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