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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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What Higher Density Looks Like.
San Francisco's building boom is more than just massive cranes building downtown skyscrapers. For generations in the Avenues, this was a...

Mike Doyle
Jan 10, 20201 min read
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Car Of The Day: Political Category
RFK in '68. "What Might've Been." This sweet Volvo sports coupe also features a vintage SF Giants logo, a fire engine red paint job, and...

Mike Doyle
Jan 10, 20201 min read
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