There’s been a resurgence of interest in the Playland at the Beach amusement park ever since the first documentary about its history premiered at the Balboa this time last year (DVD info). Late last year, a new 152-page book was… Continue Reading
The Toyota showroom at 3800 Geary undergoing a renovation. Inset: before renovation began. RichmondSFBlog reader Sharon sent me a photo last week of the Toyota building at 3800 Geary (at 2nd Avenue) that is undergoing renovation. After removing the stucco… Continue Reading
If you’ve been looking for a good overview tour of the Lands End area and its history, this event is for you! Led by Lands End historian and retired GGNRA ranger John Martini, the 2 hour “Steam Trains, Shipwrecks, and… Continue Reading
The Conservatory of Flowers under snow on February 5, 1887. Courtesy SFGate.com Everyone is talking about it – will we see snow in the city of San Francisco this weekend? The Chronicle has a great article on the history of… Continue Reading
This Saturday, the Richmond District branch of the San Francisco Public Library will present a special program on GuQin, one of the oldest known stringed instruments that was invented in China. The guqin is the modern name for a plucked… Continue Reading
Photo from Cliff House Project Next Wednesday night, the Richmond District branch library will host Mary Germain Hountalas, author of the book “The San Francisco Cliff House”. The book is a rich, pictorial history of one of the city’s best… Continue Reading
In this month’s issue of The Richmond Review newspaper, the above photo was featured, which shows thousands of citizens marching in protest against the Vietnam War. They’re moving down Geary Boulevard; that’s the Donut World at 18th Avenue in the… Continue Reading
Last Thursday, the Planning Commission heard arguments for and against a descretionary review for a proposed project at 226 Cabrillo between 3rd and 4th Avenue. Sitting on the lot is a small, yellow cottage house that is set back from… Continue Reading