Aerial Views at UC Santa Barbara
Maybe I'm late to the party but UCSB has a huge collection of aerial views available online mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/F... Search an address to zoom the map, then back off to show the image dots, click a dot, and look for the link #sfhistory
Maybe I'm late to the party but UCSB has a huge collection of aerial views available online mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/F... Search an address to zoom the map, then back off to show the image dots, click a dot, and look for the link #sfhistory
October 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Aerial Views at UC Santa Barbara
Maybe I'm late to the party but UCSB has a huge collection of aerial views available online mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/F... Search an address to zoom the map, then back off to show the image dots, click a dot, and look for the link #sfhistory
Maybe I'm late to the party but UCSB has a huge collection of aerial views available online mil.library.ucsb.edu/ap_indexes/F... Search an address to zoom the map, then back off to show the image dots, click a dot, and look for the link #sfhistory
Attention Transit Nerds, Foamers, Railfans!
SFMemory Update! 282 late 1950s color Kodachrome slides showing Muni Streetcars, Key System Trains, Ferryboats, Cable Cars. A remarkable collection from George A. White #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...
SFMemory Update! 282 late 1950s color Kodachrome slides showing Muni Streetcars, Key System Trains, Ferryboats, Cable Cars. A remarkable collection from George A. White #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...
October 21, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Attention Transit Nerds, Foamers, Railfans!
SFMemory Update! 282 late 1950s color Kodachrome slides showing Muni Streetcars, Key System Trains, Ferryboats, Cable Cars. A remarkable collection from George A. White #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...
SFMemory Update! 282 late 1950s color Kodachrome slides showing Muni Streetcars, Key System Trains, Ferryboats, Cable Cars. A remarkable collection from George A. White #sfmemory #sfhistory sfmemory.org/Update/2026-...
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
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
October 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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
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 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
October 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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 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
#SaintFrancis #SanFrancisco #Assisi #SFHistory
October 5, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The exhibition brings extraordinary relics and artworks from Assisi to the city named for Saint Francis.
#SaintFrancis #SanFrancisco #Assisi #SFHistory
#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
[Photo by Greg Gaar courtesy of Gaar & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp73.0652] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday
October 3, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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
[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
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
October 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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
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
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp28.1063] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #OpenSFHistory #ThrowbackThursday
October 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp28.1063] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #OpenSFHistory #ThrowbackThursday
The City That Knew How
westsideobserver.net/shoes
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
westsideobserver.net/shoes
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
The City That Knew How
How San Francisco’s forty-foot limits—and the neighborhood network behind them—helped shape the city.
westsideobserver.net
October 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The City That Knew How
westsideobserver.net/shoes
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
westsideobserver.net/shoes
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
www.eventbrite.com/e/wnp-tuesda...
#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #OnlineEvent #Webinar #History
www.eventbrite.com/e/wnp-tuesda...
WNP Tuesday Talk: Forgotten San Francisco Cemeteries
Historian John Martini provides an illustrated presentation on one of the city's hallowed grounds for WNP's lunchtime webinar series.
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September 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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
www.eventbrite.com/e/wnp-tuesda...
#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #OnlineEvent #Webinar #History
www.eventbrite.com/e/wnp-tuesda...
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_...
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_...
September 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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_...
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
[Photo by Horace Chaffee for SFDPW courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp36.00738] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography
September 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
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
[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
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp27.1063] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #WaybackWednesday
September 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp27.1063] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #WaybackWednesday
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
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp25.6935] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography
September 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp25.6935] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography
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
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
September 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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
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
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
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
September 21, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
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
[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
September 19, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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
[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
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
September 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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
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-...
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-...
September 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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-...
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
[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
September 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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
[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 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!
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #Podcast #History
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #Podcast #History
September 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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!
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #Podcast #History
outsidelands.org/podcast/WNP6...
#SFHistory #SanFrancisco #Podcast #History
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
September 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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
South of Market Aerial circa 1970
Aerial postcard view east showing Bayshore Freeway, South of Market, Bay Bridge & downtown skyscrapers. Bank of America 555 California under construction at upper left. I notice something new in this every time I look. what do you see #sfmemory #sfhistory
Aerial postcard view east showing Bayshore Freeway, South of Market, Bay Bridge & downtown skyscrapers. Bank of America 555 California under construction at upper left. I notice something new in this every time I look. what do you see #sfmemory #sfhistory
September 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
South of Market Aerial circa 1970
Aerial postcard view east showing Bayshore Freeway, South of Market, Bay Bridge & downtown skyscrapers. Bank of America 555 California under construction at upper left. I notice something new in this every time I look. what do you see #sfmemory #sfhistory
Aerial postcard view east showing Bayshore Freeway, South of Market, Bay Bridge & downtown skyscrapers. Bank of America 555 California under construction at upper left. I notice something new in this every time I look. what do you see #sfmemory #sfhistory
Three young girls stand very still on the sidewalk of Miramar Ave near Southwood for this 1920 photo.
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp15.1712a] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp15.1712a] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday
September 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Three young girls stand very still on the sidewalk of Miramar Ave near Southwood for this 1920 photo.
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp15.1712a] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday
[Photo courtesy of a Private Collector & WNP / OpenSFHistory, wnp15.1712a] #SFHistory #SanFrancisco #History #Photography #FlashbackFriday