The Cracker Factory

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The Olde Cracker Factory is a heritage building that was built in 1913 and located on historic Market Street in downtown San Diego, California. The building is located in the Marina Housing District and is centrally located to all of downtown San Diego's fine amenities.

  • The Cracker Factory caught my eye because of how unique and charming it is - beautiful wooden flooring, white brick walls, and huge windows gives this venue an industrial yet rustic vibe that I absolutely love. The venue was beautiful in pictures, but on our wedding day it was absolutely stunning.
  • The Cracker Factory is an American television film directed by Burt Brinckerhoff. The teleplay by Richard Shapiro is based on the best-selling 1977 novel by Joyce Rebeta-Burditt. The film was broadcast by ABC on March 16, 1979.

Live Work Lofts – Rooftop Penthouse Lofts – Creative Office Space
The Olde Cracker Factory is a heritage building that was built in 1913 and located on historic Market Street in downtown San Diego, California. The building is located in the Marina Housing District and is centrally located to all of downtown San Diego's fine amenities. The San Diego Convention Center, Horton Plaza, Seaport Village, Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo, Gaslamp Historic District, Petco Park, The Children's Museum, The Headquarters, Grand Hyatt and San Diego's waterfront are just blocks away.

The Olde Cracker Factory has been refurbished into 11 live work lofts, which include four rooftop penthouse lofts, as well as creative office space. The project broke ground in 2007 and was completed in March 2009. It is located at 448 West Market between Columbia and State Streets. The Olde Cracker Factory is nestled in a quiet part of downtown that is just a block away from beautiful Pantoja Park, yet a five minute walk to the busy streets of the Gaslamp, boardwalk of Seaport Village, the new Headquarters Development and Westfield's Horton Plaza. Ralphs and Jimbo's supermarket are just four blocks away.

The Area


The Marina District is a neighborhood in the southwest section of downtown San Diego, CA. The district is bordered to the north by the Colombia district, bordered to east/south-east by the Gaslamp Quarter, and is bordered to the south-west by the San Diego Marina. Home to mid-rise and high-rise hotels, apartments, condominiums, medical offices and retail, the Marina District includes beautiful Seaport Village and the bustling San Diego Convention Center.

Recently, a downtown renaissance has ensued with the additions of Seaport Village, Horton Plaza, our bay front convention center, the Manchester Grand Hyatt, and Petco Park (home of the Padres). Old Police Headquarters is now open to the public with its eclectic shops and restaurants such as Season's 52, which is only a block away from the Cracker Factory. Gta 5 hancock mod. Future redevelopments in the area include four super blocks at the Navy Broadway complex which will greatly expand the amenities in the Marina District.

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Cracker Factory

From: Dublin
Active: 1985-87
Style:
Lineup:
  • Johnny Moran - guitar/vocals
  • Paul Gaffney - vocals/guitar
  • Paul Harper - bass
  • Anto Moran - drums

Bio:
Named after a line in The Fall's 'Two Steps Back', The Cracker Factory was formed in Dublin in early 1985 approx by brothers Johnny and Anthony Moran. All came from the East Wall area of Dublin except for vocalist Paul Gaffney who was from Finglas. He left before they started gigging and the band had trouble finding a suitable vocalist for some time. Vocals were handled by Johnny Moran who was first to admit he wasn't the greatest singer in the world . . . This lineup had a punky type sound similar to the Fall in places when they recorded the first 2-song demo. Most gigs were at The Underground in Dublin.
The band's sound developed with the addition of Dave O'Reilly, whose trumpet lent it a really good edge. There was also a trombone player and a female backing vocalist named Kate ??? for a few shows. O'Reilly left to join Crime of Passion / Icon Trial. Finally during 1986 a proper frontman was found named Martin Lynch (vocals/guitar/harmonica) who was from the North. Paul Harper was replaced by Declan Mulligan on bass. This lineup was a solid live band, sounding a bit like a poppier version of The Smiths and The Cure with some REM influence,standard fare for Dublin in the mid 1980s. They did quite a few gigs and recorded a good demo which received some record company interest, but nothing materialised.
Recorded in 1986 at Sun Studios Temple Bar Dublin, The Cracker Factory, formed by brothers Johnny & Anthony Moran in East Wall, and featuring Declan Mulligan on Bass and Martin Lynch on Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar on this recording of Lynch's song of Lives lost to Drug Addiction and Destitution.Lynch left the band in 1987, heading back up North, and was replaced by a guy named Dave Radford who was an excellent guitar player and a good vocalist. Radford had played steel guitar for the Cotton Mill Boys (gasp!) and the legendary (cough) Roly Daniels. Unsurprisingly the bands sound had changed quite a bit by this stage, leaning in a country rock direction reminiscent of the Eagles. They wrote a lot of new material, recorded 3 songs, and even changed their name to Keeper of the Fire, but never gigged and, fed up with the new sound, Johnny Moran left the band, which split shortly afterwards.
The original lineup was Johnny Moran (guitar/vocals), Paul Gaffney (vocals/guitar), Paul Harper (bass) and Anto Moran (ex Proles) (drums). Martin Lynch (vocals) replaced Paul Gaffney, who later played with Tony St. James and the Dry Season. Declan Mulligan (bass) replaced Paul Harper in 1986. Dave Radford (vocals/guitar) replaced Martin Lynch in 1987.
Declan Mulligan later played with Inside Cairo, The Lesser Gods, The Candyshop and Dry Season. Anto Moran later in The Promise


Discography
• 1985 demo
tracks:
Dead Man's Shoes
Plastic Life
• 1986 demo
Recorded at Sun Studios, Dublin.
tracks:
This is Where the Fire Starts
• 1987 demo
3 songs recorded
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The Cracker Factory Movie


See Also: The Candyshop, Crime of Passion, Icon Trial, Inside Cairo

The Cracker Factory Wedding


External Links: See Declan Mulligans soundcloud page for one Cracker Factory demo from 1986.




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