A fascinating story about our first Emperor.

Emperor Norton I is fairly well known around San Francisco.

He's one of the rather, umm, colorful figures in the past.

There is at present a half-hearted attempt to rename the Bay Bridge after him, as one of his "proclamations" ordered the construction of a suspension bridge pretty close to the bridge route adopted 50 years later.

San Francisco was, by all accounts, a wild place in the 1860s.

Another good read from the period is the life of James Lick. Especially where he's buried and why.
 
MAKG1 said:
Emperor Norton I is fairly well known around San Francisco.

He's one of the rather, umm, colorful figures in the past.

There is at present a half-hearted attempt to rename the Bay Bridge after him, as one of his "proclamations" ordered the construction of a suspension bridge pretty close to the bridge route adopted 50 years later.

San Francisco was, by all accounts, a wild place in the 1860s.

Another good read from the period is the life of James Lick. Especially where he's buried and why.
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Your right, I just looked him up. The Emperor reminds me of the old Laguna Beach greeter back in the 60s, the whole town loved him.

-John
 
If someone tried something like that today, Homeland Security would have him either locked away or killed. Most likely both.

-Rich
 
RJM62 said:
If someone tried something like that today, Homeland Security would have him either locked away or killed. Most likely both.

-Rich
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You're kidding, right?

Local nutcases can be found sleeping on the streets of almost any big city, and there is no wholesale government slaughter nor roundup going on.
 
MAKG1 said:
You're kidding, right?

Local nutcases can be found sleeping on the streets of almost any big city, and there is no wholesale government slaughter nor roundup going on.
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I was just going to say that. I've run into a few on the streets myself. Heck, there might even be a some here on the forum.:D
 
MAKG1 said:
You're kidding, right?

Local nutcases can be found sleeping on the streets of almost any big city, and there is no wholesale government slaughter nor roundup going on.
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Memphis has Prince Mongo. Though he doesn't sleep on the streets. He's well off and owns a castle. :D
 
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