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Immortal legend lives at Oakland shipyard saloon
In Jack London Square the First and Last Chance Saloon keeps a storied past. George Heneger, tending the bar since 1939, preserves memories of founder John Heinhold and the young Oakland waif London. portraits and old relics line the walls as visitors pause to hear tales of the waterfront haunt.
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Bruce Adams
Oakland
George Heneger
Jack London
Paw Croy
John Heinhold
London
Heneger
Heinhold
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Service
Joaquin Miller
Jack London Square