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A collection of 57 posts
1868: The First “Big One”
Downtown

1868: The First “Big One”

The "great San Francisco earthquake" of 1868 and the next one on the way.
Oct 19, 2022 4 min read
View to temple
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.
Oct 12, 2022 7 min read
The Temple on Naples Street
Crocker-Amazon

The Temple on Naples Street

Solving the mystery of the mini Greek temple that once stood in San Francisco's Crocker-Amazon neighborhood.
Sep 28, 2022 5 min read
Seeing the End of Playland
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.
Aug 31, 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
Photos of men wearing fedoras
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Grab Bag

Woody Grab Bag #002

Jul 6, 2022 6 min read
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