Peter Hartlaub
Pop Culture Critic at SFGate
Pop Culture Critic at San Francisco Chronicle
Co-founder, Host at Total SF
San Francisco Chronicle culture critic; #TotalSF co-founder & podcast host. Spends too much time in the archive. S.F. 🌁 Oaktown 🌳 Alameda ⚓️
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
10 ways to explore Sunset Dunes , S.F.’s new park along the former Great Highway With the new westside park opening to the public, here are the activities, art and snacks not to missBut there’s one place where the vibes are immaculate right now: The actual two miles and 50 acres of Sunset Dunes, spanning along Ocean Beach from Sloat Boulevard to Lincoln Way.
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1 week ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
It was the mid-1980s and the San Francisco Chronicle had a dire warning for the city. It wasn’t about the future of downtown, or crime, or poverty. To the contrary, the newspaper posited in a two-part series, that San Francisco was in danger of being overwhelmed by the finer things in life. Or as the report’s expert, sociologist John Mollenkopf, decried: “How many different types of croissants do you want?”Article continues below this adCalled “Special Report: The Rich Metropolis,” the Sept.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
But just 19 short years ago the future was so bright, Gavin Newsom and one of the more popular Kennedys showed up to the launch — an ultra-luxe affair that included rose petals on the walkways, tuxedo-clad musicians on the escalators and aerial dancers rappelling from the dome. The first day revenue for Bloomingdale’s, where the recent closeout sale unloaded armless mannequins two-for-$20, exceeded $100,000 per hour. While I was never a Bloomingdale’s customer, I remember these better times.
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2 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
It was 1885 in San Francisco, and much of the city was still an unrealized dream. Golden Gate Park was still mostly saplings and sand dunes. The Richmond District was cemeteries to the east and windswept rocks to the west. The cheapest path to Lands End was a steam railroad that chugged precariously over San Francisco's northern cliffs. But the reward upon arrival was huge. The city's wealthiest man had opened the 20 acres surrounding his home to the public.
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3 weeks ago |
sfchronicle.com | Peter Hartlaub
Being assigned my first San Francisco Chronicle movie review in 2003 felt like its own cinematic moment. I had been a superfan of critic Mick LaSalle, who started in 1985. He was clever and snarky and initially was stuck with all the sequels, horror films and bad teen comedies, my wheelhouse when I was 14. I'm sure LaSalle was relieved to miss the fourth-rate skater comedy "Grind" when I joined the reviewer ranks in 2003.
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The new Great Highway park is a contentious flashpoint of an open space. But when you actually arrive the vibes are immaculate. 10 ways to explore Sunset Dunes, San Francisco’s newest park. My fun guide with @jachristian! 🌁☀️❤️ Gift link!! 🎁 https://t.co/zutAVefOuD
“Forget buying a cheeseburger for less than $5” This @sfchronicle attempt to cover gentrification in 1985 was both prescient and pure comedy See our weird obsession with fern bars and take the “Has Your Neighborhood Become Upscale?” gentrification quiz! https://t.co/tuvaY6muRX
Adolph Sutro's ashes in an urn cemented to a wall? A hunt for a lost basement wine cellar? An 1800s parapet with some of the most mystical views of San Francisco? Learn why Sutro Heights Park near Lands End is the least boring park in the city. 🌁⚱️❤️ https://t.co/4gssO9ixy9