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San Francisco s rowdy and racist chicken-themed restaurant: Topsy s Roost
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A postcard from the 1920s showing San Francisco s chicken-themed restaurant Topsy s Roost.Public DomainShow MoreShow Less
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Topsy s Roost on the boardwalk of Playland at the Beach promised cheap eats and no cover charge during the Great Depression.OpenSFHistory / wnp66.445.jpgShow MoreShow Less
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For a time, the most exciting night out you could have in San Francisco was at a human chicken coop.
To get there, you needed to drive to the edge of the city, where the Pacific Ocean lapped against the shore of a massive amusement park. Near the screaming roller coaster, below the Cliff House, a giant, neon rooster beckoned. ....

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