There’s a new film about the history and legend of the first surfers at Ocean Beach called “Great Highway” – check out the trailer below. It premiered at the Save the Waves film festival earlier this month. It’s been in… Continue Reading
An interesting tweet from the Western Neighborhoods Project reminded me of a fun exhibition that took place in September, 2008 at Ocean Beach. But first we have to go back more than 100 years to September 1902, when Bill Cody… Continue Reading
Now that it’s been confirmed that the Balboa Theater will be around for awhile, plans are underway to make improvements to the 85 year old movie house. One of those improvements includes installing new seats in both of the Balboa’s… Continue Reading
On November 4, the Balboa Theater premiered the new film Sutro’s: The Palace at Lands End to a sold out crowd, setting a house record for a doc screening at the Balboa, and also earning honors as the highest grossing… Continue Reading
Photo by earmuffboy This Saturday, November 5, the Parks Conservancy is offering a free, three hour walking tour of Lands End with historian and former National Park Service ranger, John Martini (he’s awesome!). John will take walkers on the full… Continue Reading
Adolph Sutro was a visionary whose passion for engineering, building and collecting culminated in his grand masterpiece – The Sutro Baths. The baths opened to the public in 1896 as the world’s largest indoor swimming pool establishment, and later morphed… Continue Reading
An old photo showing the carousel and Sharon Art Building in Golden Gate Park Tomorrow night, the San Francisco Parks Trust will host a special lecture “Golden Gate Park: A Stroll Through History”, featuring Ms. Heath Schenker, a local landscape… Continue Reading
This Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of St. Monica’s Catholic Church, located on Geary at 23rd Avenue. They’ll celebrate their centennial with a special mass this Sunday at 10:30am, led by Bishop Robert McElroy with Pastor Fr. John Greene. RichmondSFBlog… Continue Reading