Okay, so not Clint Eastwood
Possibly J Troplong "Jay" Ward. Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Joe DiMaggio
Hint 2
The occupant was not a native of California. He was a US citizen of French Canadian descent.
Paul Desmond?
Jazz saxophonist Desmond was born in SF in 1924.
Hint 3 - born in Massachusetts
born in Massachusetts
Paul Desmond?
Alan Ginsberg or Paul Ferrengette (Sp)?
Jack Kerouac?
I'll have to double check Kerouac's birthdate, but it ought to be around 1920.
Real Close Merlin!
An author and a bum
Jack "On the Road" Kerouac
Hmmm?
Real Close Merlin!
Jack Kerouac?
Kent Got it
29 Russell Street. san Francisco. Kerouac and Neil Cassidy lived there in 1952
29 Russell Street
Yes, Jack Kerouac lived at 29 Russell Street in San Francisco.
Kent Got it
In 2008 we went down to Los altos to see maureen's family. Went to "the City" for a couple days and it turns out this house was just up the street from where we stayed. I'm also a big Twain fan, but I think all of his old hangouts were shook down, dynamited or razed.
You guys (and gal) are good!!!
I didn't see that Liz was also honing in on the answer.
Quick sleuthing for a fairly obscure historical location.
Another Kerouac house
Here's a link to another Jack Kerouac house, one where he actually wrote "On the Road" and "Dharma Bums". This one's in Florida.
You guys (and gal) are good!!!
Gee, my next guess would have been Wavy Gravey. 🙁
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
> Alan Ginsberg or Paul Ferrengette (Sp)?
If your'e thinking of the poet and owner of City Lights book store, you probably mean:
You guys (and gal) are good!!!
Well.....kent....and being a surveyor did well. "Sluething"...gotta be a new buzz word.
Good job Kent....but then what else would be expected from you.
$536k on a 1200 s.f. lot !
BTW that house at 29 Russell St. in San Francisco is reportedly a 1166 s.f., 2 story, 2 bedroom and 2 baths, built in 1906 on a 1200 s.f. lot and assessed at $536,000 in 2009 !
Missed the date of construction
> Good job Kent....but then what else would be expected from you.
Thanks, but I see I missed the construction date of the house. All that remodeling threw me off. One thing that would be interesting would be to post photos of different sorts of houses and other buildings whose dates of construction are known to see who can guess when they were built.
