Doggie Diner - Revision history

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	''Photo: Isabella Acuña''		''Photo: Isabella Acuña''

			[[Image:SP-Depot-March-1975-photo-by-Bruce-Fitch.jpg]]

			'''Doggie Diner staring across at the [[THE RAILROAD COMES TO SF?\|Southern Pacific Depot]] on 3rd at Townsend shortly before its demolition, 1975.'''

			''Photo: Bruce Fitch, via Facebook''

	John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.		John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.

Ccarlsson: added photos and categories

2018-05-08T22:50:14Z

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	As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!		As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!

			[[Image:DD-heads-at-Armory-long-view 20171005 154630.jpg]]

			'''The Doggie Diner heads in October 2017 outside of the former Armory for a pet-related event inside... by now they've been fully renovated and rejuvenated and make their regular appearances via flatbed truck.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Image:Doggie-Diner-heads-at-armory-profile 20171005 154714.jpg]]

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

			[[Image:Doggie-Diner-heads-at-Armory 20171005 154646.jpg]]

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''


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	Even so, Dogs are the objects of worship -- particularly the kitschy dachshunds-on-sticks that were left behind by the defunct [[La Veinte and a Half\|Doggie Diner chain of fast-food restaurants]], among the first of their kind in the years following WWII. (The chain was based in Oakland.).		Even so, Dogs are the objects of worship -- particularly the kitschy dachshunds-on-sticks that were left behind by the defunct [[La Veinte and a Half\|Doggie Diner chain of fast-food restaurants]], among the first of their kind in the years following WWII. (The chain was based in Oakland.).

			[[Image:Doggie Diner on 18th c 1980 from Isabella Acuña.jpg]]

			'''Doggie Diner at 18th and Mission, c. 1980.'''

			''Photo: Isabella Acuña''

	John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.		John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.

Ccarlsson: added link to Doggie Diner on La Veinte and a Half page

2013-02-01T21:36:37Z

added link to Doggie Diner on La Veinte and a Half page

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	For tenants (at least 60% of the population) San Francisco is a cat city, owing to its paucity of open green spaces. Dog owners are an embattled minority. Their animals' soil coat every square inch of grass, making lawn play a dangerous pastime.		For tenants (at least 60% of the population) San Francisco is a cat city, owing to its paucity of open green spaces. Dog owners are an embattled minority. Their animals' soil coat every square inch of grass, making lawn play a dangerous pastime.

	Even so, Dogs are the objects of worship -- particularly the kitschy dachshunds-on-sticks that were left behind by the defunct Doggie Diner chain of fast-food restaurants, among the first of their kind in the years following WWII. (The chain was based in Oakland.).		Even so, Dogs are the objects of worship -- particularly the kitschy dachshunds-on-sticks that were left behind by the defunct [[La Veinte and a Half\|Doggie Diner chain of fast-food restaurants]], among the first of their kind in the years following WWII. (The chain was based in Oakland.).

	John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.		John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.

Ccarlsson: Protected "Doggie Diner": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

2009-01-17T07:55:22Z

Protected "Doggie Diner": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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Ccarlsson: PC and protected

2009-01-17T07:55:13Z

PC and protected

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by D.S. Black''

	[[Image:sunset$doggie-at-bay-bridge.jpg]]		[[Image:sunset$doggie-at-bay-bridge.jpg]]

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	As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!		As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!

	~~''--D.S. Black''~~

Lisaruth at 01:08, 29 November 2008

2008-11-29T01:08:01Z

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	[[Image:sunset$doggie-at-bay-bridge.jpg]]		[[Image:sunset$doggie-at-bay-bridge.jpg]]

	'''A smart-looking Doggie Diner head at the Bay Bridge, mid-1990s.''' ''Photo: D.S. Black''		'''A smart-looking Doggie Diner head at the Bay Bridge, mid-1990s.'''

