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Hey, they can't all be bridal shots! And remember, bathroom stalls don't have Grammarly. ( Seen Friday afternoon in an upstairs public...

Mike Doyle
Feb 7, 20201 min read
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"You May Approach The Queen."
Wednesday afternoon atop the staircase in City Hall.

Mike Doyle
Feb 6, 20201 min read
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One For All The Little People At Muni.
Before 360-degree virtual reality, there were models. Small-scale static displays painstakingly created with great artistry. It helped...

Mike Doyle
Feb 4, 20201 min read
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"It's Showtime!"
A father prepares to walk his daughter down the aisle. While the bridal "train conductor" brings up the rear. San Francisco City Hall,...

Mike Doyle
Feb 4, 20201 min read
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Recent & Random Outtakes.
Van Ness Street. Mission Street near 8th. Timely. The new footwear fashions on Market Street near UN Plaza. The wedding chapel -- I mean...

Mike Doyle
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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Saturday: Famous San Francisco Scenes.
Today was blue skies and almost balmy. I visited some of the tried-and-true San Francisco scenes with my sister and brother-in-law. No...

Mike Doyle
Feb 2, 20201 min read
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"Any City That Doesn't Have A Tenderloin, Isn't A City At All." - Herb Caen
Worth the admission ($10) to learn the term "Tenderloin" doesn't refer to the seamy underbelly of the city. It refers to the cops being...

Mike Doyle
Feb 1, 20201 min read
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Muni's Subliminal Ad Campaign.
"The Worm" -- SFMTA's most recognizable logo over its history . Designed by SF graphic design legend, Landor & Associates. (As seen...

Mike Doyle
Jan 31, 20201 min read
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"And That Boys And Girls, Is Where Tax Deductions Come From."
Wednesday afternoon at SF City Hall.

Mike Doyle
Jan 29, 20201 min read
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Today's City Hall Love Affair.
Go Niners!

Mike Doyle
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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Monday Matrimony.
Weddings at SF City Hall are like sunsets: there are endless variations on the theme. Here's what some people did today during lunch hour.

Mike Doyle
Jan 27, 20201 min read
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Recent & Random.
Numerous outtakes from the last couple weeks, heavy on City Hall. Because it's convenient on my lunch hour -- and there's so much drama...

Mike Doyle
Jan 25, 20201 min read
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A Flood Of Memories.
A charred timber from the Flood Building, ravaged by flames during the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. Edited from Wikipedia: The...

Mike Doyle
Jan 23, 20201 min read
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Nothing Brings History To Life Like A Great Obituary.
If you like your history factually accurate, wildly entertaining, and dramatically under-reported: This is your book. Mo Rocca covers...

Mike Doyle
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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Nightmare(s) On Clement Street.
Not your typical bricks-and-mortar, more like resin-and-fantasy. Introducing Heroes Club, on Clement Street. It's been there for 30...

Mike Doyle
Jan 20, 20201 min read
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This Mayor Of San Francisco Made The FBI's Wanted List.
John Shelley was Mayor of San Francisco from 1964-1968. Times of great social upheaval. Shelley was the first Democratic mayor of SF...

Mike Doyle
Jan 19, 20201 min read
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Somebody Hit Bottom Here. Hard.
Near Market & Van Ness.

Mike Doyle
Jan 18, 20201 min read
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Car Of The Day: Plea-For-Sanity Category
Seen on Cabrillo Street near 25th Avenue

Mike Doyle
Jan 18, 20201 min read
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Behind Every Great Party -- Is A RIDICULOUS Amount Of Work.
I took these photos about an hour before Thursday night's 2020 SF Ballet Opening Night Gala in City Hall. Special Events are a huge...

Mike Doyle
Jan 18, 20201 min read
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Winds Of Change.
Another couple takes the leap. Monday afternoon, upstairs at SF City Hall.

Mike Doyle
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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