The Internet Archive, a nonprofit located right here in the Richmond District, made international news yesterday when it announced its intention to make of copy of its backup data and store it in Canada, fearing potential changes in legislation from… Continue Reading
The Chronicle shared a nice collection of shots today that were taken from the cockpit of the Goodyear Blimp in June 1975. In June 1975 one of The Chronicle’s photographers captured stunning sights: views of the city and surrounding areas… Continue Reading
If you haven’t spent much time on OpenSFHistory.org, remedy that immediately! It’s a fantastic collection of historic photos from a private collector that the Western Neighborhoods Project is hard at work digitizing, and sharing with the world. Here are a… Continue Reading
Late last month, contractors unearthed a young girl’s casket while digging up the garage floor of a home near Rossi Park. The airtight, metal casket had preserved nearly everything inside including her blond hair and the rose she had in… Continue Reading
In yet another reminder of the Richmond District’s morbid past, a construction crew unearthed the casket of a small girl while renovating a home near Rossi Park last week. The casket was found underneath the garage of the home, which… Continue Reading
Next Thursday night, the Presidio Officer’s Club will host “Back-Fence Neighbors: The Richmond District and the Presidio’s First 150 Years” at 6pm. In 1866, eighty years after the founding of the Presidio, an Act of Congress added the “Outside Lands”… Continue Reading
By now, somebody may have already shared a link or two with you from opensfhistory.org, a new website launched by the Western Neighborhoods Project. The website contains thousands of fascinating, historic San Francisco images that were donated to the WNP… Continue Reading
Ears still ringing from Outside Lands? Here are some local links to bring you down: Earlier this year, Safeway and Albertsons completed their merger. Still pending were the remodel plans for the La Playa Safeway near Ocean Beach. We learned… Continue Reading