Mission Mission

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.

Better late than never, an animated GIF of breakdancing/kung-fu fighting from Sunday Streets:

This guy was also doing that Russian kick-dancing thing (kazachok/prisyadka?) which was pretty awesome. Almost made up for the Dennis Richmond Band getting shut down by the cops thanks to the parents of the kids band playing by the library, or so the rumor goes.

Anyone know where it is? This seriously bums me out.

The Dennis Richmond Band, live at Sunday Streets!

(For those with a long Mission Mission memory, more here.)

Dear San Francisco. I demand Hong Kong street noodles. Immediately.

Someone please make a single-serving web site for the status of the Valencia Street Swing.

Hmm, graffiti or art?

I do like the koi:

The ants are OK (though the artistic merit of something I am currently battling in my kitchen is debatable.)

What the hell? Does this suck or did they get interrupted? (Also, no Sutro? get with the program.)

We’re passing through the magnetic field.

The Facebook IPO is already changing the Mission:

H/T to @cowperthwait

Sara, we agree. (Valencia between 26th & Southern California.)