike Doyle
Jun 231 min read
Horse-Drawn Streetcars Stop @ 24th & Clement.
Today I walked down to the 4Star Theater to catch an SF History lecture. Its subject was the 250 surplus horse-drawn streetcars in the...
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Mike Doyle
Jun 221 min read
"Tell Him Goodbye!"
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died Tuesday, June 18th, at 93-years-old. I stopped by the ballpark two days later to witness the...
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Mike Doyle
Jun 151 min read
Bouquets To Art 2024.
The major annual fundraiser for the de Young Museum. It pairs a piece of their permanent art collection with a talented floral designer...
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Mike Doyle
May 201 min read
Recent & Random. Shawshank Edition.
I saw this in the basement garage of my apartment building. It doesn't look like this hole was created to access a plumbing issue. Did...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 271 min read
This Is A Prius-Free Zone.
I saw a couple free car shows on a recent weekend. One was the 3rd Annual benefit for the Washington High School auto shop. And the other...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 61 min read
Recent & Random.
The best parklet I've seen yet. The Sutter Station tavern, reverse angle below. "The Star Girl," a bronze replica from San Francisco's...
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Mike Doyle
Mar 241 min read
The Skinny on Irving Penn.
Legendary photographer Irving Penn had a 66-year-long career with Vogue magazine. He had far-ranging subjects: fashion, celebrities,...
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Mike Doyle
Feb 191 min read
Recent & Random.
My newest cubicle wall decoration. I added the word "clerk" to this illustration. Winter swells and a bus line that goes to Ocean Beach....
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Mike Doyle
Jan 201 min read
The Look Of The Century.
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style Now at the de Young Museum through August 11, 2024 "Explore the history of San Francisco...
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Mike Doyle
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Recent & Random
Holiday season wrap-up. As my niece said, "So bad it's great!!" "This way to the de Young!" Gladiator sports a de Young Museum admission...
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Mike Doyle
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Not-A-Prius Winner: Coworker Edition
I spotted this classic cobalt blue Buick Skylark Custom, rocking high-maintenance spoke rims, in the garage of my office building. I'd...
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Mike Doyle
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Christmas at Stow Lake.
Stow Lake, like the rest of Golden Gate Park, is completely man-made. It dates to 1893. Pedal boats and row boats are available for...
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Mike Doyle
Nov 18, 20231 min read
The Exhibit You Were Never Supposed To See.
Before there's a painting there are sketches. The curator spun this as an "intimate" conversation with iconic Renaissance painter...
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