Paid-members only Grab Bag Grab Bag #39 Some odds and ends spotted on recent walks around the Western Addition, Woody on jury duty, and the story of the wheelbarrow man. All in all, kinda strange, but, hey, you knew what you were signing up for.
Gold Rush Gold Rush Prefab "Portable houses" were one solution to San Francisco's 1849 housing crisis.
Paid-members only Grab Bag Grab Bag #36 Animalia of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, a Richmond District dairy, Willie Mays, and more of my favorite things.
Pacific Heights Victorian Comeback II An invitation for this Saturday and the comeback of an architectural style synonymous with San Francisco.
St. Mary's Park The Bell of St. Mary's (Park) One San Francisco neighborhood has a design best appreciated from above.
Mission District Mixed-Use Mission Street What changed and what didn't on one San Francisco block after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Richmond District Bank/Bar Why Apollo, not Dionysus, adorns the front of a Richmond District bar in San Francisco.
Mission District Maguire's Houses Life on one Mission District block on February 22, 1887 at 11:35 a.m.
Union Square Hallowed Ground on Sutter Street From the time of its dedication on March 23, 1866, the old Temple Emanu-El was a landmark of 19th-century San Francisco.