			''Photo: D.S. Black''

	'''GONE TO THE DOGS'''		'''GONE TO THE DOGS'''
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	In recent years, the Dogs have been seen outside Modern Times bookstore during a signing by Bill Griffith (whose Zippy the Pinhead has many a run-in with the Dog heads). The Dogs are a seen at parades: ''How Berkeley Can You Be?'', the annual '''St. Stupid's Day Parade''', and the Art Car caravan that wends several score art-enhanced vehicles from around the world for a spin through the City and environs.		In recent years, the Dogs have been seen outside Modern Times bookstore during a signing by Bill Griffith (whose Zippy the Pinhead has many a run-in with the Dog heads). The Dogs are a seen at parades: ''How Berkeley Can You Be?'', the annual '''St. Stupid's Day Parade''', and the Art Car caravan that wends several score art-enhanced vehicles from around the world for a spin through the City and environs.

			[[Image:sunset$2-doggie-diner-heads.jpg]]

			'''Two Doggie Diner Heads in the 1990s.'''

			''Photo: D.S. Black''

	Sadly as 2000 dawns, the last in situ Doggie Diner head at the end of Sloat Blvd. is threatened with removal. Believers in the Dog and civic history have lobbied for Landmark status to be conferred on this left-over fiberglass mutt from an extinct chainstore.		Sadly as 2000 dawns, the last in situ Doggie Diner head at the end of Sloat Blvd. is threatened with removal. Believers in the Dog and civic history have lobbied for Landmark status to be conferred on this left-over fiberglass mutt from an extinct chainstore.
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	''--D.S. Black''		''--D.S. Black''

	~~[[Image:sunset$2-doggie-diner-heads.jpg]]~~

	~~'''Two Doggie Diner Heads in the 1990s.''' ''Photo: D.S. Black''~~

Ccarlsson: categories and links

2008-07-23T01:09:27Z

categories and links

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	GONE TO THE DOGS		'''A smart-looking Doggie Diner head at the Bay Bridge, mid-1990s.''' ''Photo: D.S. Black''

			'''GONE TO THE DOGS'''

	For tenants (at least 60% of the population) San Francisco is a cat city, owing to its paucity of open green spaces. Dog owners are an embattled minority. Their animals' soil coat every square inch of grass, making lawn play a dangerous pastime.		For tenants (at least 60% of the population) San Francisco is a cat city, owing to its paucity of open green spaces. Dog owners are an embattled minority. Their animals' soil coat every square inch of grass, making lawn play a dangerous pastime.
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	Biplane tours over Sonoma County veered course to soar over the ranch and gape at these imported Dog deities. A Dogminican Order was founded with pilgrims flocking north from San Francisco to pay respects, and offer ritual sacrifices to the Divine Dachshundry.		Biplane tours over Sonoma County veered course to soar over the ranch and gape at these imported Dog deities. A Dogminican Order was founded with pilgrims flocking north from San Francisco to pay respects, and offer ritual sacrifices to the Divine Dachshundry.

	In recent years, the Dogs have been seen outside Modern Times bookstore during a signing by Bill Griffith (whose Zippy the Pinhead has many a run-in with the Dog heads). The Dogs are a seen at parades: How Berkeley Can You Be?, the annual St. Stupid's Day Parade, and the Art Car caravan that wends several score art-enhanced vehicles from around the world for a spin through the City and environs.		In recent years, the Dogs have been seen outside Modern Times bookstore during a signing by Bill Griffith (whose Zippy the Pinhead has many a run-in with the Dog heads). The Dogs are a seen at parades: ''How Berkeley Can You Be?'', the annual '''St. Stupid's Day Parade''', and the Art Car caravan that wends several score art-enhanced vehicles from around the world for a spin through the City and environs.

	Sadly as 2000 dawns, the last in situ Doggie Diner head at the end of Sloat Blvd. is threatened with removal. Believers in the Dog and civic history have lobbied for Landmark status to be conferred on this left-over fiberglass mutt from an extinct chainstore.		Sadly as 2000 dawns, the last in situ Doggie Diner head at the end of Sloat Blvd. is threatened with removal. Believers in the Dog and civic history have lobbied for Landmark status to be conferred on this left-over fiberglass mutt from an extinct chainstore.
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	As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!		As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!

