City Burning, from Alamo Square, Hayes Street & Pierce Street, April 18, 1906. Courtesy SFMTA Happy Friday to everyone! Here are some local links to kick off your weekend… It was the anniversary of the 1906 earthquake on Wednesday. The… Continue Reading
Photo by lokisi1 On Saturday, April 28, the San Francisco Parks Alliance is offering a guided walking tour of the Golden Gate Park windmills. The first stop will be at the Dutch Windmill and the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Gardens, followed… Continue Reading
The following article is a reprint from the newsletter of the Western Neighborhoods Project, a local non-profit dedicated to preserving and researching the history of the Richmond District and other western neighborhoods of the city (become a member!). Special thanks… Continue Reading
Photo by Hot Mayo Happy Tuesday to everyone! Here’s a few local links to attract your mouse: A report from an online survey run by SFSU found that the Outside Lands concert in Golden Gate Park generated $60 million in… Continue Reading
Taken October 13, 1961. From the SFMTA Photo Archives Click to enlarge
Road crews uncover old streetcar tracks during sewer work. As we move around in our modern world, we tend to forget how things used to be. But every now and then, during the most meaningless of moments, we are reminded.… Continue Reading
Photo courtesy of James R. Smith Next Tuesday night, California historian James R. Smith will be at the Conservatory of Flowers to give a special lecture “San Francisco’s Playland at the Beach: The Early Years 1914-1945”. Smith will share rare… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Rob sent me some great old videos of San Francisco, showing life in the 1920s, 1930s and even earlier in some shots. If you’re into this kind of thing, be sure to catch the free screening of Lost… Continue Reading