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A collection of 106 posts
Telegraph Hill Castle: Layman's Folly
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.
Aug 24, 2022 5 min read
Man praising fog
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Grab Bag

Woody Grab Bag #004

Living with the fog in San Francisco, figuring out the identity of Vin the doghouse-maker, and a moving dormer window on a Haight-Ashbury apartment building.
Aug 17, 2022 6 min read
2340 Pacific Avenue
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.
Aug 10, 2022 5 min read
Postcard view of gateway
Ingleside Terraces

Ingleside Terraces in 10 Slides

The horse-racing track turned into residence park (with one big sundial).
Aug 3, 2022 6 min read
1916 postcard of Clement Street
Richmond District

The Home Inside Green Apple Books

Green Apple Books hides an early Richmond District home in its core.
Jul 20, 2022 4 min read
View of arches on Fillmore Street
Western Addition

The Fillmore Arches

After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, merchants tried to make Fillmore Street the city's new commercial center with some unique metal arches.
Jun 8, 2022 5 min read
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