Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Months ago I offered to lead a walking tour of San Francisco for visitors attending Training Fall and the Workflow Learning Symposium. Time flies. A hundred people have signed up. I need to be ready in four days. I have laryngitis.
Are you a native here? A good storyteller? Join us. I champion informal, face-to-face learning at every opportunity. You tell two or three visitors how the one-time owner of the Condor ended up dead on the piano or what Beach Blanket Babylon is like or which is your favorite spot for dim-sum or espresso. They'll feel welcome and your stories will be inscribed in their memories.
I'd love to have dozens of locals sprinkled throughout the crowd.
Join us at Moscone West or en route. I'm counting on you. I must save my voice. (Although I am bringing a portable amplifier specifically designed for things like this.)
The walk begins at Moscone West at 4:30 pm this Sunday and will last two hours. Those were the only givens. Here's the itinerary I sketched out today:
My thought was to jam as much San Franciana into two hours as possible without trudging up hills. Highlights include:
For bonus points: Which of the following words was not made up in San Francisco?
If you tried to sign up for the walk before the conference authorities posted the "Sold Out" markers, come along anyway. Nobody's checking the roster.
Are you a native here? A good storyteller? Join us. I champion informal, face-to-face learning at every opportunity. You tell two or three visitors how the one-time owner of the Condor ended up dead on the piano or what Beach Blanket Babylon is like or which is your favorite spot for dim-sum or espresso. They'll feel welcome and your stories will be inscribed in their memories.
I'd love to have dozens of locals sprinkled throughout the crowd.
Join us at Moscone West or en route. I'm counting on you. I must save my voice. (Although I am bringing a portable amplifier specifically designed for things like this.)
The walk begins at Moscone West at 4:30 pm this Sunday and will last two hours. Those were the only givens. Here's the itinerary I sketched out today:
My thought was to jam as much San Franciana into two hours as possible without trudging up hills. Highlights include:
- Yerba Buena Gardens
- Garden Court at the Palace Hotel
- View down "the Wall Street of the West"
- Halladie Building
- Chinatown Gate
- Views to the Ferry Building
- Chinatown Alleys, shops, temples and stories
- Invention of the cablecar
- Former boundary of the Bay at Montgomery and Clay
- Pyramid
- Redwood Park
- Hotaling Alley
- Old Mel Belli office
- Jackson Square/Barbary Coast
- Gold Street
- Zoetrope building
- Beatniks: City Lights, Caffe Trieste
- Carol Doda shrine
- Columbus Avenue caffes and bakeries
- Washington Square
- cable car back to town
For bonus points: Which of the following words was not made up in San Francisco?
- thug
- Mickey Finn
- shanghai
- hoodlum
If you tried to sign up for the walk before the conference authorities posted the "Sold Out" markers, come along anyway. Nobody's checking the roster.
BETA | jay 10/06/2004 08:12:00 PM| WRITE JAY |
2 Comments:
What does it take to suck a comment out of someone on this blog? I think all the activists have headed to syndication.
All four words originated in San Francisco. In the same neighborhood.
Jay,
The walking tour was painfully great. Although my feet are mad at me, my mind is quite appreciative of the insider's guide to San Francisco. If I attend the spring conference in N’awlins, I’ll have to return the favor and show everyone around my home away from home.
Matthew Nehrling
Longview TX
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