Door #26 -- September 20, 2012

The central platform door, never opened, at the Main Street Depot in Disneyland.  I took the photo from the train visible in the reflection.  Note the red fire buckets.  July, 2012.

The Giants' magic number is 4 after they completed a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies this afternoon.  If Washington beats the Dodgers, the magic number will be 3. 

Update at 8:30pm:  Washington beat the Dodgers.  The Giants' magic number is 3.  

Door #25 -- August 16, 2012

On our recent trip to Disneyland, we got stuck in the Roger Rabbit queue for an hour or more I had time to take some photos, like this one showing the door to Jessica Rabbit's dressing room. 

I was sad to learn that the Giants' most consistent hitter, Melky Cabrera, failed a test for steroids and will be suspended for 50 games.  

Door #24 -- July 11, 2012

The entrance to Dave's Bar on Stevenson near Third.  The bar has frontage on Third, but this appears to be the main entrance. 

Door #23 -- June 13, 2012

The door of the Kohler and Chase Building at 26 O'Farrell.  Kohler and Chase was a pioneering music business, founded in San Francisco in 1850.  The building once held their store and their piano factory.

Matt Cain just threw the first perfect game in Giants franchise history.  The Giants also managed to score 10 runs against the Houston Astros.

Door #22 -- May 23, 2012

The door is hardly visible, but I had to include this shot of the Argonaut Book Shop on Sutter Street.  In Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, Barbara Bel Geddes takes Jimmy Stewart to the Argosy Book Shop to learn about the history of Carlotta.  The Argosy was inspired by the Argonaut, which used to be on California Street.

This post was too late for the blogathon, but please feel free to use the link to contribute. 

Thank you to Ferdy on Films (http://www.ferdyonfilms.com/), The Self-Styled Siren (http://selfstyledsiren.blogspot.com/) and This Island Rod (http://thisislandrod.blogspot.com/) for organizing this year's blogathon.

Please consider donating to the National Film Preservation Foundation. For the Love of Film III is raising money to place The White Shadow, a 1923 Graham Cutts movie on which Alfred Hitchcock served as assistant director, on the internet for free viewing.

Door #21 -- April 22, 2012

Willis K Polk designed the Jessie Street Substation in 1909.  It was a plain brick box, with some beautiful decorations, especially around the doors.  In recent years, the facade became part of the Contemporary Jewish Museum (http://www.thecjm.org/).

Door #20 -- March 16, 2012

I took this photo at Saint Patrick's Church on Mission Street on 14-February-2012.  I like old bricks. 

It rained again today.  I worked from home. 

Door #19 -- February 15, 2012

Architect Julia Morgan redesigned the doorway of the Hearst Building at Third and Market Streets in San Francisco. 

Door #18 -- January 23, 2012

I took this photo in Tabor Alley near Third Street on 11-January-2012.

It rained a lot this morning.

Many are sad because the 49ers lost to the New York Giants in the Nation Conference championship game.  I think this is the second time I have mentioned football in this blog.

Door #17 -- December 15, 2011

The Wells Fargo Branch at Market and Montgomery was built by First National Bank.  Then it was the main branch of Crocker Bank.  The interior is beautiful.

It was very cold today.

Door #16 -- November 16, 2011

The original Rialto building, built in 1902, was destroyed in the 1906 Eathquake and Fire. Architects Bliss and Faville rebuilt it in 1911. It housed the offices of the United Railroad of San Francisco for many years.

Door #15 -- October 18, 2011

William Matson founded the Matson Navigation Company, which carried passengers and freight from San Francisco to many points in the Pacific, particularly Hawaii, in 1882.  The Matson Building, once headquarters of the steamship line, is now part of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company's headquarters.  Matson (http://www.matson.com/) is still the biggest freight hauler between San Francisco and Hawaii.

Door #14 -- September 21, 2011

A beautifully crafted door on Virginia and Truckee caboose/coach 4, which was built in 1873 by Kimball in San Francisco.  I took thephoto during our July visit to the Nevada State Railroad Museum (http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2011/07/nevada-state-railroad-museum-july-30.html).

Door #13 -- August 14, 2011

The main entrance to Harrah's Reno, where we stayed during our visit last month.

Door #12 -- July 12, 2011

Frank Lloyd Wright designed the VC Morris Gift Shop in Maiden Lane, which opened in 1948. It is now the Xanadu Gallery. I took the photo today.

Door #11 -- June 22, 2011

A door on the Mission Street side of the former Rincon Annex Post Office. The building is a nice example of Streamline Moderne design. The lobby holds a wonderful WPA mural. I took the photo on 13-June-2011.

Today was cooler.

Door #10 -- May 20, 2011

A former loading dock door at Jessie and Annie Streets, behind the Hearst Building. I took the photo yesterday.

Door #9 -- April 15, 2011

The Ross Building on Montgomery Street is on the site of the Ross House, San Francisco's finest hotel before the Palace opened down the street in 1875.

Door #8 -- February 17, 2011

I took this photo on 16-February-2011 on Hawthorne near Howard.

There was more hail last night. When I left the house this morning, there was still hail piled up in the planter boxes. During the day there was lots of heavy rain. My wife saw lightning in Pacifica.

Door #7 - January 15, 2011

Another view of the entrance of the Pacific Telephone Building at 140 New Montgomery. Timothy Pflueger and his partner James Miller designed the building, which opened in 1925. Sadly, it is empty at present. Previous view:

http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/door-5-november-12-2010.html

Today was the first warm sunny day in months. We went to the Stanford Shopping Center and ate at the hotdog place. It was nice to sit outside and eat.

Family visited from out of town.