Downtown

A collection of 32 posts

Downtown

Atlas Displaced

Searching for surviving pieces of a unique 1874 San Francisco building.

Downtown

House Cleaning Day

On March 3, 1907, San Francisco gave its rubble-strewn streets a good sweeping.

Union Square

Castle on the Square

The mini-citadel which once faced Union Square.

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.

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Grab Bag

Woody Grab Bag #007

A history of where you can put your car...and more.

Downtown

1868: The First “Big One”

The "great San Francisco earthquake" of 1868 and the next one on the way.

Downtown

Reclaiming Admission Day

Can September 9th be a yearly commitment to an inclusive California?