Issue 188, Summer 2009 - Telegraph Hill Dwellers

p. 36p. 23p. 27THE SEMAPHORE # 188 SUMMER 2009FEATURESA Saloonist’s View of theNorth Beach Saloon Culture ...............5Why Are There So Many Vacancies inNorth Beach? ........................11Up Against the Walls:The Murals of North Beach. ..............13North Beach Unique .....................18Not Just a Chophouse: DiMaggio’s ...........22Mason Street Closes—For Now. .............23Art & Culture Salon Celebrates Historyon the Hill. ..........................24What’s Special about Appleton? ............26Depression Era Garden RaisesCrops And Spirits .....................36COLUMNSThe President’s Corner .....................3From the Desk of Supervisor Chiu .............8Parks, Trees, & Birds Report ................28Parking & Traffic Committee Report ...........30Art & Culture Report. .....................34The Alpha Nose ........................38THD BUSINESSBoard Motions. .........................37Board of Directors .......................39THD Committees ........................39Membership Info .................. back coverCover:. . . . . .Washington Square Bar & Grill, photo by Art PetersonS e m a p h o r e S ta f f :Ed i t o r: Art Peterson, 101A Telegraph Hill, 956-7817, apeterson@writingproject.orgAd Sa l e s: Kathleen Cannon, 776-6014, cannonpk@aol.comBusiness Ma n a g e r: Gail Switzer, 341 Filbert, 788-8667, gail_switzer@yahoo.comTypesetting/De s i g n: Chris Carlsson, Cloverleaf Productions, 608-9035 cc@chriscarlsson.comThe Semaphore is a publication of the Telegraph Hill Dwellers for its members. Articles, except for the summary of Board ofDirectors’ Motions, do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Association or its officers, but are the opinions of thewriters of the individual signed articles. The Association can take no responsibility for their content. This membership publicationis not to be reprinted or disseminated without permission in writing.Printed on Recycled paper2 Issue #188 • Summer 2009