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"Can I See Your Tickets?"
Giants ballpark tour: 2023 edition. Tours were suspended during COVID, and only restarted a few weeks ago. They hurry you along, so it's...

Mike Doyle
Mar 11, 20231 min read
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Recent & Random.
Powell Street, north of Union Square. Ocean Beach. Elegance in the stairwell. This is my dentist's office building, 22 Battery on the 9th...

Mike Doyle
Feb 18, 20231 min read
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I Said, "We're Closed."
This is the old Hibernia Bank on Market/McAllister; this landmark building dates to the 1890s, and was restored a few years ago. I was...

Mike Doyle
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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See John Singer Sargent Paint In Spanish.
John Singer Sargent was born in Florence, Italy to American parents in 1856. He was really in his element when he would travel to Spain...

Mike Doyle
Feb 14, 20231 min read
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San Francisco's Latest Underground Scene.
Introducing the new Central Subway. They're calling it a subway, but the track and cars look a lot like the Muni Metro to me. It extends...

Mike Doyle
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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Sunset at Cliff House/Seal Rocks. Never disappoints. Opening Night at the opera. Nautical art installation on the Embarcadero. At Seal...

Mike Doyle
Feb 3, 20231 min read
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SF Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center
Calling this place a visitor center is misleading. This is a pretty cool, and often overlooked, maritime museum. It sits in a corner of...

Mike Doyle
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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Recent & Random.
It's been a particularly dark, wet, and windy winter so far. Here are some things I've seen. The storm winds have damaged almost 300...

Mike Doyle
Jan 14, 20231 min read
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Staying Warm, Dry, and Cultured.
I escaped the biblical weather -- looking at you Noah -- by heading over to the Legion of Honor. They were between major exhibits; John...

Mike Doyle
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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Today. Scenes From A Storm. Ocean Beach.
This piece of marine debris had been in the water for a long time. Light years ahead of the usual tagging we get on the OB seawall....

Mike Doyle
Jan 4, 20231 min read
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San Francisco Christmas Trees 2022.
The Palace Hotel Courtyard, 3rd & Market. "This giant tree is lovingly referred to as "Uncle John's Tree," in honor of the man who built...

Mike Doyle
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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Steamy Details From A Local Hot Spot.
Dating to 1879, the Conservatory of Flowers is the oldest building in Golden Gate Park. As the weather in San Francisco turns cold and...

Mike Doyle
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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Recent & Random.
On the Ocean Beach seawall. Early morning CPR class -- or something more horrific? Near Market & Van Ness. West SOMA skateboard park. "It...

Mike Doyle
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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You Can't Be Late To The Sandcastle Competition.
Today was the 40th Anniversary of the Ocean Beach sandcastle competition. It matches local school kids with Bay Area architectural and...

Mike Doyle
Oct 22, 20221 min read
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The Not-A-Prius Car Shows.
A couple weeks ago there was a car show in Chinatown. The one pictured below was in Golden Gate Park near the Polo Field. I stumbled onto...

Mike Doyle
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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2nd Annual Chinatown Car Show.
I didn't see this coming: A car show on the narrow, typically clogged, Grant Avenue in Chinatown. There was something for everybody....

Mike Doyle
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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Building Barriers, Not Housing.
This stretch of South Van Ness between Market and Mission has seen repeated homeless encampments spring up, creating a community of...

Mike Doyle
Sep 22, 20221 min read
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Mike Doyle
Sep 15, 20220 min read
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Oil Paintings. Sketches. Ballet Costumes. And Of Course, Murals.
I've only known Diego Rivera through his mural work. This exhibition, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art through January 2nd, is...

Mike Doyle
Sep 9, 20222 min read
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You're Supposed To Feel Proud When You Look At The Flag.
Van Ness between Market and Mission.

Mike Doyle
Sep 6, 20221 min read
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