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Cable Is NOT Dead.
The cable car museum is on the corner of Washington and Clay. It's a fine museum. But what makes it special is right beside the...

Mike Doyle
May 28, 20221 min read


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Picnicking, San Francisco-style. Atop the Sutro Baths ruins at Lands End. Ocean Beach. Having fun with the Doggie Diner image on outer...

Mike Doyle
May 22, 20221 min read


50,000 Hours of Passionate Skill. One Dress.
"The piece’s title, Da Jin (Magnificent Gold), is fitting, as the entire surface is embroidered with gold thread from India." Just one...

Mike Doyle
May 17, 20221 min read


One Of The Few Left Turns In San Francisco Just Bit The Dust.
Don't mourn its passing; it was an existential threat to pedestrians and oncoming traffic. At 36th Avenue and Fulton.

Mike Doyle
May 4, 20221 min read


"DO NOT FLUSH WITH YOUR FOOT." What am I, a Rockette?!
This downtown San Francisco office building was built in 1908 -- when apparently people were much taller. Battery & Market.

Mike Doyle
Apr 27, 20221 min read


New Extended-Life Batteries.
National Parks Service just opened a new 6-acre open space in the Presidio, overlooking the bay shores at Crissy Field. Revealed for the...

Mike Doyle
Apr 24, 20221 min read


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Latest plywood mural obscuring the building development behind it. Van Ness @ Market. The over-budget, over-schedule project known as Van...

Mike Doyle
Mar 24, 20221 min read


How To Get Your Car Keyed In San Francisco.
If you have a micro car, find a micro parking spot. You've been warned.

Mike Doyle
Mar 18, 20221 min read


Today's Not-A-Prius Winner. Survivor Category.
Early 1960's Plymouth Valiant convertible. Seen on Otis & Gough. This is no pampered beauty queen. The only thing replaced on this...

Mike Doyle
Feb 25, 20221 min read


Recent & Random.
Here I am standing not quite shoulder-to-shoulder (COVID!) with my fellow brothers and sisters in labor. The city workers' union(s) are...

Mike Doyle
Feb 19, 20221 min read


"STANDOFF " -- A Dramatic One-Act Play. Performed Daily.
Every morning a little after 7 am, the inbound Fulton 5R bus stops at Masonic. The doors flap open on the 60-foot-long articulated coach....

Mike Doyle
Feb 15, 20221 min read


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Friday afternoon in City Hall. The back of Taqueria Cazadores on the block where I work is getting a new mural. Impressive skills to...

Mike Doyle
Feb 12, 20221 min read


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What's the California Refund Value on this? Lower Van Ness. The Japanese Tea Gardens during winter. Not much color, but still a...

Mike Doyle
Feb 5, 20221 min read


Fresh Paint.
Clarion Alley. A community art project running from Mission Street to Valencia, near the corner of 17th & Mission. I hadn't been by in a...

Mike Doyle
Jan 27, 20221 min read


Recent & Random.
Daring to be different, in San Francisco. The skateboard park on the block where I work. Mission Street/South Van Ness is very bipolar:...

Mike Doyle
Jan 22, 20221 min read


A Hawk, But Identifies As A Pigeon.
Seen this week outside my office building on Mission Street.

Mike Doyle
Jan 16, 20221 min read


A Day At The Races.
They've been racing radio-controlled sailboats at Spreckels Lake in GGP for generations. Today.

Mike Doyle
Jan 16, 20221 min read


An Ice Capades Moment In The Muni Underground.
Monday night in the Montgomery Street station.

Mike Doyle
Jan 11, 20221 min read


Recent & Random.
Sunrise from my apartment as the holidays wind down. There's a rumor Tate's chocolate chip cookies boost the immune system. OK, I'm...

Mike Doyle
Jan 9, 20221 min read


Goodnight, 2021. You Were A Waking Nightmare.
The sun sets on 2021 behind the Cliff House. National Park Service has apparently installed this multi-screen slide show in. the windows...

Mike Doyle
Jan 1, 20221 min read
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