I visited the site, saw this and thought this was pretty cool with the changes and what not… then I remembered I came here lookin for another comic(Or Jack) … but I actually didn’t mind at all kudos. I should watch that movie now…
that’s because photos 8 & 9 are (were) my current view, not screen shots. Somehow between color distortion for web print and the fog, city hall got completely erased in that photo. creepy.
Julia,
Today I spent 8 hours reading through all your comics from start to finish. I planned to write a thoughtful comment but I realized I needed to poo. Don’t worry, I’ll be back for every update!
That’s so cool. It’s amazing to think what that same site has been over the years, back to before San Francisco was even a city. Native Americans probably killed buffalo in the crack smoking spot at some point in history.
I remember I saw Vertigo at the Castro when the restored print was making a tour in the late ’90s, and Jimmy Stewart was driving through town and hit road construction at one point at THE EXACT SAME PLACE where there was a huge road construction project going on in the late ’90s. Everyone laughed!
ah yes, city construction incompetence lasting for 40 years is hilarious, agreed! to add to it, the abandoned lot where the church existed was in a constant state of almost starting reconstruction while I lived there. By reconstruction I mean they put up some boards and a tarp to ward off the rain and the bums were like “oh hey, free tents! crack city!”
I checked out your site and used the “how it went wrong” strip as my wallpaper. Funny, then not so much, then i didn’t over think it.
Still love your work.
I’m responding because of the Vertigo collage. We have S.F. and Napa in common. Found your site at random and I am getting around to finding something of yours to purchase for my wall.
ohemgee i had friends that lived in your (old) building and used to love when they’d go out of town so i could dog/housesit for them. especially after the shootings became less frequent. those apartments are beautiful.
Love the new header! I’ve been reading your comics for years now and check your site weekly.
Thank you for keeping me sane and reassuring me that I’m not the only girl who would rather be throwing back some whiskey and reading a good book on a bad day (and usually on most good days…)
Two, no three quick comments:
1) nothing to do with farts? I beg to differ. How about all those references to Mexican and Indian food? Subliminal fart-references there, to be sure.
2) what, the bums couldn’t smoke crack in the church? They had to wait for it to burn down? Yes…”WAIT for it to burn down…”
3) this kind of photo-essay is even cooler than looking up MY apartment on Google Street View and seeing my car in the parking lot. (I live a boring life, it’s true)
So, in all of this, you didn’t mention whether or not you enjoyed the movie. Vertigo is my second-favorite Hitchcock film after Rear Window. What’s your favorite?
That was a gorgeous apartment! And I am always curious about how things looked fifty years ago and now. Very interesting.
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November 13th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Thanks Julia,
I love watching the City’s, and your, evolution.
dlt
November 13th, 2009 at 11:47 am
Oh, yes. Having the first “grown-up” bedroom of your own certainly is something of a caesura. And having the first real kitchen, of course.
Luv your work, by the way.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Great photos, and what a treat to watch Vertigo for the first time!
November 13th, 2009 at 2:52 pm
Yeah they did this in reverse on Planet of the Apes.
….and you cant have a grown ups room until you tidy your old one ! .
November 13th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
lol, holy shit, if you look at the 8th and 9th photo, you see the same tree. They haven’t taken it down!
November 13th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
I visited the site, saw this and thought this was pretty cool with the changes and what not… then I remembered I came here lookin for another comic(Or Jack)
… but I actually didn’t mind at all 
kudos. I should watch that movie now…
November 13th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
that’s because photos 8 & 9 are (were) my current view, not screen shots. Somehow between color distortion for web print and the fog, city hall got completely erased in that photo. creepy.
November 13th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Julia,
Today I spent 8 hours reading through all your comics from start to finish. I planned to write a thoughtful comment but I realized I needed to poo. Don’t worry, I’ll be back for every update!
November 13th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
GET A JOB HIPPIE
November 13th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
thanks for doing this. you know how to please the masses.
November 13th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Great comparisons, Julia. Thanks.
