cyberdad wrote:
I visited Frisco in 1980 and in 1987, both times with my parents
My memories
Fisherman's warf
saltwater taffy
clam chowder
colourful little boxes people live in
really steep hills with trams
big pointy scyscraper
Golden Gate bridge
AIDS (my parent's friends kept warning us in 87 to watch out for gay men throwing AIDS darts
)
I remember Muir Woods (nice) across the bridge, the hills, the grinding cable system for the trams that never stops, the stench of urine, and the hordes of homeless.
Oh God, the homeless.
I was there during Thanksgiving one year, it was like a zombie apocalypse. There were soup kitchens in every alley, and the homeless descended upon the city from the surrounding part of the state. But they all collectively forgot to order any porta-potties! What are those folks gonna do after a hearty meal!?
I was happy to escape into the Yosemite national park for a day, but had to return to the horror the following night.
I just figured this would be a fun thread since some members like Tim_Tex once said it was a "model city".
Chowder in a sourdough bowl was decent, but it didn't blow my hair back. Back then I still had hair.
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