Hey y’all! I’m trying something different here on Polk Sheet and giving a guest blogger a shot. Welcome Russian Hill local Natalia W. and her keen eye for the curb: While walking down Sacramento the other day, my boyfriend’s sharp eye caught this doozy at the corner of Hyde. Somebody may have had too many cocktails [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hyde’
Ooops! Drunk on the Job or Just Dumb?
Posted in Seen, Signs, tagged Guest Blog, Hyde, Sacramento on May 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Hyde Lapse
Posted in Art, Photography, tagged Bay, Cable Car, Hyde, Photography, Time Lapse, Video on August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here’s a rad time lapse of the cable car heading up Hyde Street towards the Bay.
Cat Killed in Coyote Attack Near George Sterling Park
Posted in News, tagged Animals, Cats, Coyotes, George Sterling Memorial Park, Greenwich, Hyde, News, Pets on February 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A friend of a friend’s cat was killed by a coyote at Hyde and Greenwich this morning. “Sounds ridiculous, but true,” as he put it. Welcome to the wild, wild West! The Chronicle actually covered the attack too, but of course in proper journalistic form said the coyote is only “a suspect” — did you [...]
Arnold! [Cue Laughter]
Posted in Architecture, Real Estate, tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bay, Film, Hyde, Junior, Real Estate, Russian Hill Park on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The home that belonged to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s pregnant character in the 1994 male gestation flick Junior, a.k.a. 2552 Hyde St., has been reduced from $1.9 million to $1.7 million. But no matter how you do the math, you’ll never meet the offspring of the govnah’s uterus.
Working for the Weekend
Posted in News, tagged Construction, Hyde, Union on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wondering what all the hullabaloo is at Union and Hyde? Unfortunately that sexy construction crew isn’t building an underground disco, but installing 24″ and 8″ water lines. Those neon-vested studs won’t return until the end of the month (Sept. 19-20, 26-27) to finish up the job, since weekends are the only time MUNI can de-energize [...]
Tapas for Yankees
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Hyde, Restaurants, San Fran, San Francisco Chronicle, Sangria, Tapas, Union, Zarzuela on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last week, the SF Chronicle got down to the meat of tapas, bringing to light how the small plates have deviated from their original Mediterranean routes. In Spain, tapas are essentially just tiny appetizers, a precursor to dinner, and more about “strolling and snacking,” than filling your belly sharing a lot of little plates with [...]
