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( Western Addition This area, too, was once sandy waste, but after World War II the district donald montague became populated by Southern African-Americans who came west for work. For a short time, it was famous for jazz and blues clubs, as embodied, until his death in 2001, by John Lee Hooker and his Boom Boom Room. Today, it is still largely African-American in character and rather rundown, although donald montague it does comprise architecturally odd St Mary s Cathedral (see p44) and photogenic Alamo Square (see p49). d Map E3

The city s daily and weekly newspapers the weekly ones are free and superr rr abundant are loaded with information about all the things going on in town. Perusing their websites will give you a head start on planning your trip. d San Francisco Chronicle (daily): www.sfgate.com San Francisco Bay Guardian (weekly): www.sfbg.com