demolition

A collection of 9 posts

West Portal

The End of Empire

Eulogy for a San Francisco Neighborhood Theatre.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #72

Cool-building Grab Bag with a transcontinental bicyclist and freeway tossed in.

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach Pier

From 1894 to 1967, an unusual San Francisco pier served an unusual purpose.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #63

Cliff-dwellers of Polk Street, more San Francisco house-moving, and our time-machine goes tiki.

Golden Gate Park

Electric Tower

Light shows in Golden Gate Park aren't a new thing.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #54

The last house, the widest sidewalk, and the coldest winter San Francisco stories.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #53

Bars, hogs, mansions, and memories: a typical San Francisco Grab Bag from Woody.

Chinatown

Chinatown Demolition

Plague fears led to chopping down parts of San Francisco's Chinatown in 1903.

Ocean Beach

Seeing the End of Playland

Photographer Dennis O'Rorke artfully captured the final days of San Francisco's version of Coney Island.