	--D.S. Black ~~<dsblack@sirius.com>~~		''--D.S. Black''

	[[Image:sunset$2-doggie-diner-heads.jpg]]		[[Image:sunset$2-doggie-diner-heads.jpg]]

	Two Doggie Diner Heads in the 1990s.		'''Two Doggie Diner Heads in the 1990s.''' ''Photo: D.S. Black''

	~~[[Image~~:~~sunset$doggie-at-bay-bridge~~.~~jpg]]~~

	~~A smart-looking Doggie Diner head at the Bay Bridge, mid-1990s~~.

	~~Contributors to this page include:~~

	~~''Black,D.,S. - Photographer-Artist ''~~

	~~Black,D~~.~~,S. - Writer~~		[[WHY INNER SUNSET COMMUNITY FOOD STORE WENT DOWN \|Prev. Document]] [[CARVILLE: Suburban Bohemia in Fin de Siecle San Francisco \|Next Document]]

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2001-01-15T00:00:00Z

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[[Image:sunset$doggie-diner.jpg]]

GONE TO THE DOGS

For tenants (at least 60% of the population) San Francisco is a cat city, owing to its paucity of open green spaces. Dog owners are an embattled minority. Their animals' soil coat every square inch of grass, making lawn play a dangerous pastime.

Even so, Dogs are the objects of worship -- particularly the kitschy dachshunds-on-sticks that were left behind by the defunct Doggie Diner chain of fast-food restaurants, among the first of their kind in the years following WWII. (The chain was based in Oakland.).

John Law owns several of these abandoned canine icons, at one time storing them at the We-Be-Dudes ranch in Glen Ellen where Don Herron then lived.

Biplane tours over Sonoma County veered course to soar over the ranch and gape at these imported Dog deities. A Dogminican Order was founded with pilgrims flocking north from San Francisco to pay respects, and offer ritual sacrifices to the Divine Dachshundry.

In recent years, the Dogs have been seen outside Modern Times bookstore during a signing by Bill Griffith (whose Zippy the Pinhead has many a run-in with the Dog heads). The Dogs are a seen at parades: How Berkeley Can You Be?, the annual St. Stupid's Day Parade, and the Art Car caravan that wends several score art-enhanced vehicles from around the world for a spin through the City and environs.

Sadly as 2000 dawns, the last in situ Doggie Diner head at the end of Sloat Blvd. is threatened with removal. Believers in the Dog and civic history have lobbied for Landmark status to be conferred on this left-over fiberglass mutt from an extinct chainstore.

Its future is uncertain; there is doubt that the City Supervisors will act to preserve the Dog head at its location in Ocean Beach despite the petitions of a range of activists and believers in the Dog.

Not everyone's nostalgia is linked to the passion of carnivores for dead meat, the hot dogs and hamburgers that were served at the Doggie Diner. Many who missed the Diner's meaty offerings (the last one closed in 1986) see in the Dog the Ideal Animal: well dressed, happy, eager to serve one's soul as it once did one's flesh-eating appetite.

As Marcelle Clements has observed, The Dog is us. Arf Art!

--D.S. Black <dsblack@sirius.com>

[[Image:sunset$2-doggie-diner-heads.jpg]]

Two Doggie Diner Heads in the 1990s.

[[Image:sunset$doggie-at-bay-bridge.jpg]]

A smart-looking Doggie Diner head at the Bay Bridge, mid-1990s.

Contributors to this page include:

''Black,D.,S. - Photographer-Artist ''

Black,D.,S. - Writer

[[WHY INNER SUNSET COMMUNITY FOOD STORE WENT DOWN |Prev. Document]] [[CARVILLE: Suburban Bohemia in Fin de Siecle San Francisco |Next Document]]