I published this May 21, 2013 – ten months before Cynthia McCarthy published her history of Belmont. I found photos from another source, and thus I could not be breaking her copyright as she said. I own a special minister’s copyright, and thus everything I write is copyrighted. Around ten thousand churches, there is a…

Established in 1927 by Arthur F. Edwards, Sr. An extraordinary museum like historic everlasting Mausoleum. I called and texted the Golden Gate Mausoleum and found a cluster of four of my JANKE kinfolk, buried together. They sent me a photograph by text, but my phone did not allow me to see where they are. I…

Jim Bigalow should have started another restaurant in Jack London Square. Vic’s brother-in-law would back the The Bohemian Gangster Theme. People want more than an expensive dinner. They want trouble. They want – a show! How about….Dinner At Gals? Diners eat at tables around the pool, and watch a fake bolder just miss Gal. Then…

I’m working on a presentation about the Range War in Belmont! Time to cash-in! JW Bad Day At Belmont Posted on March 17, 2021 by Royal Rosamond Press Capturing Beauty by John Presco Copyright 2021 When I read about Ludwig Wittgenstein infatuation with Norbert Davis, the movie Bad Day At Black Rock popped into my mind because his brother…

Did Denny Lawhern read this post? If so, he knew MY BRAND could take over Belmont. He knew I could get investors – especially if the A’s Stadium went through. Denny knew I would discover the fact he did nothing about putting a plaque on the Bay tree to commemorate The Founders of Belmont .I…

San Sebastian Avenue I was dismayed there were very few photographs of old Jack London Square, and the Produce Market where the Presco Family operated Acme Produce. Everyone remembers their first job. At eight, this was where I was. This is where I worked. When I went to work for Yale Trucking when I was…

San Sebastian Avenue By John Presco Cynthia McCarthy and Denny Lawhern pretend it took them four days to become aware of me, but Facebook had just got into letting your cellphone tell you you got a post. Both members of the Belmont Historical Society show no interest in the Gold Mine of History I am…

Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris applauds as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images On this day, August 7, 2024, I John Presco do declare Tim Walz an Honorary Citizen of Oakland! He spoke the coolest political…

James Bond is god-like, now! Risen from the dead, and living in Nebras-ka! I’ve got nothing to lose! I put most of my chips on Red Nebraska – and my Chrome Muse goes round and round, and lands in… WEST POINT NEBRASKA! I wanted our Cultural Showdown to take place in Bozeman Montana, but, today…

I did not know Saint Francis began his Mission in Baja California! Did Meher Baba? EXTRA! I just broke for breakfast, and was going to mention my friend, Peter Shapiro, is rooting for his cousin, Josh Shapiro, to get picked for VP Spot, when I turn on the news to see this guy Walz was…