Walk two blocks west on Haight to Masonic. The building on the northwest corner was put up in 1903 as a grocery store. By 1925 it was the Cloverleaf Market. In the late 1920s it became a Shumate’s pharmacy. None of those are why we’re part of this walk.
In the late 1960s the building became the restaurant ng Patricia Donna Mallon, isang San Francisco native at burlesque performer na kilala bilang Magnolia Thunderpussy. She ran a late-night delivery service ng erotic desserts at nag-manage ng lugar sa kanyang sariling mga terms sa loob ng maraming taon. Namatay siya noong 1996.
In 1997, publican Dave McLean opened Magnolia Pub and Brewery sa parehong lugar at pinangalan ito pagkatapos sa kanya. Every year he brewed a barley wine called Old Thunderpussy. Magnolia was one of San Francisco’s first craft brewpubs at tumakbo ng mahigit dalawang dekada bago ibenta sa Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing in 2017. Ang brewery ay tumitigil sa August 2024.
It came back two months later. In December 2024, three local operators (Kevin Kynoch, Brian Reccow, at Brandon Phillips) took it over kasama ang brewmaster Jon Taylor. They’re working through Dave McLean’s original recipe book.
One more layer bago kayo magpatuloy: ang sulok sa ibang side ng Masonic ay nag-hold ng Drogstore Cafe sa late 1960s, isang coffee house sa isang dating Victorian drugstore na may original pharmacist’s drawers pa rin na naka-set sa mga pader. Kasama ang I/Thou Coffee Shop at 1736 Haight at Tracy’s Donuts at 1569 Haight, ito ay isa sa late-night anchors ng scene. Ang Diggers, ang street-theater collective na nag-distribute ng libreng pagkain sa Panhandle, gumamit ng mga pader nito bilang message board: drug warnings, lost roommates, missing daughters from Iowa. Ang building ay nandito pa rin. Ang cafe ay matagal nang wala.
