Downtown Telenews Theatre San Francisco had an all-news theater from 1939 to 1967. Admission gave you the whole world and a quiet retreat from the same.
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
1906 earthquake Captive Airship How did George R. Lawrence take his amazing aerial panoramas after the 1906 earthquake?
Gold Rush Gold Rush Prefab "Portable houses" were one solution to San Francisco's 1849 housing crisis.
Paid-members only Grab Bag Grab Bag #34 I come to praise San Francisco, not bury it, plus news on old stuff getting older.
Lake Merced Lake Merced Roadhouses San Francisco's Lake Merced was the home of roadhouse resorts from the 1850s to the early 1880s.
Mission District Mixed-Use Mission Street What changed and what didn't on one San Francisco block after the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Mission District Maguire's Houses Life on one Mission District block on February 22, 1887 at 11:35 a.m.
North Point The Cobweb Palace Abe Warner's cobweb-filled saloon in San Francisco's North Point neighborhood was captured on film before demolition and now we know when.
Mission District A Day Trip on the Mission Road, Part 2 Sunday pleasure resorts like Woodward's Gardens made San Francisco's Mission District more family-friendly in the 1860s and 1870s.
Mission Dolores A Day Trip on the Mission Road, Part 1 In the 1850s, San Francisco Sunday recreation meant getting across sand dunes and marsh to the Mission.
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.
Richmond District The Home Inside Green Apple Books Green Apple Books hides an early Richmond District home in its core.
