Publisher's Synopsis
Avoid The Tourist Herds.
What could be more uninspiring than seeing the identical attractions that everyone else has for decades?
This Twisted Tour Guide escorts you to the places locals don't want to talk about anymore...the same places people once couldn't stop talking about. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure historical sites remain hidden awaiting rediscovery.
Each visitation site in this guide is accompanied by a story. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. The profiled cast of characters feature saints and sinners (with emphasis towards the latter).
Notorious crimes, murders, accidental deaths, suicides, kidnappings, vice and scandal are captivating human interest tales. Paranormal activity in the aftermath is common.
The photography from each profile showcases the precise location where each event occurred. The scenes can seem ordinary, weird and/or sometimes very revealing towards clarifying the background behind events.
If you're seeking an alternative to conventional tourism, this Twisted Tourist Guide is ideal. The contents include:
SAN FRANCISCO:
CIA's Sex and Drug Playhouse, Diamond Jessie Hayman's Brothels, Jerome Bassity's Tenderloin Fiefdom, Sublime's Bradley James Nowell's Overdose, 1937 Brothel Addresses, Chambers Mansion, 1885 Chinatown Vice, Cliff House and Sutro Baths, Killer Piano of the Condor Club, Curran Theater's Haunting, Dan White's Infamous Murders and Suicide, Dog Mauling of Diane Whipple, Chinatown's Belle Cora and Donaldina Cameron, Fung Little Pete Jing Toy, 101 California Building Massacre, Golden Gate Bridge Suicides, Jeff Adachi's Double Life and Death, Contract Killing of Joe The Animal Barboza, Kevin Collins Kidnapping, Maiden Lane's Infamous History, Mary Ellen Pleasant's Legacy, Golden Dragon Massacre, President Warren Harding's Death, People's Temple, Queen Anne Hotel Legacy, Fatty Arbuckle's Fall From Grace, Political Fixer Abe Ruef's Penthouse, Spreckel's Mansion, St. Elizabeth's Center for Unwed Mothers, Terrific Street, and the International Settlement, Whittier Mansion Nazi Connection, Westerfield House and the Zebra Killings
EAST BAY AREA
Ashkenaz Murder, Port Chicago Explosion, Journalist Chancey Bailey's Shooting, Children of Thunder Murders, Oakland Superintendent Assassination, Fat Lady Restaurant, Ghost Ship Warehouse Inferno, Henry's Bar Hostage Nightmare, Port Costa's Hotel Burlington, Huey Newton's Demise, Laci Peterson's Saga, Lovelle Mixon's Police Killings, Oaks Card Room, Oikos University Massacre, Oscar Grant III's Homicide, Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Jockey Ron Hansen's Plunge, Unabomber's Berkeley Experience, USS Hornet's Suicides and El Cerrito's Dens of Iniquity
MARIN COUNTY
Mitchell Brothers Curse, Blue Rock Inn's Seedy Past, Litchfield's: California's Las Vegas, Marin County Courthouse Shootings, Tamalpais Trailhead Killer, Marin Barbeque Murders, Robin Williams' Suicide and Sausalito's Infamous Madame Sally Stanford
PENINSULA
Brook Hart's Kidnapping, Cameron's Pub, Kohl Mansion, Moss Beach Distillery's Blue Lady, Ocean Beach Hotel, PG& E's San Bruno Pipeline Explosion, Sam's Eclectic Castle and Historic Sanchez Adobe,
SOLANO COUNTY
Promoter Bill Graham's Fatal Helicopter Crash, Benicia's Capital and Brothel Heritage and Zodiac Killer Murders
SONOMA & NAPA COUNTIES
Blue Wing Inn, California Industrial Farm for Women, Fishhead Beach Murder, Petaluma's Crooked History, Polly Klaas Abduction, Ramon Salcido's Family Slayings, Napa's Infamous Spanish Town and Washoe House Stagecoach Stop
