The historic Merry-Go-Round in the Yerba Buena complex across the street from the Moscone Center is also featured in Nine Lives Last Forever. A pivotal frog-related scene takes place within its glass walls...

From Nine Lives Last Forever, Chpt 30: "The merry-go-round was well-traveled for such a stationary device. Manufactured in Rhode Island in the late 1800s, the ride was first featured at a park in Seattle, Washington before moving down the coast to San Francisco. After nearly fifty years of service at Playland-at-the-Beach, the carousel was purchased by a private collector and stored for several years at a warehouse in New Mexico..."

(cont.) "Dilla pressed a button, and the carousel began to turn. The poles pushed the painted animals up and down, and countless swinging tails, bucking heads, and prancing feet swung into action. Each animal was adorned with a checkered jacket and a generous coating of sparkling plastic jewels..."