[sudo-discuss] Sudo Square

[mark burdett]

the actual name is Franklin Plaza and yes it has a OaklandWiki page- we
batch-imported all oakland parks :) http://oaklandwiki.org/Franklin_Plaza

by the way, if you look at old maps, there used to be Southern Pacific
streetcars running along Franklin St across Broadway onto 22nd street by
the sudoroom entrance. from sudoroom you could take an electric train (1200
volts DC!) all the way to SF ferry building (via the SP mole which is now
middle harbor shoreline park) in one direction and Alameda in the other.

Also - apparently when the land where sudoroom stands was first subdivided
as "Wilcox Place" you could buy a lot for $900 gold coin..

--mark B.


On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at clear.net> wrote:

> Hi all -
>
> I wanted to ask a flash-mob like favor from folks coming to Sudo Room this
> evening. Over the summer, several of us created the Sudo Square page at
> Foursquare (https://foursquare.com/v/sudo-square/50074796e4b092cb5fe8c83d)
> and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sudo-Square/351059718301717)
> as part of a plan to name the plaza at the intersection of Broadway, 19th,
> & Franklin. Can you please check-in on your way in?
>
> It's a lovely day and the Punchdown (http://www.punchdownwine.com/)
> already put out the outdoor table seating. I'll be hanging out there until
> the meeting and will remind Sudo folk I see.
>
> Given the democratization of nomenclature afforded by geo-located mobile
> computing, I thought it most appropriate to have some kind of coordinated
> crowd in-checking initiative. There are some pictures, but it's a
> placeholder so far. So far as we know (& the Oakland Wiki folks could
> correct us), the square does not yet have a name.
>
> So not just today - but anytime - when you're passing by 22nd & Broadway
> and you're itching to check in on Facebook or Foursquare, or Yelp, or
> however it is you go about telling the world instantaneously where you are
> - please check in at Sudo Square - often and tell your friends about it
> too. I am also now trying to compile a list of the existing sites &
> services use for geo-located check-in fun - so let me know if you know of
> others.
>
> Perhaps during one of the upcoming Art Murmurs - we can have an official
> check-in dedication ceremony - we can invite the mayor.
>
>
> sent from eddan.com
>
>
>
>
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