Who could resist? They were meant to catch the eye. Perhaps the most notable thing about any of the Doggie Diners was that 10-foot-tall, 300-pound, grinning dachshund sporting a white chef’s hat. His bowtie so jaunty, his wide-eyed, pointy-nosed grin so . . . odd? OK, oddly charming. Maybe inviting, I guess. “Hot dog, Coke,…
Tag: San Francisco
Who Doesn’t Love a Parade?
San Franciscans, that’s for sure. And here we find them watching a life-sized redwood log, complete with seven sets of legs! The massive timber float and its detached bits is seen marching itself up 4th and Market in the Shriners Parade of 1932. The powerful California redwood industry would later be vilified for its greed…
The Water Temple—Alive and Well in the San Francisco Bay Area
Drive south on the I-280 as it passes through Redwood City, and you just may catch a glimpse of a small Grecian-looking temple located near the side of the road below. The structure looks remarkably out of place against the surrounding grasslands rimmed by coastal mountains.This is the Pulgas Water Temple (“pulgas” means “fleas” in…