Castro & Market, 1958
A view from the platform entering the Twin Peaks tunnel. A Muni M-line streetcar about to cross the intersection, traffic all around and passenger waiting, just a nice dynamic shot. I do a lot of repetitive streetcar shots, but this one just kind speaks. #sfmemory #sfhistory

Tanforan, 1912
The then-closed Tanforan racetrack in San Bruno hosted many different kinds of event in the 1910s. December 26, 1912 saw Lincoln Beachey in his plane race Daredevil Edwards in a car. (Beachey would later die in a crash in SF Bay during the PPIE) #sfmemory #sfhistory #sanbruno

The exhibition brings extraordinary relics and artworks from Assisi to the city named for Saint Francis.
#SaintFrancis #SanFrancisco #Assisi #SFHistory

You're looking at crowds gathered in Lindley Meadow to see Jefferson Starship in May 1975.

[Photo by Greg Gaar courtesy of Gaar & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp73.0652] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday

Whoops!
Scanning a bunch of prints & there were quite a few showing streetcar accidents over the years. I have seen many of these before but I don't have specific descriptions for them. limited to 4 here but more on Mastodon and instagram. #sfhistory #sfmemory

You're looking at homes on 8th Ave between Lawton and Moraga in Windsor Terrace circa 1953.

[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp28.1063] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #OpenSFHistory #ThrowbackThursday

The City That Knew How
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Before email, there were shoes. A look back at the neighborhood networks that helped shape San Francisco — and the 40-foot line that helped define its streets.

#SanFrancisco #SFHistory #Neighborhoods #UrbanPlanning

You won't want to miss this illustrated talk by historian John Martini about Lincoln Park's origins as a cemetery. RSVP via Eventbrite today!

#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #OnlineEvent #Webinar #History
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Sutro Baths, circa 1915
This unknown woman appears many times in many settings in the Sam Crow negatives, I hope someday to figure out who she is, for now I call her scmodel1 #sfhistory #sfmemory #mysterywoman #sanfrancisco sfmemory.org/Gallery/Sam_...

You're looking at roadwork on Sloat at 25th Ave with the Central Pumps station between 22nd and 23rd visible in the distance, March 1915.

[Photo by Horace Chaffee for SFDPW courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp36.00738] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography

You're looking at 116 and 110 Alpine Terrace (left, right) near Duboce on September 2, 1949 and now.

[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp27.1063] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #WaybackWednesday

Powell near Eddy Sep 22, 1953
Market Street in the background. Muni Powell Street cable car #509 on the turntable. The Douglas Building (Gray's suits sign) at right would be demolished in the 1960's for Bart & Hallidie Plaza. Carlton Koski took this pic 73 years ago today. #sfmemory #sfhistory

You're looking at a lineup of cars in front of homes on Seal Rock Avenue and Alta Mar Way in the June gloom of 1953.

[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp25.6935] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography

On the latest episode of the "Outside Lands San Francisco" #podcast, we share the remarkable life of a pioneering Outer Sunset physician and pharmacist, Dr. Matilda Burns, thru the connected stories of 1396 La Playa Street and 4300 Judah Street. #SFHistory

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You're looking at Cole and Alma on September 14, 1923, with a comparison from Google Street View today.

[Photo by Horace Chaffee for the SF Dept of Public Works courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp36.03123] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday

Ferry Building, circa 1933
Once called the City Front, it was the gateway to San Francisco, All transit revolved around it. this shot in the recent SFMemory.org update really shows how busy it was. I've added an annotated version of some of the things I notice in it. #sfmemory #sfhistory

SFMemory Update!
321 new old pictures.. a real mix - 1906 Earthquake, lots of streetcars, ancients pinups at Sutro Baths, & a remarkable set of market Street billiard players from 1974. Honored to share these #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...

You're standing on the Presidio wall looking north towards the Marina from Lyon near Pacific in March 1926.

[Photo by Horace Chaffee for the SF Dept of Public Works courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp36.03376] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #WaybackWednesday

On @kalwradio.bsky.social now: Roberto Hernandez, founder of the San Francisco Lowrider Council, tells the story of how Mission lowriders fought harassment and won back their right to cruise. Listen at 91.7 FM SF Bay Area/ stream at kalw.org. #Lowriders #SFHistory sanfranciscolowridercouncil.org

On the latest WNP podcast, Nicole is back from her sabbatical with special guest Stephanie Brown--the brand new Editor in Chief of our membership magazine!

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#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #Podcast #History