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A collection of 7 posts
Going Out
Ocean Beach

Going Out

Life Saving at San Francisco's Ocean Beach
Apr 23, 2025 7 min read
Grab Bag #41
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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #41

World Series parade, gas stations, and Great Highway history—a San Francisco grab bag.
Oct 9, 2024 9 min read
Stuck in Zero Gear
Cliff House

Stuck in Zero Gear

I used to walk to work daily, mixing in the 38-Geary bus now and then. But job responsibilities have had me mostly behind the wheel this year and I’m trying to find a way to get back walking. Driving is the American norm, of course. The most recent AAA
Sep 11, 2024 6 min read
Grab Bag #38
Grab Bag

Grab Bag #38

Weird bits of San Francisco history from Fisherman's Wharf to Ocean Beach.
Aug 7, 2024 9 min read
The Naming of Kelly’s Cove
Kelly's Cove

The Naming of Kelly’s Cove

What or who inspired the name for a magical stretch of San Francisco's Ocean Beach?
Jul 24, 2024 7 min read
Lake Merced Roadhouses
Lake Merced

Lake Merced Roadhouses

San Francisco's Lake Merced was the home of roadhouse resorts from the 1850s to the early 1880s.
May 8, 2024 6 min read
Seeing the End of Playland
Ocean Beach

Seeing the End of Playland

Playland at the Beach, San Francisco's version of Coney Island, closed for good on September 4, 1972. Photographer Dennis O'Rorke artfully captured the final days.
Aug 31, 2022 5 min read
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