Automatic Noodle
all the not-so-secret references in automatic noodle Even after a war, some things in the bay area and san francisco have remained the same. here are some of the places and organizations that remained standing after independence. Noe Valley BooksTORE - Today they’re known as noe valley books, and you can order copies of automatic noodle from them! Of course they’ll survive the war, because californians need paper books more than ever. most cloud server farms are in united states, and all their e-books and other documents were deleted in the cloud sanctions of the early 2060s. Martha and Brothers coffee - known after the war as martha’s cafe, this is a great noe valley cafe, with a long history in the neighborhood. somehow they managed to import coffee beans throughout the war, and their coffee shop on 24th and vicksburg provided a respite for war-weary san franciscans. the old cable car barn at Castro and jersey st. - this sturdy, proud building was once a train station, then a cable car stop, then a drugstore. during the war, it was a neighborhood hardware swap; after independence, it became a worker owned co-op hardware store. noe valley park - known after the war as douglass park, it’s a little patch of green at the corner of 24th and douglass, with a nice playground , picnic tables, and some tennis courts. 48 Hills - One of san francisco’s great local publications, it survived the war and continued to thrive by reporting on local san francisco news and culture. mission local - another great local publication, which covers the mission neighborhood next to the kite hill neighborhood where our characters live. oaktown spice shop - a local bay area chain with excellent spice and tea selection. thankfully they survived the war and the collapse of the supply chain. old mandarin islamic restaurant - it had to move a little bit due to sea level rise and storm surges, but this delicious spot survived the bombs and is still serving up tasty halal chinese fare. noe valley neighborhood - now known as kite hill neighborhood, because we are no longer naming our neighborhoods after colonizers and californios. the richmond district - home to chinese and russian immigrant communities, the richmond is north of golden gate park and stretches from the western addition to the sea. of course it has survived, and so have many of its amazing restaurants and shops. Plus, the internet archive is here! If it hadn’t been for the internet archive surviving the war of independence, hands would never have seen all those videos of biang biang noodles. the sunset district - this neighborhood is south of golden gate park, and has a politically influential chinese community, as well as many excellent restaurants and cafes. bayview hunters point - a hilly neighborhood that juts into the bay, bayview hunters point has a longstanding black community - which was forced out of the fillmore and western addition during the 1960s “urban...
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