Ready, aim . . . buy a house?
The title hints
at "fire" (ready, aim...) and also at Monopoly
("buy a house")
Beginner
What you're seeking can be found on the
street named after what Pennsylvania, North Carolina and
Pacific Avenues have in common. They're
all green properties in the board game Monopoly.
For the exact street address, solve this equation:
(Battle of Hastings + the current waterfront
home of Company 35 just north of the Bay Bridge) - ½.
The Battle of Hastings
took place in 1066. Company 35 is a fireboat at Station
35 which is on the Embarcadero. If you look at
the official AAA game map, Pier 22-1/2 is the "Fireboat
Dock." So the numeric portion of the answer is:
The fireboat Phoenix,
whose home base is Station 35 at Pier 22-1/2, played a
major role in saving the Marina District from catastrophic
fire during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Read more
about it here.
Who bought it?
Regular
What you're seeking can be found on the
street named after what Pennsylvania, North Carolina and
Pacific Avenues have in common. For the exact street address,
solve for A + B - C, where A = Battle of Hastings, B=
the waterfront dock where you can find the current home
of scrambled oat fibers (re-arrange
the letters in "oat fibers" and you get "fire
boats") and Company 35, and C = ½. Go
to the address in the equation, and you'll find the former
home of Company 31.
Who bought it?
Masters
What you're seeking can be found on the
street named after what Pennsylvania, North Carolina and
Pacific Avenues have in common. For the exact street address,
solve for A + B - C, where A = Battle of Hastings, B=
the waterfront dock where you can find the current home
of scrambled oat fibers (re-arrange
the letters in "oat fibers" and you get "fire
boats"), and C = ½. Go to the address
in the equation, and you'll find the former home of #31.
Who bought it?
The clue site is
1088 Green, an old firehouse which was the home of Company
31, now a private residence on Russian Hill. As the plaque
outside says, it was bought by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph K.
Davies.
