Christmas The 12 Firehouses of Christmas From 1948–1950, San Francisco fire stations went crazy with an annual Christmas decoration contest. Here are Woody's top dozen.
Mission District Maguire's Houses Life on one Mission District block on February 22, 1887 at 11:35 a.m.
Downtown 1868: The First “Big One” The "great San Francisco earthquake" of 1868 and the next one on the way.
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.
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.
Telegraph Hill Telegraph Hill Castle: Layman's Folly In the early 1880s, a transit car line ran to the top of San Francisco's Telegraph Hill where passengers could visit a strange observatory/concert hall/castle.
Pacific Heights The Orphaned Pillar San Francisco's Pacific Heights has a 7-foot remnant from a moved house that escaped the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Richmond District The Home Inside Green Apple Books Green Apple Books hides an early Richmond District home in its core.