Comments on: Thar Might Be Gold in That Thar Island http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: janeth http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27454 janeth Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:27:41 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27454 Wow! Who wudda thunk that a cheesemonger had actually visited the red rock…I was thinking maybe a kool natural foods store would consider the location..a serious tourist destination.

]]> By: wcw http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27453 wcw Thu, 03 Feb 2011 06:56:26 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27453 Its owner (this guy: http://www.scottmurray.com/a_life_well_lived.htm) bought it in 1964 for $50k, or about $350k in 2010 dollars. He first tried to sell in 2001, then again in 2007, asking $10m the second time.

If you want to buy it, wait for him to die and his heirs to put it out at market price. I’d put dollars to donuts the eventual sale price is closer to $1m than to $22m.

]]> By: chalkman http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27452 chalkman Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:33:29 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27452 Larry Ellison should buy it for America’s Cup seating

]]> By: Tom http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27451 Tom Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:32:47 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27451 A bit more info over at Trulia.

http://www.trulia.com/property/3023498828–Red-Rock-Is-San-Francisco-CA-94109

]]> By: Anthony http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27450 Anthony Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:18:55 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27450 A friend of mine in High School used to go there and get drunk. He had a speech impediment- couldn’t pronounce r’s. So he would say he got ‘wipped on wipple on wed wock’. Really.

]]> By: gordonedgar http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27449 gordonedgar Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:31:22 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27449 Wow. I had no idea it was privately owned.

I went there in high school once. It is mostly seagulls and seagull shit.

]]> By: olu http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27448 olu Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:30:19 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27448 don’t feel too badly the rest of the site is basically a parody of the mission.

]]> By: tacoTuesday http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27447 tacoTuesday Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:28:36 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27447 Seriously–there are a lot more shootings in Richmond than stabbings.

]]> By: Vic Wong http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27446 Vic Wong Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:24:51 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27446 I lived in Richmond for four years and I have sense of humor about it. Lighten up.

]]> By: Jim http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27445 Jim Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:23:17 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27445 A good part of this island is in the City of Richmond, CoCo Co.

The rest is in Marin and SF Cos.

]]> By: truth http://www.missionmission.org/2011/01/31/thar-might-be-gold-in-that-thar-island/#comment-27444 truth Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:11:16 +0000 http://missionmission.wordpress.com/?p=22224#comment-27444 The privileged making fun of Richmond in an article not even about Richmond.

Kudos.

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