Tag: san jose

  • Revisiting the Winchester Mystery House

    As a kid, I took the Winchester Mystery House tour with my aunt. I don’t remember exactly how old I was, maybe around twelve. It’s a memorable tour and I still recalled a lot of it when I went back recently with friends. The house itself defies description; doors with nothing behind them, skylights in…

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  • Does Orange County have more hipsters than San Francisco?

    It sounds like a question fit for a parallel universe: could Orange County have more hipsters than San Francisco? According to Priceonomics Blog, based on the number of fixed-gear bicycles, Orange County is the hippest place in America. The “Fixie Index” ranks San Francisco 4th — losing out to retro-ironic meccas LA and San Jose.…

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