San Francisco, California; Monday, January 12, 2026Gerald Coulson had been working at the Fairmont Hotel at the top of Nob Hill for 15 years. He started out as a bellboy whilst in culinary school, before moving up to working as a chef in the restaurants when he graduated. He often enjoyed the moments when the upscale tourists would ask to talk to
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I'm hoping this means I'm now in a place I can branch out and write about more than what I've been focusing on most in my entries this season. It's been hard when my divorce has kinda been all-consuming but I'm glad I was able to write something completely different this time.
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As a tour guide, I enjoy sharing the history of the cable cars, though. And discovering Hallidie was buried in a crypt with 35,000 other people while researching this, that's been added to my tours now. What a tragedy for someone so significant in SF's history.
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