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Sunset District

A collection of 9 posts
Trocadero Rebirth
Stern Grove

Trocadero Rebirth

San Francisco's last roadhouse is resurrected in Stern Grove.
Mar 12, 2025 7 min read
Grab Bag #47
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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #47

Portsmouth Square in the 1850s, old photos found, and memorializing motherhood.
Mar 5, 2025 10 min read
Making 19th Avenue
Sunset District

Making 19th Avenue

The highway through San Francisco's Sunset District started as a rutted country road.
Nov 27, 2024 8 min read
Grab Bag #41
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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #41

World Series parade, gas stations, and Great Highway history—a San Francisco grab bag.
Oct 9, 2024 9 min read
Tornado House
Sunset District

Tornado House

When a twister hit San Francisco's Sunset District.
Feb 14, 2024 5 min read
Secret Ice Rink
Sunset District

Secret Ice Rink

Remembering the San Francisco Ice Arena, once hidden in the the middle of a Sunset District block.
Oct 4, 2023 7 min read
The Milk Punch Janitress
Sunset District

The Milk Punch Janitress

Reading, 'riting, and rum? An 1895 conflict between an Inner Sunset roadhouse and a San Francisco school.
Jun 7, 2023 5 min read
The House Built on Sand
Sunset District

The House Built on Sand

A 1904 DIY house built in the barren sand dunes of San Francisco's Sunset District still stands today.
Jan 25, 2023 4 min read
Men drinking beer
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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 7 min read
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