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Hammett news page
A short biography
The Continental Op
Blood Money
Red Harvest
The Dain Curse
The Maltese Falcon:
The novel
The movie
The 75th anniversary
The Glass Key
The Thin Man
Woman in the Dark
The short story collections
The novels in one
volume
Books about Hammett
Chronology of Hammett's fiction
Hammett's army days
"Dashiell Hammett Place"
Hammett's Post Street
apartment:
A photo tour (2005)
Declared
a landmark (2005)
The Flood Building
The Hammett Suite at Hotel Union Square
Links to other Hammett sites
Contact Mike
mikehumbert.com homepage
This site is dedicated to all the people like Don Herron, Bill Arney, Richard Layman, William F. Nolan, Josephine Hammett Marshall, Julie M. Rivett, Steven Marcus, Joe Gores and others who have kept 1920s San Francisco in the here and now.
Special thanks to Vince Emery for his many helpful contributions to this website.
Entire website copyright 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 by Mike Humbert.
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THE DASHIELL HAMMETT SUITE
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In December 2005, artist/designer Lisa Compagno was hired to transform Room 505 into the Dashiell Hammett Suite. I dropped in to photograph the project in progress.
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The main entrance to Hotel Union Square. |
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Lisa Compagno, ably assisted by her husband Peter Colpitts. |
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In the suite's entryway, Lisa mounted two stainless steel eyes as a reference to Hammett's story "The Girl with the Silver Eyes." |
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Also near the door: a vintage suitcase filled with Hammett's books. On the wall above is a reproduction of Black Mask magazine, in which Hammett published many stories. |
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The art deco twin beds, each with its own Hammett portrait. |
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The vintage-style radio. |
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Hotel staff member Marcilio Delinas installs the period-appropriate windowshades. |
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"The Shadow of the Thin Man." |
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Two Maltese Falcons: one book, one statuette. Also a rare photo of J. Edgar Hoover in drag. |
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Two chairs in front of the windows facing Powell Street. |
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Window stenciling adds to the atmosphere. |
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The Ellis Street side of the room. From these windows, one can see both the Flood Building and John's Grill. |
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On the desk: a portrait of Hammett's wife and daughters. |
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Lisa Compagno assembled this huge collage of Hammet-related images. |
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Even the bathroom gets the Hammett touch... |
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...right down to the hand towels! |
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"...the stuff that dreams are made of." |
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