Our most local reporter/columnist, John Horgan, almost slipped his 50th anniversary in the business past me. Right at the end of his weekend column he notes
On a personal note, 2012 marks your correspondent's 50th year writing for Peninsula newspapers, whether in print or online, beginning at the defunct Burlingame Advance-Star in 1963. Its Lorton Avenue address is now an upscale restaurant. From linotype machines to lentil soup, it was ever thus.
There's a website for almost everything including historic newspapers, so you can read a bit about the Advance-Star, nee The Advance here. Publisher George McQueen's son Mike still makes an occasional appearance in B'game for events. A bit more research yields the exact 1952 address on Lorton where the paper was located--number 310--which is now wedged between Meyer-Bunje and Patronik Designs. By 1963, when John Horgan started, it must have moved a couple of doors perhaps to where Ecco is now.
In any case, congrats to John for a wonderful career and may he keep fingers to keyboard for a long time.
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