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A collection of 6 posts
Grab Bag #73
Grab Bag

Grab Bag #73

Books, talks, podcasts: a newsy, linksy Grab Bag open to everyone.
Sep 23, 2026 10 min read
Wheelmen’s Panhandle Palace
Panhandle

Wheelmen’s Panhandle Palace

The 1890s rise and quick fall of the Velodrome bicycling track next to Golden Gate Park.
Feb 19, 2025 8 min read
Ingleside Flight
Ingleside

Ingleside Flight

Real and would-be aviators in San Francisco's Ingleside neighborhood in the early 1910s.
Oct 2, 2024 6 min read
Lake Merced Roadhouses
Lake Merced

Lake Merced Roadhouses

San Francisco's Lake Merced was the home of roadhouse resorts from the 1850s to the early 1880s.
May 8, 2024 6 min read
A Walk on Long Bridge
Mission Bay

A Walk on Long Bridge

When San Francisco's Mission Bay was a bay.
Jan 24, 2024 7 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 7 min read
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