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Sock heaven is not where your lost socks go when they break through the transitory boundaries of the dryer and ascend into an alternative sock dimension. No, sock heaven is a store in the Cannery...
Sock heaven is not where your lost socks go when they break through the transitory boundaries of the dryer and ascend into an alternative sock dimension. No, sock heaven is a store in the Cannery that sums up everything that's lame about the Cannery. I mean, nothing against socks. They're quite practical in the ways of preventing blisters and helping your sneakers not smell quite as bad. But of all the places to put a store dedicated just to socks in all their myriad forms? Well hey, to their credit, they've got a lot of sock. Tons of 'em. Cute socks to hiking socks and everything in between. Socks socks socks socks socks. Come on tourists, isn't that what you were dreaming of doing -- buying socks -- when you started planning that vacation to SF?
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Even when I was trapped at the Moscow airport for 20 hours, I didn't see as many babushka dolls as are here. Not the kind of doll you can cuddle with, but those funny toy families that fit into one...
Even when I was trapped at the Moscow airport for 20 hours, I didn't see as many babushka dolls as are here. Not the kind of doll you can cuddle with, but those funny toy families that fit into one another. The nicest ones are intricately hand painted and actually quite beautiful. The store has been here a while, so I guess they must sell a fair amount of these things, though it seems odd that someone would come to SF to buy Russian crafts. It doesn't LOOK like a front for the Russian mafia. I'm always afraid I'm going to break something when I go in here..
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Kachina
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Gift Shops
The Cannery
San Francisco, California 94102
(415) 441-2636
How great would it be if Native American culture hadn't been systematically eliminated? What's left of it reduced to romanticized/commercialized tourist fodder? Maybe they don't have shops like...
How great would it be if Native American culture hadn't been systematically eliminated? What's left of it reduced to romanticized/commercialized tourist fodder? Maybe they don't have shops like Kachina in Iowa, so people come here (or ANY tourist destination in America) and go nuts with the dream catchers, flutes, adobe pottery, crafts, et al for their southwestern style home. Of course, this stuff is so beautiful in and of itself, especially so at this shop, which really has as nice a selection of any of these sort of shops I've seen anywhere, heck, maybe the proprietors really love the art and are out to give it the exposure it deserves. I don't know. But the context for me makes it all ring hollow.
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When did tractors get cool? Before or after David Lynch's, Straight Story? It must have something to do with trucker hats or maybe that cartoon show about rednecks in Texas. Whatever it is, it's...
When did tractors get cool? Before or after David Lynch's, Straight Story? It must have something to do with trucker hats or maybe that cartoon show about rednecks in Texas. Whatever it is, it's still hard to believe the Cannery would want a John Deere shop in their hallowed walls. They've got the full line of John Deere merchandise -- like toy tractors, sweatshirts, and collectables (meaning: pewter figurines that cost way too much to just be a regular old souvenir). Is there really a market for this?
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They call it "America's oldest real teddy bear factory." Which probably means all the other teddy bear factories have up and moved to China. Either way, this is one of the few unique stores in the...
They call it "America's oldest real teddy bear factory." Which probably means all the other teddy bear factories have up and moved to China. Either way, this is one of the few unique stores in the Cannery, where one can stuff their own personalized, overpriced teddy bear. You can do teddy bear parties here too, though I've never done that so I can't vouch for what that is. I will say, the bears are damn cute. I guess for the stuffed animal enthusiast, this is a cool place.
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Another jazz club? Not there are that many, but I didn't realize that suddenly it was a viable business model again. Do people still go out and spend money on jazz? Heck, I play jazz, so I 'm one to...
Another jazz club? Not there are that many, but I didn't realize that suddenly it was a viable business model again. Do people still go out and spend money on jazz? Heck, I play jazz, so I 'm one to talk. I love the stuff, but I wouldn't want to be in the business of trying to sell it, in this day and age.
Keeping with the tradition of candle light, and small, round, tables, the Octavia Lounge is the newest addition to the adult contemporary social scene on Market, right where the Mission runs out into Civic center/castro cusp. Not sure if being in a non neighborhood area is good (pull from everywhere) or bad (no one thinks about going in that direction). Either way, if you want to get all sophisto with oysters, booze and jazz, this is a classy joint. The music runs a little square for my tastes, but it does at most of the "jazz" clubs in this city, which is why rarely spend my money there.
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Cannery the
Category:
Information & Referral Services Tourist
2801 Leavenworth St
San Francisco, California 94133
(415) 333-7077
I worked in the Cannery for almost two years, so I know intimately what a lousy tourist trap it is. For some reason, they can't seem to get any other shops in there besides Lark in the Morning that...
I worked in the Cannery for almost two years, so I know intimately what a lousy tourist trap it is. For some reason, they can't seem to get any other shops in there besides Lark in the Morning that sell original, interesting stuff, something unique that makes it worthwhile to trek all that way to 7th circle tourist hell. I don't even know if the sock store is still here, but regardless, I think you get my point. More props to the Ferry building I guess.
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I don't think of SF as a comedy town. At least in the sense of lots of people going to see live comedy. Heck, the comedy is free on the streets everyday of the week. Just look out yer window or read...
I don't think of SF as a comedy town. At least in the sense of lots of people going to see live comedy. Heck, the comedy is free on the streets everyday of the week. Just look out yer window or read about local politics and you'll get all the big laughs you need. However, if you're so dour that you can't find humor in everyday life and you need to spend hard earned entertainment dollars on deliberately forced laughs, the place to go is Cobb's, in SF's Cannery. This is where they bring in all the big names, even the guys that are on TV. I used to work near there and I met Emo Phillips when he was in town. Pretty cool, eh?
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I can remember a time, over a decade ago, when the Nepalese/Tibetan shops started opening up in NY. At first, the silks and bright colors were so exotic. The throat singing, the horns, the...
I can remember a time, over a decade ago, when the Nepalese/Tibetan shops started opening up in NY. At first, the silks and bright colors were so exotic. The throat singing, the horns, the thangkas, everything dazzled me. I even bought an emerald green shirt with a cool wrap around shoulder button thing. And I wore it. Sadly, now I see the same sort of shop, like Dreams of Kathmandu here on Haight, and I'm just like, "hippy crap".
Now, what the heck to hippies have to do with Kathmandu? Nothing! But they've appropriated the style and now a venerable culture just looks flaky here in the States. I wish I could appreciate a fine shop like this the same way I did back in the early nineties, but either the world changed, or I changed… I'm just not sure which.
Now if any of these shops would be so kind as to start carrying yak horn clarinets and horse head fiddles, I think the wonderment might return real quick. But all of them import the same stuff and never any good musical instruments...
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"Nice momos!" Ok, don't EVER say that to a girl, unless you know her really well. This is something you COULD exclaim at the Kathmandu Café, where they do indeed have nice momos, which are the...
"Nice momos!" Ok, don't EVER say that to a girl, unless you know her really well. This is something you COULD exclaim at the Kathmandu Café, where they do indeed have nice momos, which are the little Nepalese dumplings that always seem to get overshadowed in the states by the more popular pot stickers. I'm not 100% sure what the difference is. I think maybe momos are usually smaller, but I don’t think that's the defining factor here. Everything I've eaten here was tres yummy, but I could (and might!) come back and just do a few orders of momos. I wish this was something I could get takeout in my neighborhood. I think a momo shop or cart would be fun.
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