Van Ness Avenue

A collection of 13 posts

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Grab Bag #71

Tommy's Joynt, nickel-in-slot machines, and Revenge of the Goat Carts.

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

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Salty diner memories and Jack the Ink Thrower's reign of terror.

Union Square

The White House

Remembering a store and a man that every San Franciscan once knew.

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Parades, grizzlies, and a new San Francisco time-machine destination.

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The last house, the widest sidewalk, and the coldest winter San Francisco stories.

Russian Hill

Living Off the Grid

San Francisco's 1840s Laguna Survey gave the city some growing pains

Western Addition

Moved by Faith

The 1850s San Francisco church that kept moving west.

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Super-sized San Francisco history hash of huckster cowboys, old cars, old bars, ruined mansions, hitching posts, and Lotta's fountain.

Mission District

Spirit of Victory

A San Francisco Spanish-American War monument with some muddy messaging.

World War II

Gold Star Corners

San Francisco's 1943 plan to remember its war dead.

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Earthquake, fires, and true love found... all in one Woody LaBounty Grab Bag.