November 14th, 2009 at 2:09 am
That’s so cool. It’s amazing to think what that same site has been over the years, back to before San Francisco was even a city. Native Americans probably killed buffalo in the crack smoking spot at some point in history.
November 14th, 2009 at 11:43 am
I remember I saw Vertigo at the Castro when the restored print was making a tour in the late ’90s, and Jimmy Stewart was driving through town and hit road construction at one point at THE EXACT SAME PLACE where there was a huge road construction project going on in the late ’90s. Everyone laughed!
November 14th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
ah yes, city construction incompetence lasting for 40 years is hilarious, agreed! to add to it, the abandoned lot where the church existed was in a constant state of almost starting reconstruction while I lived there. By reconstruction I mean they put up some boards and a tarp to ward off the rain and the bums were like “oh hey, free tents! crack city!”
November 14th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
always lookin’ for a cozy place to smoke crack….
November 14th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
maybe you shouldn’t be pointing out to all the crazies on the interwebz where you live?
November 14th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
because I live 3,000 miles from there
November 15th, 2009 at 12:42 am
Damn…
*putting away map, clown mask and surgery tools
November 15th, 2009 at 2:32 am
I checked out your site and used the “how it went wrong” strip as my wallpaper. Funny, then not so much, then i didn’t over think it.
Still love your work.
I’m responding because of the Vertigo collage. We have S.F. and Napa in common. Found your site at random and I am getting around to finding something of yours to purchase for my wall.
J. Chavez
November 15th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I’d like to see more photos with scribbled words on them- is a nice project for days you want a break from inkiness.
November 15th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Jesus isn’t buying shit, he just wants attention. Ignore him Julia.
November 15th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Great new banner Julia, it’s a masterpiece!
November 16th, 2009 at 1:30 am
That’s pretty cool. I’ve never lived anywhere famous.
November 16th, 2009 at 3:56 am
goddamn, kudos to laura on the new header!
November 16th, 2009 at 8:56 am
ohemgee i had friends that lived in your (old) building and used to love when they’d go out of town so i could dog/housesit for them. especially after the shootings became less frequent. those apartments are beautiful.
November 16th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Love the new header! I’ve been reading your comics for years now and check your site weekly.
Thank you for keeping me sane and reassuring me that I’m not the only girl who would rather be throwing back some whiskey and reading a good book on a bad day (and usually on most good days…)
November 16th, 2009 at 11:27 am
Two, no three quick comments:
1) nothing to do with farts? I beg to differ. How about all those references to Mexican and Indian food? Subliminal fart-references there, to be sure.
2) what, the bums couldn’t smoke crack in the church? They had to wait for it to burn down? Yes…”WAIT for it to burn down…”
3) this kind of photo-essay is even cooler than looking up MY apartment on Google Street View and seeing my car in the parking lot. (I live a boring life, it’s true)
November 16th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Love the new banner :)! What’s a party without balloons…..
November 16th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Great blog entry. Really really nice. Love the before and after photos.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
My friend Pam lives at 1090 Eddy. I just emailed her asking if she knew that a famous cartoonist lived in the building next door.
Heh.
But thanks for this–it’s the kind of thing that makes me so glad I moved out of nowheresville Midwesternland into overpriced but gorgeous SF.
November 16th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Laura Park ftw
November 17th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Those are pretty amazing then and nows. Do you miss SF much?
November 17th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
So, in all of this, you didn’t mention whether or not you enjoyed the movie. Vertigo is my second-favorite Hitchcock film after Rear Window. What’s your favorite?
November 27th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Awesome!
You might also enjoy this:
http://www.basichip.com/vertigo/main.htm
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:56 am
This is great!! It’s sad that they tore down those gorgeous old buildings though.
September 3rd, 2010 at 6:01 pm
wow this is a whole ‘nother world…..an’ bits of it are pretty…..
October 8th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
That was a gorgeous apartment! And I am always curious about how things looked fifty years ago and now. Very interesting.