Fort Mason aerial, circa 1924
Not the greatest clarity (from an 8x10 print I have), but there's a lot here.
SF Gas works & Gasometer
Belt Line Railroad trestle in front of the swimming clubs (not yet moved)
Early Marina District development
A completely undeveloped block on the downslope of Broadway & Pacific
#sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

If you haven't seen it, here's the recent news story that ran in the Chronicle last Saturday.
We've uncovered the story of the photographer along with how the cabinet was discarded and later found. Still hoping the other two will turn up. I think it's possible. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

This seems like an amazing way to spend a few hours! Info from the Headlands Center for the Arts:

Saturday, August 26, 6:30–8:30PM

Board the Maritime Museum’s historic ship The Balclutha to witness the filming of Torreya Cummings’ art work: Barbary Coast Keelhaul.

Part live performance, part video production, this work is meant to honor the historical existence of persons subject to this law. Performers, dressed in a variety of interpretations of maritime drag, will stage the “keelhauling” of a waterproof camera on a rope. Audience members are invited on board to witness this work in progress and may have the opportunity to participate as extras in the film. This project, while based in history, is a work of barely-narrative fiction.

Thematic attire (nautical, of any era) is welcomed, but not required. A small reception with snacks and drinks will follow the filming.

https://www.headlands.org/event/barbary-coast-keelhaul/

#localhistory #sfba #BarbaryCoast #ArtFilm #HistoricShip #SanFrancisco #SanFranciscoHistory #PerformanceArt

China Basin Aerial, 1970c
Still a couple of extant landmarks on the site of the ballpark.
Talking a lot about found photos this week, particularly sides. They are hard to look at & very easy to toss out. I found this one at SCRAP & I'm glad I did. Send me yours. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory #sanfrancisco #kodachrome

Great story, intrepid research, and serendipitous finds by two #SanFranciscoHistory heroes, @PeterHartlaub and @DavidGallagher. https://www.sfchronicle.com/vault/article/lost-1960s-photos-start-san-francisco-mystery-18283885.php

Thanks to Peter Hartlaub of the SF Chronicle the mystery of the Tiffany Cabinet is getting some exposure (no pun intended)
Here's a gift link to today's Chronicle (but you ought to subscribe like I do) #sfhistory #sanfranciscohistory https://www.sfchronicle.com/vault/article/lost-1960s-photos-start-san-francisco-mystery-18283885.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3ZhdWx0L2FydGljbGUvbG9zdC0xOTYwcy1waG90b3Mtc3RhcnQtc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1teXN0ZXJ5LTE4MjgzODg1LnBocA==&time=MTY5MTkzNzE2ODQwMg==&rid=MGMwMmJjYTgtODJhZS00M2VmLWI5YjYtYTJjZjE4ZjUxZGYx&sharecount=MQ==

Palace of Fine Arts, circa 1964
These aren't the best shots I have of the decrepit PoFA, but they're good examples of why not to trust the date on Kodachrome slides. Dated Aug 1965, the Palace was demolished by Nov 64. These sat in the camera for almost a year! #sfhistory #SanFrancisco #SanFranciscoHistory

One of my heroes: Susan Leal. Lucky to have worked for her 20 yrs ago. Total G.O.A.T. #sanfranciscohistory https://www.ebar.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=news&id=326807

Market near Powell, Sept 1966
Voter registration drive with a replica cable car by the SF Labor Council, AFL-CIO, SF Cope (Committee on Political Education) The November 1966 election put Ronald Regan in the Governor's office. (though Pat Brown won SF with 59%) #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory #SanFrancisco #kodachrome

Sanchez & 19th Street, 1914 & 1917
Before & after construction of the pedestrian staircase between Cumberland & 19th Streets. #sfhistory

Until recently, this slope was thought to be impassable by vehicles. #SanFranciscoHistory #SanFrancisco

Cole Valley, circa 1895
View west from about Parnassus & Clayton
I'll admit, this one is hard to visualize but the two houses on the right still stand at 140 & 138 Carl Street. Development ensued soon after this & had already started north of the view toward Haight.

#sfhistory #sanFranciscoHistory #coleValley

The Deer Glen, Golden Gate Park, 1904c
The elk & deer arrived around 1889, By 1921, this was the de Laveaga Rhododendron Dell, and in the 1990s became the National AIDS Memorial Grove. from the Greg Gaar Postcard Collection #sfhistory https://sfmemory.org/Display/sfm001-01378 #sanfranciscohistory #goldengatepark

NEW: How LGBTQ+ activists and others used money to send a message.

"I was with my mom going through some of her keepsakes and found a stamp that read ‘Lesbian Money.’ My mom told me that she found it in our old church’s basement."

#HappyPride2023 #SanFrancisco #History #LGBTQpride #SanFranciscoHistory

https://www.sfpublicpress.org/the-rebellious-legacy-of-lesbian-money/

Ungraded Streets
The other day I rode my bike out Alemany & came across this concrete tower. It's a manhole, placed before the street was graded. The top was planned to be at the level of the graded street.
Sometimes plans didn't work out. #sfhistory #sanfranciscohistory #mercedheights #sanfrancisco
https://sfmemory.org/maps/monuments.php

Southern Pacific Tunnel No. 2, late 1906
The portal is mostly the same today, just south of 22nd Street, between Iowa and Pennsylvania. #sfhistory #sanfrancisco #SanFranciscoHistory #SouthernPacific #railroad

Market Street near Fremont, 1906

Identifying 1906 earthquake (or before) pics is hard. How are you supposed to find these long gone places?

Then I discovered 1895 Illustrated Directory, digitized by @davidrumseymaps
It's an indispensable resource. https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/search/who/Illustrated+Directory+Company/where/San+Francisco+%28Calif.%29?q=1895+san+francisco&sort=pub_list_no_initialsort%2Cpub_date%2Cpub_list_no%2Cseries_no #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

Haight Theatre Demolition, Aug 1979
The final remnant, the facade of the Haight Theatre at Haight & Cole (for years known as the Straight Theater) came down crashing down, photographed from a rooftop across the street by Greg Gaar. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

Stockton Street, 1913
The grade of Stockton Street was lowered to accommodate the south entrance of the tunnel under Bush, which resulted in the former entrance of 417 Stockton (now the Mystic Hotel) becoming the second floor. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory

Mt Davidson & Twin Peaks, 1923
Views taken by Spring Valley Water Co. assessing the site of the Stanford Heights Reservoir. Today Portola Drive passes between the Miraloma Park & Midtown Terrace neighborhoods. The line of trees mark the border of the Sutro Estate. #sfhistory #SanFranciscoHistory #sanFrancisco

Bernal Heights, Banks Street 1925
View north on Banks toward Jarboe. I found this snap at the Alemany Flea Market way back, not sure where it is now, but this was Uncle Joe in his work car (Calif Pacific Title Insurance) #sfhistory
#SanFranciscoHistory #SanFRancisco #BernalHeights