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The plaque on Burritt St., near Bush and Stockton |
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111 Sutter St., the Hunter-Dulin Bldg. |
Walking around San Francisco last week I looked up some old film
locations. I finally figured out where the plaque is that locates the
murder of Miles Archer in
The Maltese Falcon (1941). It's on the wall of a
building on Burritt St., near the corner of Bush and Stockton. There is
now a building in the spot where Archer breaks the railing and tumbles
down the hill in the film, which is why the location is a bit confusing
today, but the plaque is there. It reads "On approximately thi
s spot, Miles Archer, partner of Sam Spade, was done in by Brigid O'Shaughnessy" (The
coordinates 37.7902, -122.4075 will take you to the location of the plaque on a map.)