Union Square in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Miles Archer
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014
1. Miles Archer Marker
Miles Archer,
partner of Sam Spade,
was done in by
Brigid O’Shaughnessy
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 37° 47.418′ N, 122° 24.449′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Union Square. Marker is on Burritt Street near Bush Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Burritt St, San Francisco CA 94108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Louis Stevenson (a few steps from this marker); Home Telephone Company (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sears Fine Food (about 600 feet away); SFFD Engine Co. No. 2 (about 700 feet away); Mayors of San Francisco (about 700 feet away); Pacific States Building (about 800 feet away); California Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. Sun Yat Sen (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.
More about this marker. According to tourism officials, it's the only plaque commemorating a fictional event.
Regarding Miles Archer. “A ten-foot
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Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, February 10, 2014
2. Miles Archer Marker
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer
3. The Maltese Falcon
The total cost of designing, casting and painting all of the Maltese Falcons prepared for the film was less than $700. Now conservatively valued at over $2 million each, they each are now worth more than six times what the film cost to make. About 10 years ago, one sold for $4.1 million.
Photographed By Unknown
4. The Maltese Falcon book cover
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, November 2, 2011
5. Dashiell Hammett
This 1937 portrait of Dashiell Hammett by Edward Biberman hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“Inspired to try his hand at writing mysteries after his years with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Dashiell Hammett met a warm reception when he published his first two detective novels in 1929. But it was the appearance of The Maltese Falcon, a year later that secured him his reputation as one of America's most original mystery writers. The hardbitten realism and crisp dialogue of that work led critics to compare its author's style to that of Ernest Hemingway. Hammett's later books, The Thin Man and The Glass Key, drew similar accolades. In defining the main difference between Hammett's works and the far more common drawing-room detective stories of the period, one admirer observed that Hammett had taken murder ‘out of the Venetian vase and dropped it into the alley,’ where, after all, it more generally Occurred in real life.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Inspired to try his hand at writing mysteries after his years with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, Dashiell Hammett met a warm reception when he published his first two detective novels in 1929. But it was the appearance of The Maltese Falcon, a year later that secured him his reputation as one of America's most original mystery writers. The hardbitten realism and crisp dialogue of that work led critics to compare its author's style to that of Ernest Hemingway. Hammett's later books, The Thin Man and The Glass Key, drew similar accolades. In defining the main difference between Hammett's works and the far more common drawing-room detective stories of the period, one admirer observed that Hammett had taken murder ‘out of the Venetian vase and dropped it into the alley,’ where, after all, it more generally Occurred in real life.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 987 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 11, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5. submitted on May 7, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
