The esteemed time travel team at Pastmapper have released a little bit of history that you can hold in your hand — behold the Pastmapper iPhone app that lets you check into the ghosts of restaurants and bars past. The sixties welcomes you:
@bradvertising has started with 1966, with more years coming. But it’s fascinating to dig in and see what was where when. The Smile Awhile Tavern (aka proto-Farolito Bar) welcomes you:
You get more points for checking in close to the place, but fret not, I will destroy you on the leaderboard.
Anyway, more detail over on Pastmapper, so turn on, check in, and drop a note.
Fun!
Good lord, now the internets allow us to judge past, closed and failed businesses.
Immense time wasted for all. Oh well.
Flying Saucer is the resturant I miss most in the Mission
Yes, it was a pioneer in the neighborhood.
How many people on here were even alive before 76, let alone 66.
Not quite as sexy as this, but a while back I made a google map showing all the taverns listed in the 1960 city directory.
http://anythreewords.com/maps/taverns.php