Travel back in time to check out Playland at the Beach, the once bustling, 10-acre amusement park that sat on Ocean Beach here in the Richmond District until it closed in 1972. A new documentary about the park, entitled “Remembering… Continue Reading
This Sunday, The Balboa Theater will celebrate its 84th birthday with a special show of old films, a live vaudeville show, prizes and of course, birthday cake. After kicking off with the premiere of a delightful new silent short filmed… Continue Reading
As you may remember, there was an event late last year where old video footage of San Francisco was shown. It was the fourth installment of “Lost Landscapes of San Francisco”, made up of archival footage that Rick Prelinger, of… Continue Reading
RichmondSFBlog reader Joanne sent this in to me after reading our post What to do with the Alexandria Theater?. She originally designed the poster for a graphics design class. What would Joanne like to see happen with the Alexandria? “I’d… Continue Reading
On Thursday, February 18th, the Richmond District Public Library will present a free lecture, “Legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers” from 6:30 to 8pm. At the turn of the 19th century, Congress established the Buffalo Soldiers as the first peacetime African… Continue Reading
A recent New York Times article, Crumbling Movie Palace Finds An Angel, got me thinking about our sad, faded Alexandria Theater, which is quickly earning “worst abandoned building” honors in the Richmond. The article tells the story of a former… Continue Reading
More fun from the Library of Congress Digital Collections. This time we travel back to September 23, 1903 and peek in on the scene at Ocean Beach. So many people! You’ll love the outfits and won’t recognize a lot of… Continue Reading
Came across these fun clips of Sutro Baths from the Library of Congress Edison films catalog. Filmed August 22, 1897. Looks like fun! Sarah B.