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Molloy’s (opens the original)
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The more “oldest places” in California that I visit, the more I recognize what I’m hoping for when I walk through the front doors.At the top of that list is: walls full of history displayed, with no regard for aesthetics.I’m talking about walls so covered in old pictures, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia, that it’s hard to make out the paint color on the wall itself.Perhaps no place has delivered on this better than Molloy’s Tavern in Colma.I had come to Colma as part of my lar
San Francisco’s souls are in Colma (opens the original)
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From where I’m writing this in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, it would take me about 30 minutes to drive south to the town of Colma .(It is currently late and there is no traffic.)And while it’s close, it is notably outside of San Francisco’s boundary.Colma is San Mateo County’s smallest town at just 2.2 square miles with about 1,700 residents.That is not counting, of course, the additional 1.5 million “souls” that rest there.“Souls” is how the town’s official websi
San Francisco's last octagon houses (opens the original)
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In 1848, the first edition of The Octagon House: A Home for All was published, kicking off a funky nationwide architectural trend: octagon houses.At one point, there were five octagon houses in San Francisco. Today, only two remain.Thanks for reading Good Stories San Francisco! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabi
Shotwell's (opens the original)
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In some ways it pains me to write about Shotwell’s — a neighborhood bar in the Mission District that is so quaint, warm, and cozy that once I stumbled upon it, I immediately had the urge to keep it to myself.But, alas, it is one of the oldest spots in California, and so I must tell you all about it and why it is so great.Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_
Elixir (opens the original)
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Elixir is a Mission District bar that claims the title of “second oldest continually operating saloon in San Francisco.”<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="4284" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Tg7!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto
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