Mike Doyle
A Century After "The War To End All Wars."
WWI pitted 19th Century tactics against 20th Century weapons, with large-scale horrific results. The American Legion commemorates the...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 13, 20191 min read
Donald Trump. Best Selling Piñata In The Mission.
As seen on Mission Street near 24th on Friday afternoon.
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Mike Doyle
Apr 13, 20191 min read
SF Car Of The Day: Art Category
I saw this car through a display window of the old Honda dealership on Market & Van Ness. For now the space is being used as a musical...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 12, 20191 min read
The Mission. Mural Mecca.
Today I walked the two-and-a-half blocks of an alleyway in the Mission: Lilac Street -- just off 24th & Mission Street. It looked like...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 11, 20191 min read
For People Who Love The Sound Of Their Own Voice. Conveniently Located Near City Hall.
Today near Civic Center Plaza.
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Mike Doyle
Apr 11, 20191 min read
Bikes With Character: Wooden Fender Category.
Some of the more stylish bikes in SF are seen parked outside the Legion of Honor museum. Coincidence?
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Mike Doyle
Apr 11, 20191 min read
Setting The Odds Of An SF Parking Ticket.
This morning on 8th & Mission.
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Mike Doyle
Apr 9, 20191 min read
Early Rubens & The Late Jesus.
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) An epic storyteller with a paintbrush. Christianity as large-scale dramatic spectacle. This exhibit is more...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 8, 20191 min read
Venus Rising. And Rising. And Rising...
So I saw this today. This is Piazza Angelo, featuring Venus, which the business owner claims is the tallest sculpture in San Francisco....
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Mike Doyle
Apr 8, 20191 min read
Don't Make Me Choose.
(Plant Therapy is at 687 O'Farrell St, near Hyde.)
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Mike Doyle
Apr 8, 20191 min read
It's All About The Hamiltons.
"HAMILTON", the hit musical, is back in San Francisco for a run of shows at the Orpheum Theatre until September 8, 2019. This storied ...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 8, 20191 min read
SF Car Of The Day: The Not So Mobile Command Unit.
The SFPD Mobile Command unit has been parked in UN Plaza since mid-September. It anchors a fairly heavy police presence in the...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 7, 20191 min read
Cafe. Laundromat. Genius.
The TL (Tenderloin). Food and drink in the front, washing machines and dryers in the back. Spilled that latte on your shirt? No problem....
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Mike Doyle
Apr 7, 20191 min read
KFC. Extra-Extra Crispy.
For many years there was a Kentucky Fried Chicken location in the small strip mall at Geary & Fillmore. Complete with iconic...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 7, 20191 min read
Even The Garage Doors Are Blooming This Spring.
Seen on McAllister near Commercial.
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Mike Doyle
Apr 7, 20191 min read
Half-Bath. All-Toilet.
This 4-bedroom San Francisco house was built in 1927. It was common in many homes of this vintage to include a "half-bath," which...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 7, 20191 min read
History Books.
The history of San Francisco, block by block. Just one of the research resources available in the San Francisco History Room, 6th floor...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 7, 20191 min read
Designing Chinatown.
A 1925 prospective design for new street lamps in Chinatown, part of the post-earthquake and fire rebuilding effort. Previously the...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 6, 20191 min read
"I Sent The Wheel Of The Coral Sea Spinning Crazily To Port -- We Narrowly Missed San Francisco!"
The San Francisco History Center is on the 6th Floor of the main branch of the public library. Its resources document all aspects of San...
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Mike Doyle
Apr 6, 20191 min read
SF Is A Two-Tone City: Grey & Gold.
Outside the Van Ness entrance to San Francisco City Hall.
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