Post #401637 by Tipsy McStagger on Sat, Aug 16, 2008 8:26 AM

..even though this may be the famed beatnik hangout, i wouldn't put too much stock in what the sign above the door says...beatniks weren't real hip on advertising their hangout to possible squares that might wander in off the street...hence the "underground" aspect .....so i doubt the sign said "the place" on it....the sign was probably for whatever business it was before (or after) the beatniks left.....none the less, it's all the same building...

the part of the sign that refered to "room" probably had more to do with rooms for rent than a bamboo room.....a beatnik flop house indeed!!

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2008-08-16 08:28 ]