Doggie Diner Head

Known as San Fran landmark #254, the Doggie Diner Head. The most notable feature of the Doggie Diner chain was the 7 ft tall fiberglass sign, of a large  rotating head of a grinning dachshund dog, wearing a bow tie and a chef's hat. These famous dog head signs were designed in 1965 or 1966 by Harold Bauchman. After the Doggie Diner went out of business, all the large dog head signs were taken down, many were resold to private parties. One of the last remaining dog signs is currently located at Sloat Boulevard at 45th Avenue on a median strip near San Francisco's Ocean Beach and the San Francisco Zoo in the Outer Sunset neighborhood, restored and refurbished by the city of San Francisco. On August 11, 2006, the Doggie Diner dog head became a San Francisco landmark No. 254.