Doggie - Worshipping at the foot of the dog - San Francisco, California
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hotshoe
N 37° 44.126 W 122° 30.179
10S E 543793 N 4176577
One of Zippy's favorite giant Doggie Diner heads
Waymark Code: WM6228
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2009
Views: 56
From the Western Neighborhoods Project website:
"This sign from the last operating Doggie Diner (later called Carousel Restaurant) once stood at the northeast corner of 46th Avenue and Sloat Boulevard.
"It was designed c. 1960 by graphic artist Harold Bachman for the popular Bay Area chain of 30 unionized drive-in restaurants. Its whimsical style has delighted generations."
"Started in 1949, the chain of Doggie Diner restaurants were everywhere by the 1960s. The Richmond district alone had three of them, and a three-dimensional (and once rotating) dog head with chef hat glared down gleefully at each of them."
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This head is on a pole at the corner of 45th, one block in from its original location.
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