The quarter stretch of the Richmond District’s Bay District Racing Track, 1890s. Courtesy of California State Library via outsidelands.org Next Sunday, City Guides will kick off the first of two free tours of the Richmond District. The district’s rich history… Continue Reading
Photo by Rob R. After getting its cap put back on last week, the historic Murphy Windmill in the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park got its sails back this week. Isn’t it nice to have two functioning windmills at… Continue Reading
Video provided by KTVU Yesterday, the 106-year-old Samuel Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park, also known as the “South Windmill”, got back its 60+ ton copper dome, which was restored and put back in place during a “capping” ceremony. It’s… Continue Reading
“Layers” by Mike Dillon In case you hadn’t heard, Mayor Ed Lee is running for mayor. No really, he is. He’ll open his Richmond District field office on Saturday at 10am, 389 Arguello Blvd. at Clement. The woman who scammed… Continue Reading
Sometimes I am delighted about what lands in my inbox. That was definitely the case when this poem arrived, recently written by Kenneth Werda who grew up in the Richmond District; he is now 82 years old. His sister Joan… Continue Reading
Oldsf.org is a new website that launched recently, offering users a chance to browse through photos, by location, from the San Francisco Public Library’s San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection. Site creators Dan Vanderkam and Raven Keller assigned locations to –… Continue Reading
Photo by Adam Chin San Francyclo, based in the neighborhood, offers guided bike tours of the city for all levels of cyclists. Owner Jason will soon be opening up a bike shop on Arguello too. Attention inner Clement merchants: City… Continue Reading
Sutro Baths, 1910 Rayko Photo Center (428 3rd Street) is hosting a photo show entitled Sutro San Francisco: The ‘Outside Lands’ a Century Apart. The show features the work of photographer Dan Ross, who for this exhibit, juxtaposes black-and-white photos… Continue Reading