Dec. 9, 2022

Red's Java House: Talking with Mr. Tom McGarvey, San Francisco Native Son.

Red's Java House: Talking with Mr. Tom McGarvey, San Francisco Native Son.

95 year old Tom McGarvey relates his life in San Francisco , selling newspapers, going to sea and running Red’s Java House for longshoremen.

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Tom McGarvey, 95 years of age, was born in San Francisco's tough Potrero Hill district in 1925. From selling newspapers to longshoremen on the Embarcadero when he was 6 years old, to going to Sea at 15 years old, and owning the iconic Red's Java House for 40 years, Tom has experienced it all. Listen to today's episode - #350 - to hear how he made his way in life on the streets of San Francisco. 

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