Sunset District

A collection of 22 posts

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #69

The Liberty Bell on the road, a mystery watch, and goodbye to the unique Jane Cryan.

San Francisco Zoo

Zoo Train

When old engine #1294 arrived at the San Francisco Zoo.

Portola District

Watching the Water

San Francisco’s last reservoir-keeper cottage.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #66

Revolving table restaurant, sand-dune gliders, Clint Eastwood, and Woody's aunt.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #64

Discoveries in old photos, arrest stats from 1858, Members Only jackets and Folger's Crystals.

Sunset District

Scrubland Living

In the 1860s, Cornelius Reynolds and his family took on San Francisco's scrubby west side.

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #61

A gaseous San Francisco history grab bag of hats, instant photos, and one famous recipe.

San Francisco Zoo

Mothers Building 100

A historic landmark waits to be restored at the San Francisco Zoo.

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach Airfield

In the 1910s, the Christofferson brothers flew high in San Francisco before tragedies brought them down.

Parkside

The Parkside Village

Early 20th century boosting for a new neighborhood in San Francisco's Sunset District.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #52

Signs of the times and San Francisco views here and gone.

Stern Grove

Trocadero Rebirth

San Francisco's last roadhouse is resurrected in Stern Grove.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #47

Portsmouth Square in the 1850s, old photos found, and memorializing motherhood.

Sunset District

Making 19th Avenue

The highway through San Francisco's Sunset District started as a rutted country road.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #41

World Series parade, gas stations, and Great Highway history—a San Francisco grab bag.

Sunset District

Tornado House

When a twister hit San Francisco's Sunset District.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #025

Sunset District

Secret Ice Rink

Remembering the San Francisco Ice Arena, once hidden in the the middle of a Sunset District block.

Golden Gate Park

Sweeny’s Observatory

Golden Gate Park's former castle on the hill.

Sunset District

The Milk Punch Janitress

Reading, 'riting, and rum? An 1895 conflict between an Inner Sunset roadhouse and a San Francisco school.

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.

Paid-members only

Grab Bag

Woody Grab Bag #006

Strange adventures of young men in San Francisco, market memories, a walnut elephant, and recognizing City Cemetery.