Market Street 101 - A Retrospective

From the 1930s to 1970s, Central Market was the bustling center of commerce and public life in San Francisco. With restaurants and theatres – including the popular Paramount and Fox theaters – the Central Market area was the entertainment center of the Bay Area. Market Street was nicknamed The Great White Way in honor of the neon signs lining the corridor. Remnants of the neighborhood’s colorful past can still be found along Market Street.

Here's a picture of its colorful past and present from Mike Humbert's blog on the indiosyncricies of San Fran. Oh, did I mention the Crazy Horse is right by the Warfield, which means it is also across the street from my work. I always joke with my colleagues that we can take our authors out to lunch for steak and strip special. Yes, I meant steak and a lap dance. Only in San Francisco...