PinnedCharles VersaggiinThe Bold ItalicMy Godfather Was Joe Conforte, Nevada’s King of ProstitutionHe owned the country’s most famous brothel, Mustang RanchJan 25, 20212Jan 25, 20212
Charles VersaggiGreat piece!Renting of private halls and hiring local bands for dances was fairly common during the period before Graham et al. turned this into a…Jul 31, 2021Jul 31, 2021
Charles VersaggiinThe Bold ItalicOn Remembering Alessandro Baccari Jr. — ‘Mr. North Beach’Baccari was renowned for being a walking oral history of North BeachJul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
Charles VersaggiGetting Down to Bare Bones on HalloweenEveryone appreciates me on Halloween night. Surely, Hollywood would never be the same had it not been for my naked visage horrifying you…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Charles VersaggiinThe Bold Italic‘Buone Feste’: Celebrating Christmas in 1950s North BeachOur Sicilian feast and the perennial bottle of 7UpDec 17, 20195Dec 17, 20195
Charles VersaggiinThe Bold ItalicInside the Oldest Jewelry Studio in the United StatesThree generations of jewelry design and sculpture thrive in North BeachNov 8, 20192Nov 8, 20192
Charles VersaggiOne Degree of Separation and a BicycleText and photos © Charles VersaggiJul 30, 20182Jul 30, 20182
Charles VersaggiinThe Bold ItalicDignity, Honor, Respect — A Spirit’s Last Journey with the Green Street Mortuary BandA tradition to honor the dead and give them a final farewell to ChinatownJun 13, 20181Jun 13, 20181
Charles VersaggiinThe Bold ItalicThe Lion Sleeps Tonight—A Dawn Walk Through SF’s Nightclub District, in PhotosA visual journey through one of the city’s few remaining old-world neighborhoodsApr 25, 20184Apr 25, 20184