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a clutch of Italian bistros, gelaterias,
beatnik coffee shops and some sleazy
strip joints.
It feels both boho and funky and
a little disappointing. I was born in this city more
than half a century ago, although we moved to
the East Coast when I was three. I’ve never felt
like a San Franciscan, and while my birth
certificate lists my address, I have no desire to
find my first home. What I do care about is
checking out Caffe Trieste
where Francis Ford Coppola
wrote
The Godfather.
DESTINATION SPOTLIGHT
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So,
this is
San Francisco’s
famed North Beach:
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Margie Goldsmith
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