Welcome to our series exploring San Francisco’s rich and diverse neighborhoods. There are nearly ninety of them, each with its own story to tell. Every week, we’ll highlight a different corner of the city, diving into its history, how...
Transamerica Building, Architectural Drawing from the SF Redevelopment Agency Records - Courtesy of the San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library Welcome back to Flashback Friday—a series where I share some of my favo...
My first business card as a Realtor! 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. And this time, it’s personal! 💛 I...
Courtesy of the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, Robert Durden Color Slide Collection Welcome back to Flashback Friday—a series where I share some of my favorite weird, wonderful, and occasionally hidde...
Ah, San Francisco—The City that sparks endless debates over its many nicknames. But if there’s one voice that carried weight on the matter, it was the legendary Chronicle columnist Herb Caen. His witty observations and...
The Masonic Cemetary - Future site of Lone Mountain - Courtesy of the SF Public Library’s Historical Photograph Collection Let’s talk about Lone Mountain—the hill, the legend, and the quad th...
Jacob Heyman rental properties, water tank, and real estate office at Ocean Beach. (Willard E. Worden photograph colorized byWoody LaBounty, "Car Town on the Beach, S.F., 1901" Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley....
Happy Friday, friends! I’m so excited to bring back Flashback Friday, a series where I share some of my favorite weird, wonderful, and occasionally smelly stories from San Francisco’s past. As a total history nerd and a lover of The Cit...
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 ...