Woody’s History Minute: The Larkins Building
In this episode, Woody LaBounty of the Western Neighborhoods Project tells us the history of the building at Arguello and Geary (now OfficeMax). Sarah B.
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Photos from Star of the Sea Centennial Fashion Show
Star of the Sea School capped off their centennial celebration with “An Evening of Stars” on December 6th, a fashion show and holiday boutique. Below are some photos from the event. Happy 100th birthday, Star of the Sea! Even after… Continue Reading
Short documentary film on Paul’s Hats
A Stanford University student, John Rory Fraser, made a five minute documentary on Paul’s Hats entitled “We Continue in the Old Style”. It’s a lovely look at the 90-year old shop that the new owners, four young women, are trying… Continue Reading
Playland at the Beach profiled in Eye on the Bay (video)
During Thanksgiving week, CBS5’s Eye on the Bay featured a short segment on Playland at the Beach, the amusement park that was located in the Richmond District along the Great Highway until it closed in 1972. Check out the short… Continue Reading
Lost Landscapes of San Francisco, Dec. 4
[UPDATE: Just bought my tix to this; only a handful left!] Rick Prelinger is a San Francisco native who is known as a historian and “guerrilla archivist”, because he collects random bits of old video of the city and puts… Continue Reading
Mystery solved: How King Tut died
There has long been speculation about how the boy king died. Egyptologist Zahi Hawass posted to his blog today the long awaited findings from his CT scan of King Tutankhamun’s mummy. One claim was that Tutankhamun had been murdered, and… Continue Reading
Woody’s History Minute: Life Saving Station
Woody LaBounty of the Western Neighborhoods Project delights us with another interesting piece of neighborhood history, this time about the U.S. Life Saving Station that used to be at the edge of Golden Gate Park. I’ve also seen a great… Continue Reading
Mapping our neighborhood’s history
The Western Neighborhood Project (WNP) is a nonprofit organization formed in 1999 to preserve and share the history and culture of the neighborhoods in western San Francisco. The organization has a great website at outsidelands.org that is full of articles,… Continue Reading