P Segal - Bohemian Archivist

25 Sep 2014

When The Savoy Tivoli was the Heart of North Beach Bohemia

In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. The Savoy. If you’ve ever wandered up Grant Avenue in North Beach,

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0
18 Sep 2014

The City That Was: Before the Nanny State, There was Playland

 In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. In recent news, a mother got in trouble for letting her kid

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0
27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
12 Sep 2014

The City That Was: The Literary Obsession That Ate My Life

In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time. In the days before social media and online entertainment, people had a

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0
04 Sep 2014

Spectacles of Burning Man, Year One

You’ve already heard about how Burning Man made it to the Black Rock Desert, but I left off when the Cacophony Zone Trippers had crossed the line into the zone. The only spectacle we brought with us was the Man in the Ryder truck. We, and the vicissitudes of nature, were the spectacle. So you might wonder how we spent the long weekend with only one major entertainment on the agenda and our universally compromised budgets.

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0
27 Aug 2014

The City That Was: Cacophony Zone Trip #4 (Burning Man’s First Time In the Desert)

In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time.

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0
19 Aug 2014

The City That Was: Enter the Cacophony Zone

Last week you heard about the North Beach eviction that brought me to 1907 Golden Gate, referred to hereafter as just 1907. It’s just one of those things that will keep coming up, in these tales of the city that used to be. Another thing you’ll be hearing about is

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0
13 Aug 2014

What it was Like Being a Broke Artist in SF Back in the Day

In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time.

P Segal - Bohemian Archivist 0