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SubUrban Legend - Gangsters
In the early 1930s, John Dillinger moved to Sausalito, only to find banks were few and far between (no Bank of Marin, no Westamerica--heck, not even a Wells Fargo). His frustration intensified when he couldn't find his favorite bon bons at the concession counter of the theater CineArts at Marin on Caledonia Street. (Hey, a man's gotta eat!)
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| August 19 2009 at 04:01 PM
Somewhere in Marin!
This one room schoolhouse sits somewhere on a winding, West Marin road. Where is it?
| August 14 2009 at 05:30 PM
SubUrban Legend - Druids Hall
Centuries ago, when it started getting way too rowdy at Stonehenge during the Summer Solstice, some ancient Druids migrated to Marin (via Cape Horn, of course) to build a more "staid" gathering place--Druids Hall in Olema.
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| August 12 2009 at 12:20 PM
Julia Child- master chef, movie subject and Marin resident
Everyone who loves to cook or eat food is salivating in anticipation over the new movie Julie and Julia which opens today.
But did you know that the movie's main subject--master chef Julia Child--spent three years as a teenager in Marin County?
Although Julia was born in Southern California, she moved to Ross and graduated from The Branson School before going off to Smith College. (photo courtesy AP file)
Here's the trailer from the new movie--
| August 07 2009 at 04:30 AM
SubUrban Legend - UFO in Novato
In 1950 a UFO landed in Novato, and in yet another alleged government cover-up (think Roswell), bodies of two extraterrestrials have been held ever since at a cryogenic facility in a Hamilton Field hangar.
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| August 05 2009 at 03:01 PM
Somewhere in Marin!
Where is this sleeping maiden?
The legend goes something like this: Early Marin residents--the Native Americans--believed Mt. Tamalpais resembled a sleeping maiden and that's how it got it's name. There's another sleeping maiden--pictured above--who is somewhere in Marin. Where is she?
| July 31 2009 at 11:26 AM
SubUrban Legend - BART
Marin County said "no" to BART because it feared an influx of big-haired bridge & tunnel housewives and big-bellied men wearing John Daly golf pants.
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| July 29 2009 at 02:52 PM
Somewhere in Marin!
This colorful wall sits smack dab downtown in the middle of a certain small town known for its '60s sensibilities. It's somewhere in Marin...but where?
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| July 24 2009 at 03:40 PM
SubUrban Legend - San Geronimo
Paul Revere, Bostonian silversmith (and American patriot), took a midnight ride to California in search of gold. Finding it a difficult metal in which to create tea services, he decided to grow potatoes instead--in San Geronimo.
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| July 22 2009 at 01:18 PM
Somewhere in Marin!
There are horses in Marin, and then there are these horses somewhere in Marin.
Where can you find these pretty ponies, pictured above?
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| July 17 2009 at 02:47 PM
