tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post4323678995236734428..comments2023-10-19T05:40:59.162-04:00Comments on Sippican Cottage: Whose House? Part The Fifteenth - The Most Important Building In American HistorySippicanCottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-83876384059514530072009-08-11T13:57:49.987-04:002009-08-11T13:57:49.987-04:00Sippy, I'm ASHAMED of you for that Molly Ringw...Sippy, I'm ASHAMED of you for that Molly Ringworm crack. People have been hung for less than that where I come from, though not where I am now (fortunately for me).<br /><br />And there was a long story in SMITHSONIAN last year on the SF quake, fire, and Mint.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-10765552519960887742009-08-10T16:19:11.151-04:002009-08-10T16:19:11.151-04:00Sorry, didn't mean to sound harsh. I took of t...Sorry, didn't mean to sound harsh. I took of tour of the Mint back in the 70s and I remember that fact as told by the tour guide. <br /><br />I also remember the ton of gold they had piled up. Boy, do I remember that gold - nuggets from the Gold Rush, and ingots piled high. That really struck a chord with this Unca Scrooge lovin' guy. Never managed to save a million, much less acquire a ton of gold thanks to accursedly high income taxes. So it goes...The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-42282025268921726092009-08-10T14:31:52.341-04:002009-08-10T14:31:52.341-04:00NKVD- Yes, I shouldn't have written "only...NKVD- Yes, I shouldn't have written "only". One of the few would have been correct.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-24786643198595838282009-08-08T13:49:04.980-04:002009-08-08T13:49:04.980-04:00The Mint is downtown, it made it through the earth...The Mint is downtown, it made it through the earthquake and fire, right?The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354536924604187137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-78813747157183338692009-08-08T11:22:12.434-04:002009-08-08T11:22:12.434-04:00The transamerica pyramid sits on the monkey blocks...The transamerica pyramid sits on the monkey blocks old location... Though there are no shortages of starbucks around there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-13293132018388190672009-08-07T18:02:48.571-04:002009-08-07T18:02:48.571-04:00Chu Berry?Chu Berry?misterarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697612334770463535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-9800470952750218192009-08-07T16:44:23.356-04:002009-08-07T16:44:23.356-04:00David has it. The Montgomery Block was the only ma...David has it. The Montgomery Block was the only major downtown building to survive the San Fran earthquake and fire. Among many others, Bret Harte, Clemens, Jack London and Frank Norris all lived or kept offices there. An amazing place. <br /><br />Alas, there is no swag for the answer; only the thanks of a grateful and no longer curious nation.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-91753521675021090112009-08-07T16:33:43.891-04:002009-08-07T16:33:43.891-04:00One Mr. Sippican J. Cottage, perhaps? Why else tr...One Mr. Sippican J. Cottage, perhaps? Why else trumpet its value so proudly? You were out that side of the world for a time, if'n my readerings of this site be correct.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673842520123958712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-56624633196783719122009-08-07T11:20:06.494-04:002009-08-07T11:20:06.494-04:00HappyAcres here...
Montgomery Block, San Francisc...HappyAcres here...<br /><br />Montgomery Block, San Francisco?<br />Twain, RL Stevenson, Ambrose Bierce, Jack London<br /><br />Do I win a free footstool?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08893462422794196945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-13460842638887739612009-08-07T10:54:15.707-04:002009-08-07T10:54:15.707-04:00John Hughes musta died from a bad case of Molly Ri...John Hughes musta died from a bad case of Molly Ringworm. But he did it elsewhere. <br /><br />Mr. Arthur: The population of saxophone players at this location is unknown.SippicanCottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940797380578921776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-45160609983242851152009-08-07T10:25:40.661-04:002009-08-07T10:25:40.661-04:00Maybe that's a sawn-off surveying stick in th...Maybe that's a sawn-off surveying stick in the foreground. Mason and/or DIxon?misterarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697612334770463535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-67708717820606502692009-08-07T10:24:37.734-04:002009-08-07T10:24:37.734-04:00I think it's San Francisco, so that rules out ...I think it's San Francisco, so that rules out Ornette. Must be one of those beatniks. Jerry Brown?misterarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697612334770463535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-67410623268578724912009-08-07T10:21:43.894-04:002009-08-07T10:21:43.894-04:00Saw the "Cal" in the photo. If that stan...Saw the "Cal" in the photo. If that stands for California, could be Ornette Coleman.misterarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697612334770463535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-85992760155477999182009-08-07T10:20:21.803-04:002009-08-07T10:20:21.803-04:00Sonny Rollins?Sonny Rollins?misterarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697612334770463535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14474631.post-10895097392564795662009-08-07T10:17:49.391-04:002009-08-07T10:17:49.391-04:00John Hughes?John Hughes?Boy on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452119541546978454noreply@blogger.com