Joe Applegate wrote for the Reader from 1976 through 1990.Editor's pick of stories Applegate wrote for the Reader:When Richard Henry Dana returned to Point LomaOn the 22nd of August, 1859, the little steamer Senator called …
July 13, 2019
I would call the ABC Club the freest pool hall in town — not as comfortable as Chris’s on Kearny Mesa, nor as competitive as the College Billiard Center near San Diego State or the Billiard Tavern at Broadway and Twelfth Avenue — but free, at liberty, if a little scary.
Posted November 4, 1982
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The ABC Club - thorn in Gaslamp development
To promote the development of the Gaslamp Quarter he once asked Mrs. Yamada if she were interested in selling. She replied with a quiet word about wanting to keep going for a year or two.
November 4, 1982