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A collection of 6 posts
Riding the Windmill
Golden Gate Park

Riding the Windmill

In the early 1920s, riding one of the blades of Golden Gate Park's Dutch windmill was kind of a thing.
Nov 23, 2022 4 min read
A Day Trip on the Mission Road, Part 2
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.
Nov 9, 2022 8 min read
Men drinking beer
Grab Bag

Woody Grab Bag #006

Strange adventures of young men in San Francisco, market memories, a walnut elephant, and recognizing City Cemetery.
Oct 5, 2022 8 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
Lithograph of fair
Golden Gate Park

10 Highlights from the 1894 Midwinter Fair

The good, the bad, and the ugly from the 1894 fair which made Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse.
Sep 21, 2022 6 min read
Woody Grab Bag #005
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Grab Bag

Woody Grab Bag #005

A Woody LaBounty salad bar of child pyramids, feminist art, poetry, sandlot baseball, and Mr. Fixit.
Sep 14, 2022 7 min read
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