There is a lot of history per square foot at Heinold’s Saloon.  In spite the strip mall and office buildings they are building around it, Heinold’s still stands very much as it did in 1883.  While that birthdate might not impress our Eastern-bred editor, in Left Coast terms, it might as well have been spawned in the Big Bang.  You can sit at the very same table where Jack London did his homework on and drink at the sloped bar that was restyled by the 1906 earthquake.  The place has been a hangout for the Oakland HA and William Taft and thousands of commuters and sailors looking for their first or last.  There is a neat interview with Heinold talking about Jack London here.

this great photo was found at the Jockey Journal 

 We would have had a contest, but there are no correct answers. 

  This was in the window of this beast  

There is something special in the air in SOMA around the GARAGE office.  Not a day goes by without encountering some kind of automotive miracle. From time to time we’ll share with you these little gems. 

“Walking the dog, taking out the trash, get the mail. Any problems occur, anything that needs immediate action? Get on target.”