An Archer meets his end by lead.
Dill and Dough
The real beauty is that the map I linked to has the arrow pointing at an intersection that sorta kinda makes sense, but if you look up and to the left a little, you’ll see two roads branching off in a narrow V, both of which are also Bluff Lake Roads. That’s where the sign is (and I swear next time I am up that way I’ll take a photo).
It its defense, though, you’re right that it’s mostly undeveloped land. Bluff Lake Road goes all the way around Bluff Lake, with a spur (also called Bluff Lake Road) that connects it to the local route. There are some private homes around the lake but the rest is state forest.
Fair enough, but then why the need for signage? I know…you’ve come to the same conclusion, haven’t you?
Very good! And a plaque commemorates the incident: “On approximately this spot, Miles Archer, partner of Sam Spade, was done in by Brigid O’Shaughnessy.”
That’s all it says. No reference to The Maltese Falcon or Dashiell Hammett.
On my first trip to S.F., I tracked down as many places mentioned in The Maltese Falcon as I could, without the benefit of guide books, just using the text itself. This spot is virtually the only location in the entire novel that is unambiguously identified. So I was pleasantly surprised to discover the plaque, since I had no expectation of finding anything there.
Let’s get a beer between South Park and DE BOOM!
Or Hegenberger between Hegenberger and Hegenberger.
Fuckin’ Oakland.
You end up on a cul de sac.
Amen! There’s nowhere in the Bay Area I (a) have an easier time getting lost in, and (b) least want to get lost in.
And I live there!
Well, Church Street in Toronto is best known as the heart of the gay district.