The Saloon

The Saloon, San Francisco's oldest bar, now a blues club, from Fresno Street. I originally photographed it so I could recreate a second story exterior window for an Ashley Judd movie, Twisted, directed by Phil Kaufman. 

Here's the Saloon as seen in Star Trek, The Voyage Home

Across the Street is the Caffe Trieste, North Beach's famed coffee house. The sign on the window facing Vallejo Street is original, this one facing Grant Street I painted for a movie, 40 Days and 40 Nights. The aging and eroded lettering is deliberate, to match the other sign. The picture is from SFGate, the San Francisco Chronicle's website.