Category Archives: Dogpatch

Velcrow’s Annual Holiday Show

If you’re like me* you’ve seen the occasional flyer tacked up in the neighborhood for Velcrow, but haven’t taken the time to look them up. Well, good news, everyone, Velcrow is having a holiday sale! It’s the perfect excuse for me to look them up for all of us*! So, here is their flyer and […]

Recchiuti Pop Up: Little Nib

Ok, so, if you’re a chocoholic and you live in the Dogpatch, what do you need? Chocolate. Fortunately, Recchiuti has finally deigned to supply the good people of the neighborhood. We don’t yet have the promised “Recchiuti Labs,” but a small room with a friendly face and shelves full of chocolate is a reasonable temporary […]

Meet Me At Kentucky and Sierra

When I was trying to get the final word on when my apartment building was constructed, I found that prior to 1891, I couldn’t find any house numbers on Tennessee, and nearby buildings were addressed in relation to Sierra and Nevada. From 1886 Langley’s San Francisco directory: Swan John, groceries and liquors, SW cor Tennessee […]

Hogan’s Goat Tavern

Hogan’s Goat Tavern 2289 3rd St San Francisco, CA 94107 As of last January, the former owner was still trying to hang on, as explained in this brief article in the Potrero View: http://www.potreroview.net/news10472.html As of October, the Sea Star came under new ownership, and the owners have been spending that time renovating. Soooo, the […]

Lemon Twist Popup Store

If you haven’t looked at the windows of the Swan Building (the old Piccino location), you might have missed some new signage, which isn’t Recchiuti-related: Lemon Twist HELLO FRIEND Always the freshest gear, always made right here. POPPING UP: November 15 – February 29th It looks like in addition to selling in boutiques nationwide they have […]

Dogpatch Neighborhood Association Meeting: November 15, 2011 at 7pm

Per the description on http://mydogpatch.org/: Regular Members meeting. Moved to Nov. 15 because of election Day. Agenda to follow shortly. New development on the way! A new garden at the Muni mini park….More! Of course I have a previous engagement, why would my schedule magically clear up? If anyone can scribble some notes, I’d love to […]

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Well, it was thoroughly raining when I sat in front of my computer and set to building a new blog to ignore and let fall into disarray. This, dear reader, is the result: a clearinghouse for information about the Dogpatch neighborhood* in San Fransisco, and – to a lesser extent – the neighborhoods around it. […]