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Heinold's First and Last Chance is a waterfront saloon opened by John (Johnny) M. Heinold in 1883 on Jack London Square in Oakland, California, United States.The name "First and Last Chance" refers to the time in which for many sailors, the pub was the first and last chance to drink alcohol heavily before or after a long voyage.
Jack London Square is located at the south end of Broadway, across the Oakland Estuary from Alameda. [citation needed]The name has also come to refer to the formerly industrial neighborhood surrounding Jack London Square now known as the Jack London District, which has undergone significant rehabilitation in the last decade, including loft conversions and new construction.
Jack London was born January 12, 1876. [10] His mother, Flora Wellman, was the fifth and youngest child of Pennsylvania Canal builder Marshall Wellman and his first wife, Eleanor Garrett Jones.
Strangers on a Train was recorded in 1978 by a reformed line-up of the Left Banke, featuring three of the original members: Steve Martin, Tom Finn, and George Cameron. [3] Original member Michael Brown had initially been involved in the recording, but left after working on five of the songs.
David Albright bought The Left Bank in 1998 and sold it in 2017 to Sean and Mandy Arnold. The Arnolds closed the restaurant at the end of 2023 and listed it for sale.
Aerial view of the Glen Ellen, California, home where Jack London lived. The pool is new, and the octogon-shaped structure to the left is a living room that was the former Wake Robin Lodge lobby ...
The Oakland Athletics made a proposal to have a privately financed gondola lift travel on Washington Street from 10th Street near City Center to Water Street in Jack London Square. It is proposed as a new mode of transportation to the team's future ballpark in Jack London Square. There would be approximately 12-14 gondola cabins, each of which ...
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