Tours of the Tales

Original Joe’s, 601 Union (at Stockton)

This is the former location of Joe DiMaggio’s Italian Chophouse.  In Michael Tolliver Lives, Michael and his brother, Irwin, ate dinner here before Michael treated Irwin to an evening with Cressida at the Lusty Lady.  While working on his first scotch, a pianist was playing “I Wanna Be Loved by You”, Marilyn Monroe’s big number from the movie Some Like It Hot.  The cleverness of the pianist playing this song in Joe DiMaggio’s wasn’t lost on Michael.

Original Joe's (Joe DiMaggio's)

Until 2002, Fior d’Italia, an Italian restaurant and, at that time, the oldest Italian restaurant in San Francisco, occupied this location.  While dinning with Irwin at Joe DiMaggio's, Michael recalled that Fior d’Italia was located here when he was living at 28 Barbary Lane up on Russian Hill.  (Fior d’Italia relocated about 4 blocks away on Mason on the northern edge of North Beach.) 

Joe DiMaggio’s closed in October 2010.  In 2012, Original Joe’s, a long-time popular restaurant that was previously located in the Tenderloin, reopened at this location.

This is the end of the conducted Tour of the Tales.

Those participants who are interested can participate in an additional tour of either Telegraph Hill or Nob Hill.  This virtual Tour of the Tales follows the routes of all three Tours.  If you selection Option A:  Telegraph Hill, there will be a link at the end of that option to take you directly to Option B:  Nob Hill