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Inspirations

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The Tower of the Sun++On Treasure Island, the Tower of the Sun shone into the night. San Francisco Newstand++A masterful shot of media in 1939, from Dorothea Lange.Pacifica++An 80 foot statue dedicated to Pacific unity ... she was destroyed in 1941.The Gayway on Treasure Island++The Gayway glittered at night, a neon jewel.Boy with Rice Bowl++Photo of young Chinese boy, used in advertising and fundraising campaigns for the Rice Bowl Party.Night view of the Arch of Triumph++Night view of the Court of Reflections and the Arch of Triumph.The Elephant Towers and the Tower of the Sun++The colorfully cubist Elephant Towers added a touch of playfulness to the architecture of the fair.Looking for Work ... or Trouble++Two men, maybe grifters, photographed by Dorothea Lange.Sally Rand's Nude Ranch++Sally Rand's nude dudes, the only money-making concession on Treasure Island.Key Train Coming++Key System train riding into San Francisco from the Bay Bridge. Photo by Dorothea Lange.Market Street and Powell, c. 1939++The Owl Drugstore is on the right, the Pig and Whistle to the left. Both appear in CITY OF DRAGONS.Market Street 1940++The Monadnock Building is on the left. Miranda's office is on the fourth floor.The Gayway in Daylight++Sailors, couples, kids ... all of them passed Sally Rand's Nude Ranch. Many paid a quarter to get inside.

You’ll find an assortment of forgotten history here … matchbooks, postcards, brochures, shapshots. Detritus of a lost age, another place in time. Ephemera, magically preserved against paper drives and garbage heaps.

All part of the creation process behind CITY OF DRAGONS. Click below to explore!

San Francisco

The World’s Fair

The Rice Bowl Party

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