Woody Wednesday

A collection of 118 posts

1906 earthquake

Earthquake Dog

The terrier who survived both a unique San Francisco tragedy and a sadly common American one.

Pacific Heights

The Last of Tucker Town

Is San Francisco's oldest tract house in Pacific Heights?

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #65

A San Francisco Grab Bag of queer tales, many about shoes...

Richmond District

Exploring Mountain Lake

In 1776, the Spanish arrived in today's San Francisco and camped in my childhood playground.

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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.

Cow Hollow

Campground for Socialists

In 1972, San Francisco's Union Street was the scene for upwardly mobile singles.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #63

Cliff-dwellers of Polk Street, more San Francisco house-moving, and our time-machine goes tiki.

Rincon Hill

Going Down

House-moving in 19th-century San Francisco went in all directions

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Yerba Buena Gardens

Ohlone Sunrise

In 1989, seven ancestors were moved to make way for San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #62

Pancake palace, the big orange bridge, a new book, and bowling (again).

Golden Gate Park

Electric Tower

Light shows in Golden Gate Park aren't a new thing.

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Grab Bag #60

The problems of man, more Barbary Coast history, and SFPD's first woman officer.

San Francisco Zoo

Mothers Building 100

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

Ingleside

Bicycle Bandits Hit Ocean Avenue

San Francisco's Ingleside Inn was the end of the line for famed host Cornelius Stagg.

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Grab Bag

Grab Bag #59

Thanksgiving history Grab Bag (the Woody has Covid Edition)

Downtown

Still Lucky

In 1898, "Lucky" Baldwin lost a big bet with one of San Francisco's most notable fires.

Mission District

Mission Miracle Mile

In 1949, Mission merchants sweet-talked San Francisco's mayor into a special status.

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Grab Bag #58

A night owl reporter wanders across San Francisco in 1887.

Civic Center

Fighting Flu in Civic Center

The Red Cross planned one thing and got another in 1918 San Francisco.

Grab Bag

Grab Bag #57

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

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Grab Bag #56

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

Lake Merced

Guns and Golf

A duel between two prominent California politicians took place near San Francisco's Lake Merced in 1859.

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Grab Bag #55

Babylands, acid-scarred roses, and three formidable women on a San Francisco vacation.

Downtown

Lotta’s 150th

A birthday for San Francisco's most liked landmark.