[Steely Tom]

They draped American flags and bunting on every doorway and balcony in town. In glowing terms, the San Francisco Bulletin reported that huge paintings of Revolutionary War heroes were placed in "conspicuous places here, there and everywhere."

And today, San Francisco wipes it's posterior with the American flag.

And San Francisco's homeless population wipes it's posterior with San Francisco itself.

Interesting sort of symmetry there.

[fso301]

Arc lights?

[Talisker]

The streets of San Francisco were lit with electricity for the first time — three years before Thomas Edison introduced his incandescent light to the world.

The IPO immediately followed. Edison sued, and LightBook, Hundred, Banana, and Flicker were formed.

[Rusty0604]

Back in the good old days when SF was proudly American.

[loveliberty2]

" John Adams, on July 2, 1776, after a day in which the Continental Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence, wrote to wife, Abigail:

"The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.

"You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure that it will cost us to maintain this Declaration and support and defend these states. Yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of ravishing light and glory. I can see that the end is more than worth all the means. And that posterity will triumph in that day’s transaction, even although we should rue it, which I trust in God we shall not…

- John Adams

[SkyDancer]

And of late they’ve turned off the lights.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

And A week earlier, George Armstrong Custer met defeat at the Little Big Horn.

[Chaguito]

And then impenetrable darkness fell over the city.

[Uncle Sam 911]

When San Francisco was proud to be American.

[pbear8]

This could not have been done by a Catholic priest, everyone knows the Church hates science.

[ronnie raygun]

And the roaches scattered and have not returned, replaced by the arrogant hollywood imbeciles, the dreamer illegal mexicans, and the gangbangers, lesbians and gays...........the roaches are better off

[mass55th]

The lights are on...but nobody’s home.

[rdl6989]

Reminds me of a Journey song: “Lights”

[Tainan]

"Baghdad by the Bay"...RIP Herb Caen, used to be a darn good place.