[SF Republican]

There is a pre Civil War bar here in San Francisco I frequented in my single days called The Saloon. I liked to fantasize that a number of those Gentlemen may have frequented the place. It was a rather unique place, they had a urinal along the bar (until 1972) that provided the opportunity to never need to leave your bar stool.

[CatoRenasci]

I don't remember The Saloon, but I used to eat frequently at the Tadich Grill when I was a kid. IIRC, the Tadich dates to 1849 or so. My father's family didn't arrive in California until the early 1850s, and I'm only a 5th generation Californian, but the place was a favorite of my greatgrandfather (who was a friend of AP Giannini), my grandfather and my father. I miss the old San Francisco before the homosexuals and leftists took over; the old house in Pacific Heights, visiting shops with my grandfather who seemed to know everyone, and running around the Presidio. Are you a native?