This is a graffiti-style mural in the Tenderloin. I think this was sanctioned- OK’d by the building owner.  This is in an alley in the Financial District. I think it’s not only sanctioned, but sponsored. A real pro job.                                  […]

                                                 It makes a statement.                                                   A broad indictment […]

This is Palace Hotel, built in 1875. At the time it was, reputedly, the most luxurious and costly hotel ever built. Presidents Harrison, Mckinley, Grant, Wilson, Taft, Harding, Clinton and both Roosevelts have stayed there. Other guests include John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Oscar Wilde, and Sarah Bernhard with her pet baby tiger. Local angle: […]