Flashback Friday: Streetcars, Surf, and Carville’s Hidden Secrets
San Francisco History, Historic Neighborhoods, Quirky Architecture, Flashback Friday Series, Local SF Stories Luba Muzichenko San Francisco History, Historic Neighborhoods, Quirky Architecture, Flashback Friday Series, Local SF Stories Luba Muzichenko

Flashback Friday: Streetcars, Surf, and Carville’s Hidden Secrets

Welcome back to Flashback Friday - a series where I share some of my favorite weird, wonderful, and occasionally hidden, stories from San Francisco’s past. If there’s one person who loves San Francisco history more than I do (and trust me, that’s hard to beat), it’s Woody LaBounty. This guy lives and breathes SF’s past—and his storytelling skills are second to none. One of my absolute favorite topics he’s tackled is the story of Carville-by-the-Sea, a delightfully quirky neighborhood in the Outer Sunset that was literally made of repurposed streetcars.

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Snapshots of San Francisco's Past: Fort Point
San Francisco History, Vintage Photography, Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point, Local Artists and Photographers, San Francisco Recreation and Surfing Luba Muzichenko San Francisco History, Vintage Photography, Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point, Local Artists and Photographers, San Francisco Recreation and Surfing Luba Muzichenko

Snapshots of San Francisco's Past: Fort Point

If you’re at Fort Point today, you’re probably a tourist or you’re wearing a wetsuit! This photo from 1890 is from the Golden Gate Recreation area from Above Fort Point – but if you notice, something is missing.  It’s big, it’s red, and it’s being retrofitted right now!  (Yes, it’s the Golden Gate Bridge if you hadn’t guessed.)

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