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By: Commonhunts Wealthy D « Mission Mission

Commonhunts Wealthy D « Mission Mission — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:04:02 +0000

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By: Say Goodbye to the El Herradero Sign « Mission Mission

Say Goodbye to the El Herradero Sign « Mission Mission — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:04:00 +0000

[...] they came for the Aztecky wraparound awning thing, and now for the last vestige of the former taqueria. And with that, the conquest of Commonwealth [...]

By: Cranky Old Mission Guy

Cranky Old Mission Guy — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:53:25 +0000

Now THAT is seriously cool for those of us who walk by there every day! New desktop wallpaper.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:31:58 +0000

Awesome, thanks for that.

By: James

James — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:30:42 +0000

“Hunt’s Quality D” would be a good name for a restaurant, too.

By: Lynae

Lynae — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:53:07 +0000

Apparently it was the Starbuck’s of its day!

By: Uselysses

Uselysses — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 06:19:44 +0000

Took a photo from a different angle, if anyone's interested.

By: Ariel Dovas

Ariel Dovas — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:57:57 +0000

Okay, also, they could offer their own versions of a dish served at every kind of establishment it had been before.

By: Uselysses

Uselysses — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:50:58 +0000

Talked with one of the owners of Commonwealth this afternoon, and he said that they only found out it was a Hunt’s when they pulled off the awning yesterday. He also said it was a Del Taco for a while before it was El Herradero’s.

By: olu

olu — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:08:46 +0000

yes to everyone above about Eric Lyle’s reporting / writing about Hunt’s and the 1st wave dotcom colonization of the Mission in general.

@Ariel – that is the Hunt’s I was referring to with that awesome neon sign – at 20th. on further looking at the pick, I don’t that what it is – I was just excited to see some old-school shit on this site.

By: Cat Powers

Cat Powers — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:34:18 +0000

OPEN 25 HOURS! MY YOUTH!!!!! where did it go………?
fuck.

By: Uselysses

Uselysses — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:56:57 +0000

+1 on the book. And here's the link to Iggy Scam/Eric Lyle's This American Life show. His piece starts at about the 40min mark.

By: Uselysses

Uselysses — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:50:16 +0000

That's strange. Hunt's Donuts (aka The Epicenter of Crime) was at 20th & Mission. "By 1970, [Frank] Hunt ran fourteen successful donut shops throughout the Bay Area and had become head of the Mission Merchants Association." Seems there was one only two blocks away?

By: Ariel.

Ariel. — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:03:25 +0000

Weird, though, because the Hunt’s that I remember (open 25 hours) was at 20th.

http://foundsf.org/index.php?title=The_Epicenter_of_Crime:_The_Hunt’s_Donuts_Story

By: Public Frenemy

Public Frenemy — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:59:59 +0000

There are some great parts in Eric Lyle’s book “On the Lower Frequencies” about Hunt’s Donuts. If you’re into local history, I highly recommend it. I think the part about Hunt’s was actually featured on This American Life a few years back.