CoL 49 p. 14

[Bekah]

The area south of San Francisco which was the inspiration for "Little  
Boxes"  (yes,  Malvina Reynolds)  is in  Daly City ( not all of Daly  
City - only the Westlake part).
Doesn't surprise me in the least that it was OBA's inspiration for  
San Narcisco.    It's kind a trendy landmarks today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake,_Daly_City,_California

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Mi5VfhVwrzs/Rp_cl5MbZzI/AAAAAAAABtA/ 
QdCYpMgkUbE/s400/Daly+City.jpg
http://sfist.com/2007/06/19/sfist_photo_dal.php

Aerial photo (as part of an earthquake/landslide study):
http://funnel.sfsu.edu/courses/gm309/problems/DalyCityLandslide/ 
AerialPhotos/DalyCity_landslide.1966a.jpg

Bekah


On Jul 7, 2009, at 8:43 PM, Page wrote:

> I must waste your time to point out that I know the "only" in my  
> first sentence below is a horribly misplaced modifier. Excessive  
> pride leads to stupid follow-up posts.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Page" <page at quesnelbc.com>
> To: "pynchon -l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 8:19 PM
> Subject: Fw: CoL 49 p. 14
>
>
>> Robin accidentally sent this reply only to me, then asked me to  
>> pass it
>> along to everyone else. As always, Robin has written something  
>> worth passing
>> on.
>>
>> Page
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Landseadel"  
>> <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
>> To: "Page" <page at quesnelbc.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: CoL 49 p. 14
>>
>>
>>> On Jul 7, 2009, at 7:42 PM, Page wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry this topic is in the distant past. I hope it isn't a  
>>>> repetition.
>>>>
>>>> The description of Oedipa's first view of San Narcisco has always
>>>> reminded me of Levittown. I remember seeing a photograph of
>>>> Levittown taken from above, and it is much like the description of
>>>> San N.
>>>>
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> Some thirty years ago, a woman who knew Pynchon told me that he came
>>> up with the name "San Narcisco" as they were driving north towards
>>> South San Francisco. That spot on the map is the west coast  
>>> equivalent
>>> of Levittown and the inspiration for Malvina Reynolds' "Little  
>>> Boxes."
>>>
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