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your film for the bottom, where, if you re lucky, you can find a parking space and take a few snapshots of the spectacle. You can also take staircases (without curves) up or down on either side of the street.

Kids AMERICAN Sure, it s contrived, touristy, and nowhere near healthy, but when you get that urge for a chocolate shake and banana cream pie at midnight or when you want to entertain the kids no other place comes through like Mel s Diner. Modeled after a 1950s diner, down to the jukebox at each table, Mel s harks back to the days when cholesterol and fried foods didn t jab your conscience with every greasy, wonderful bite. Too bad the prices don t reflect the 50s: A burger with fries and a Coke runs about $9.50. There s another Mel s at 3355 Geary St., at Stanyan Street (& 415/3872244); it s open Thursday through Saturday from 6am to 3am.

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